Title :
2
2 Switch Matrix for WiMAX Relay Station Applications
Author :
Voudouris, Konstantinos ; Athanasopoulos, Nikos ; Meir, Amir ; Manor, Daniel ; Tsiakas, Panagiotis ; Georgas, Iraklis ; Petropoulos, Ioannis ; Agapiou, George
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Technol. Educ. Instn. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
A 2 × 2 Switch Matrix operating at the 3.3-3.8 GHz frequency band is presented. The design is based on PIN diode switch elements. The achieved isolation is below 80 dB, while the insertion loss is less than 2 dB for the full frequency band. The proposed 2 × 2 Switch Matrix is used as the antenna switching element in the RF Front-End of a WiMAX Relay Station, supporting both Time-domain Transmit and Receive and Simultaneous Transmit and Receive operation in Time Division Duplexing mode.
Keywords :
WiMax; antennas; p-i-n diodes; time division multiplexing; PIN diode switch element; RF front-end; WiMAX relay station; antenna switching; frequency 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz; switch matrix; time division duplexing mode; time-domain receive; time-domain transmit; Insertion loss; Microwave communication; PIN photodiodes; Radio frequency; Relays; Switches; Transmission line matrix methods; PIN diode; WiMAX relay station; simultaneous transmit and receive (STR); switch matrix; time division duplexing (TDD) mode; time-domain transmit and receiver (TTR);
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2011.2158532