• DocumentCode
    1365351
  • Title

    Application of Discharge Plasma as Dynamic Switch in Microstrip Line

  • Author

    Ouyang, Jiting ; Cao, Jing ; Li, Shang ; Peng, Zulin ; Li, Weiming ; Ren, Wu

  • Author_Institution
    Key Lab. of Cluster Sci., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing, China
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1491
  • Lastpage
    1493
  • Abstract
    We reported in this letter a dynamic switch of broad-band microwave in microstrip line based on controllable hollow cathode discharge plasma. The measured transmission efficiency of the plasma switch was 10-30% for 1-9 GHz microwave comparing with the full stripline. The transmittance signal responded to the discharge current simultaneously. It was demonstrated that the hollow cathode discharge plasma can perform the function of dynamic switch in the microstrip line.
  • Keywords
    UHF devices; discharges (electric); microstrip lines; microwave switches; broad-band microwave; controllable hollow cathode discharge plasma; dynamic switch; frequency 1 GHz to 9 GHz; microstrip line; transmission efficiency; Cathodes; Cavity resonators; Discharges; Electromagnetic propagation; Microstrip; Plasmas; Electromagnetic propagation; hollow cathode discharge; microstrip line; plasma switch; transmission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LED.2010.2080257
  • Filename
    5613912