DocumentCode
1627020
Title
Power handling and linearity of MEM capacitive series switches
Author
Muldavin, J. ; Boisvert, R. ; Bozler, C. ; Rabe, S. ; Keast, C.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1915
Abstract
This paper presents the power handling and linearity of a capacitive series MEMS switch. The switching time as a function of incident RF power is also discussed. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory series capacitive MEMS switch handled nearly 10 Watts of RF power under cold switching conditions and up to 1.7 Watts of RF power under hot switching conditions. The power handling is a function of the pull-down voltage of the switch and the frequency of the RF signal.
Keywords
capacitance; microswitches; microwave switches; 1.7 W; 10 GHz; 10 W; 5 GHz; MEM capacitive series switches; MIT Lincoln Laboratory series capacitive MEMS switch; RF power; RF signal frequency; cold switching conditions; hot switching conditions; incident RF power; linearity; partial down-state capacitance; power handling; pull-down voltage; switching time; Capacitance; Insertion loss; Laboratories; Linearity; Microswitches; Power generation; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Switches; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7695-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1210532
Filename
1210532
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