• DocumentCode
    1627594
  • Title

    Fully terminated Ka band high isolation, high power MMIC SPDT switch in GaAs PIN technology

  • Author

    Levy, O. ; Madjar, A. ; Kryger, D. ; Matarasso, S.

  • Author_Institution
    RAFAEL, Haifa, Israel
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    2019
  • Abstract
    In this paper we present the design and performance of a millimeter wave MMIC SPDT switch. The switch is produced in a GaAs PIN process. The switch is fully terminated in all 3 ports due to an integrated resistor layer in the PIN process, and has an OFF state. The isolation is better than 40 db, return loss better than 20 db in all states. The power handling capability exceeds 5 watt. To our best knowledge, this is the first reported millimeter wave switch to possess all of the above properties.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; MMIC; gallium arsenide; microwave switches; p-i-n diodes; 20 dB; 5 W; GaAs; GaAs PIN diode; Ka-band; fully-terminated millimeter-wave switch; high-power MMIC SPDT switch; integrated resistor layer; isolation; power handling; return loss; Anodes; Cathodes; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Isolation technology; MMICs; Microstrip; Millimeter wave technology; Power transmission lines; Switches;
  • 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.2003.1210556
  • Filename
    1210556