Title :
Microwave Components with MEMS Switches
Author :
Schaffner, James H. ; Loo, Robert Y. ; Quan, Clifton ; Allison, Robert C. ; Pierce, Brian M. ; Livingston, Stanley W. ; Schmitz, Adele E. ; Hsu, Tsung-Yuan ; Sievenpiper, Daniel F. ; Dolezal, Frank A. ; Tangonan, Gregory L.
Author_Institution :
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, California, USA, jhschaffner@HRL.com
Abstract :
RF MEMS switches with metal-metal contacts are being developed for microwave applications where broadband, high linearity performance is required. These switches provide less than 0.2 dB insertion loss through 40 GHz. This paper describes the integration of these switches into selected microwave components such as reconfigurable antenna elements, tunable filters, switched delay lines, and SPDT switches. Microwave and millimeter wave measured results from these circuits are presented.
Keywords :
Antenna accessories; Insertion loss; Linearity; Microswitches; Microwave antennas; Microwave filters; Millimeter wave measurements; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2000. 30th European
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2000.338638
