• DocumentCode
    2191697
  • Title

    Frequency limits of the ultra-miniature circulator

  • Author

    Kouam, C.N. ; Coupez, J.P. ; Toutain, S. ; Forterre, G. ; Desmarest, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. d´Electron. et des Syst. de Telecommun., Univ. de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    23-27 May 1994
  • Firstpage
    929
  • Abstract
    A lumped miniature circulator operating at 7 GHz is presented. The integration of both the capacitors and the inductances on the same ferrite substrate allows minimum size. The effects which limit the circulator operating at higher frequencies are analysed. The thick film layer technology used to produce the device and the design process of the circulator is described. We have used the numerous advantages of this technology to build a device higher than 5 GHz, the highest operating frequency found in the literature.<>
  • Keywords
    circulators (microwave); ferrite devices; thick film devices; 7 GHz; ferrite substrate; frequency limits; lumped miniature circulator; operating frequency; thick film layer technology; ultra-miniature circulator; Capacitors; Ferrites; Frequency; Process design; Substrates; Thick films;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1778-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335205
  • Filename
    335205