Title :
Multilayered metamaterials for Silicon MMIC applications
Author :
Curtis, Philip D. ; Peng, Ying ; Tong, Wei ; Hu, Zhirun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
Abstract :
A multilayered fully integrated left-handed coplanar waveguide metamaterial medium for high resistivity Silicon MMIC applications is presented for the first time. The left-handedness of the structure is validated by full wave simulation and measurement results, showing left-handed bandwidth from 2.8 GHz to 15.26 GHz. The reported multilayered structure consists of six left-handed unit cells and has a size of 1.81 mm2. The super compactness of the structure makes this multilayer technique well suited to RF/microwave MMIC fabrication.
Keywords :
MMIC; coplanar waveguides; electrical resistivity; elemental semiconductors; metamaterials; multilayers; silicon; RF/microwave MMIC fabrication; Si; frequency 2.8 GHz to 15.26 GHz; full wave simulation; high resistivity silicon MMIC applications; integrated left-handed coplanar waveguide; left-handed bandwidth; left-handedness; multilayered metamaterials; super compactness; Bandwidth; Conductivity; Coplanar waveguides; Fabrication; MMICs; Metamaterials; Microwave theory and techniques; Nonhomogeneous media; Radio frequency; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619596
