A six-bit GMIC phase shifter for 6-18 GHz

Author

Murphy, T.A. ; Gipprich, J.W. ; Hines, M.E. ; Kryger, D.

Author_Institution

M/A- Com Inc., Burlington, MA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

1-5 June 1992

Firstpage

1171

Abstract

A low-loss broadband 6-b phase shifter has been developed in a form suitable for airborne phased array radar applications. A glass-based microwave circuit integration (GMIC, glass microwave integrated circuit) is used, in which thin-film, process-oriented photolithographic technology is used to realize all of the passive components on a glass surface. Hybrid-coupled reflection circuitry covers the frequency range of 6-18 GHz with losses averaging from about 3 dB at 6 GHz to about 8 dB at 18 GHz over the 64 phase states covering a 360 degrees range.<>

Keywords

glass; hybrid integrated circuits; microwave integrated circuits; phase shifters; thin film circuits; 3 to 8 dB; 6 to 18 GHz; MIC; SHF; airborne phased array radar applications; broadband; glass microwave integrated circuit; glass surface; glass-based microwave circuit integration; hybrid coupled reflection circuitry; low-loss; passive components; phase shifter; process-oriented photolithographic technology; thin-film; Frequency; Glass; Integrated circuit technology; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave technology; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Radar applications; Reflection; Thin film circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0611-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188205

Filename

188205