DocumentCode
54702
Title
Compact phase shifter based on highly anisotropic liquid crystals for microwave frequency
Author
Di Jiang ; Huan Xu ; Pivnenko, Mike ; Daping Chu
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. Div., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Volume
50
Issue
7
fYear
2014
fDate
March 27 2014
Firstpage
525
Lastpage
526
Abstract
A compact microwave phase shifter was designed and fabricated using highly anisotropic liquid crystals (LCs). It comprises a thin LC layer between a ground plane and a directly coupled and inverted microstrip line. The proposed folding configuration is beneficial for size reduction. Both simulation and experimental results confirm the compact size devices with reasonably good performance.
Keywords
liquid crystals; microstrip lines; microwave phase shifters; LCs; compact microwave phase shifter; compact size devices; directly coupled microstrip line; folding configuration; ground plane; highly anisotropic liquid crystals; inverted microstrip line; microwave frequency; size reduction; thin LC layer;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2013.3742
Filename
6780236
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