Title :
Performance of an enclosed MEMS mounted shunt on a CPW line
Author :
Massiot, J. ; Martel, C. ; Pascal, O. ; Raveu, N.
Author_Institution :
DEMR, ONERA, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
A growing interest has been given to reconfigurable antennas. Most of these antennas rely on the integration of switch technologies. In this paper, it is proposed to test the integration of a set of commercially available MEMS switches in a PCB circuit design. The components are inserted in the slots of a CPW line enlarged by a large bandwidth multi section impedance transformer. This integration test is considered as a first and necessary step towards the design of reconfigurable antennas.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; impedance convertors; microswitches; printed circuit design; slot antennas; waveguide antennas; CPW slot line; MEMS switch; PCB circuit design; enclosed MEMS mounted shunt performance; integration testing; large bandwidth multisection impedance transformer; reconfigurable antenna; switch integration technology; Antennas; Coplanar waveguides; Impedance; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Radio frequency; CPW line; MEMS; reconfigurable antennas; switch;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206219
