• DocumentCode
    3573296
  • Title

    A micromachined tunable CPW resonator

  • Author

    Ketterl, T. ; Weller, T. ; Fries, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of South Florida, FL, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    345
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a novel tunable microwave resonator, consisting of a CPW spiral inductor with a cantilever interconnect structure. Tuning was achieved by applying a DC bias between the input and output of the resonator circuit. An observable resonance tuning between 3 and 7 GHz was accomplished by applying a bias from 0 to 40 V. Corresponding Q-factors between 17 and 20 were obtained in this tuning range.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; circuit tuning; coplanar waveguide components; electrostatic actuators; inductors; micromachining; micromechanical resonators; 3 to 7 GHz; CPW spiral inductor; DC bias; Q-factors; cantilever interconnect structure; electrostatic force; micromachined tunable CPW resonator; resonance tuning; resonator circuit I/O; surface micromachining; tunable microwave resonator; Circuit optimization; Conductors; Coplanar waveguides; Inductors; Optical microscopy; Optical resonators; Spirals; Structural beams; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6538-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2001.966903
  • Filename
    966903