A 2-bit miniature X-band MEMS phase shifter |
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Authors: | Guan-Leng Tan Mihailovich RE Hacker JB DeNatale JF Rebeiz GM |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA; |
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Abstract: | The design and performance of a compact low-loss X-band true-time-delay (TTD) MEMS phase shifter fabricated on 8-mil GaAs substrate is described. A semi-lumped approach using microstrip transmission lines and metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors is employed for the delay lines in order to both reduce circuit size as well as avoid the high insertion loss found in typical miniaturized designs. The 2-bit phase shifter achieved an average insertion loss of -0.70 dB at 9.45 GHz, and an associated phase accuracy of /spl plusmn/1.3/spl deg/. It occupies an area of only 5 mm/sup 2/, which is 44% the area of the smallest known X-band MEMS phase shifter . The phase shifter operates over 6-14 GHz with a return loss of better than -14 dB. |
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