Title :
Moldable Polymer/Ferrite Composite and Application to an Integrated CPW Tunable Phase Shifter
Author :
Carignan, Louis-Philippe ; Kodera, Toshiro ; Ménard, David ; Caloz, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC
fDate :
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A moldable polymer/ferrite composite (MPFC), easily moldable into arbitrary volumetric shapes is presented. The composite material is produced at room temperature and does not require any postprocessing treatment. The utility of the MPFC is demonstrated in a meandrous coplanar waveguide line phase shifter tuned by an applied magnetic dc field. Due to its low cost and high flexibility, the proposed MPFC may find applications in various tunable and non-reciprocal microwave components.
Keywords :
composite materials; coplanar waveguides; phase shifters; arbitrary volumetric shape; composite material; integrated CPW tunable phase shifter; magnetic dc field; meandrous coplanar waveguide line phase shifter; nonreciprocal microwave component; polymer-ferrite composite; postprocessing treatment; Composite; ferrite; moldable polymer/ferrite composite (MPFC); phase shifter; polymer;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2009.2015495