• DocumentCode
    171707
  • Title

    A liquid-metal reconfigurable log-periodic balun

  • Author

    Morishita, Andy M. ; Gough, Ryan C. ; Dang, Jonathan H. ; Ohta, Aaron T. ; Shiroma, Wayne A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    1-6 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A liquid-metal reconfigurable log-periodic balun is presented. The design consists of three sections that can be independently actuated with pressure-driven liquid metal, resulting in a planar balun that is capable of switching between three continuous bands from 1.89 to 8.45 GHz. The two output ports have a magnitude balance within 1 dB and a phase difference within 10° of 180°.
  • Keywords
    baluns; liquid metals; reconfigurable architectures; frequency 1.89 GHz to 8.45 GHz; liquid metal balun; reconfigurable log-periodic balun; wideband planar balun; Copper; Impedance matching; Radio frequency; Balun; liquid metal; reconfigurable architectures; wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2014 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Tampa, FL
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2014.6848662
  • Filename
    6848662
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=171707