DocumentCode
1783534
Title
Circulator integrated in low temperature co-fired ceramics technology
Author
van Dijk, Raymond ; van der Bent, Gijs ; Ashari, Mohamed ; McKay, Matthew
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radar Technol., TNO, The Hague, Netherlands
fYear
2014
fDate
6-7 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
600
Lastpage
603
Abstract
We present a demonstration of an integrated circulator for TR modules using low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology. Two different circulators have been realised to be used in TR modules in two different frequency bands, C- and Ku-band. The circulator is a three-port junction microstrip type device. The ferrite disc is embedded in the LTCC substrate and the composition is exposed to an external magnetic field, to provide the circulator as an integrated LTCC substrate circulator. Technological development, design and characterization of the circulator are reported.
Keywords
ceramic packaging; ferrite circulators; microstrip circuits; C-band; Ku-band; TR modules; external magnetic field; ferrite disc; integrated LTCC substrate circulator; low temperature co-fired ceramics technology; three-port junction microstrip type device; Cavity resonators; Circulators; Ferrites; Microwave circuits; Reflection; Substrates; LTCC; TR modules; ceramics; circulators; ferrite;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
European Microwave Integrated Circuit Conference (EuMIC), 2014 9th
Conference_Location
Rome
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuMIC.2014.6997928
Filename
6997928
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