Title :
RF-MEMS based tunable matching network
Author :
Shen, In ; Barker, N. Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a tunable matching network using a double-slug tuner based on a distributed RF-MEMS transmission line (DMTL). The proposed design has a maximum voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of 16:1 with the number of match points ranging from 529 at 5 GHz to 1597 at 20 GHz. Simulation results are presented in the paper.
Keywords :
impedance matching; micromechanical devices; transmission lines; tuning; 20 GHz; 5 GHz; distributed RF-MEMS transmission line; double-slug tuner; match points; tunable matching network; voltage standing wave ratio; Capacitance; Capacitors; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency; Impedance; Micromechanical devices; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches; Transmission lines; Tuners;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2003. RAWCON '03. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7829-6
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2003.1227955
