Steerable antenna array at 24 GHz using Butler matrices & MEMS-switches

Author

Campo, Marta Arias ; Simon, Winfried ; Baggen, Rens

Author_Institution

IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

MEMS-4-MMIC is a EU-FP7 project which focuses on the integration of Radio Frequency (RF) Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) switches onto Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC), giving rise to the creation of multifunctional blocks for high-value purposes. An antenna array demonstrator at 24 GHz will be realized within this project, including a beamforming network and the corresponding beamsteering control unit, designed to use RF-MEMS switches. This prototype will show the potential of the MEMS-technology, essential for future generations of compact, cost-effective, high-performance, flexible and reconfigurable systems.

Keywords

MMIC; array signal processing; matrix algebra; microswitches; microwave antenna arrays; microwave switches; Butler matrices; EU-FP7 project; MEMS-4-MMIC; MEMS-technology; MMIC; RF MEMS-switches; antenna array demonstrator; beamforming network; beamsteering control unit; frequency 24 GHz; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; steerable antenna array; Arrays; Butler matrix; Control systems; Radar antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6348480

Filename

6348480