Title :
MHMICs on ceramic substrate for advanced millimeter wave systems
Author :
Boukari, B. ; Hammou, D. ; Moldovan, E. ; Bosisio, R.G. ; Wu, Ke ; Tatu, S.O.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents the initial design and fabrication results of several new passive millimeter wave circuits integrated on a thin ceramic substrate, having a relative permittivity of 9.9 and a thickness of 127 mum. The work is focused on a Wilkinson power divider, a 90deg hybrid coupler, a rate-race coupler and two six-port circuits. Experimental results show wideband characteristics over the millimeter wave V and W bands, allowing therefore their use for high data-rate wireless communication systems and radar sensors.
Keywords :
hybrid integrated circuits; microwave integrated circuits; power dividers; Wilkinson power divider; advanced millimeter wave systems; high data-rate wireless communication systems; hybrid coupler; millimeter wave V band; millimeter wave W band; miniature hybrid microwave integrated circuit; passive millimeter wave circuits; radar sensors; rate-race coupler; relative permittivity; six-port circuits; thin ceramic substrate; wideband characteristics; Ceramics; Coupling circuits; Fabrication; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Millimeter wave radar; Permittivity; Power dividers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Wireless communication; MHMICs; Millimeter wave; ceramics; couplers; microstrip circuits; six-port circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165874
