Title :
A miniaturized wide band micromachined directional coupler
Author :
Lin, Chih-Peng ; Li, Yung-Hsiu ; Jou, Christina F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Commun. Eng. Dept., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this paper, a miniaturized wide band micromachined directional coupler is demonstrated. A slot structure is applied to the design and utilized to enhance the coupling between the signal lines, therefore, the proposed coupler can achieve high coupling within a smaller area. The overall size of the proposed coupler is only 1340×4750 μm. The final dimensions are obtained with the use of full-wave electromagnetic analysis. The validity of the proposed design is confirmed experimentally.
Keywords :
directional couplers; micromechanical devices; slot lines; MEMS; full-wave electromagnetic analysis; miniaturized wide band micromachined directional coupler; signal line coupling; slot structure; Silicon; MEMS; directional coupler; wide band;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2010 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7590-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-902339-22-2
