Live electrooptic imaging of k-band switching actions and parasitic phenomena in MMIC module

Author

Tsuchiya, Masahiro ; Shiozawa, Takahiro

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 29 2012-Nov. 1 2012

Firstpage

987

Lastpage

990

Abstract

It has been successfully demonstrated that K-band signal behaviors in a monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) module can be visually observed and analyzed. The visual observations and analyses were performed experimentally by the live electrooptic imaging technique. The module consists of three radio-frequency ports and a MMIC chip of DC-50 GHz single pole double throw switch. Its basic switching actions were visualized clearly while the following parasitic phenomena were visually captured; cavity resonances, their dependences on the module operation modes, and coupling between the input and output lines.

Keywords

MMIC; electro-optical effects; microwave imaging; microwave switches; optical images; K-band signal behaviors; K-band switching actions; MMIC module; cavity resonances; frequency 0 GHz to 50 GHz; input-output lines; live electrooptic imaging technique; module operation modes; monolithic microwave integrated circuit module; parasitic phenomena; radio-frequency ports; single pole double throw switch; visual observations; Cavity resonators; Electrooptical waveguides; MMICs; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Radio frequency; Visualization; electrooptic effect; imaging; integrated circuit packaging; microwave measurements; microwave photonics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2012 42nd European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2215-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-2-87487-026-2

Type

conf

Filename

6459317