Title :
Investigation of an optically reconfigurable plasma for silicon based microwave applications
Author :
Gamlath, Chris D. ; Benton, David M. ; Cryan, Martin J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
This paper investigates the use of photoconductive plasmas for controlling microwave circuits and antennas on semiconductor substrates. Initial experiments show that significant changes in the reflection coefficient characteristics can be obtained by varying the length of a photo-illuminated plasma region from 0 to 2mm. The resulting structure forms the basis for further experiments involving tuneable microwave devices.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; microwave antennas; microwave circuits; plasma devices; silicon; Si; microwave antennas; microwave circuits; optically reconfigurable plasma; photoconductive plasmas; photoilluminated plasma region; reflection coefficient characteristics; semiconductor substrates; silicon based microwave applications; size 0 mm to 2 mm; tuneable microwave devices; Conductivity; Lighting; Microwave antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical reflection; Plasmas; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2013 European
Conference_Location :
Nuremberg
