Title :
Multi-function reconfigurable microwave component based on a switchable FET circuit
Author :
Kodera, Tatsuya ; Caloz, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yamaguchi Univ., Ube, Japan
Abstract :
A three-port multi-function reconfigurable microwave component based on a switchable FET circuit is proposed and demonstrated. The component consists of the interconnection of three common-gate anti-parallel FET circuits. It can be reconfigured by FET biasing control voltages to provide different microwave functions, including attenuation, isolation, M-pole N-Throw switching, power combination, and power division. The proposed concept can be generalized to an N-port network, allowing very reconfigurable for software defined radio (SDR) wireless communication systems.
Keywords :
microwave field effect transistors; multiport networks; software radio; FET biasing control voltages; N-port network; common-gate antiparallel FET circuits; isolation; multipole multithrow switching; power combination; power division; software defined radio wireless communication systems; switchable FET circuit; switchable attenuation; three-port multifunction reconfigurable microwave component; FET circuits; Microwave FETs; Microwave circuits; Microwave communication; Ports (Computers); Switching circuits; FET circuits; Reconfigurable components; attenuator; isolator; power combiner; power divider; switch;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6177-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697361
