• DocumentCode
    673402
  • Title

    Phased array antenna with integrated MEMS phase shifters for Ka-band SATCOM

  • Author

    Woon-Gi Yeo ; Nahar, Niru K. ; Sertel, Kubilay

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    7-13 July 2013
  • Firstpage
    105
  • Lastpage
    106
  • Abstract
    We present a Ka-band tightly coupled dipole array with micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) phase shifters directly integrated with the element feed structure. The dipole elements are printed on an alumina substrate with a twin coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed to ensure balanced feeding. An alternate feed structure in the form of Γ-matching circuit is also introduced to reduce the number of MEMS phase shifter required for the twin CPW feed.
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; coplanar waveguides; micromechanical devices; phase shifters; Ka-band SATCOM; Ka-band tightly coupled dipole array; alumina substrate; element feed structure; integrated MEMS phase shifters; micro electro-mechanical systems phase system; phased array antenna; twin CPW feed; twin coplanar waveguide CPW feed; Arrays; Coplanar waveguides; Feeds; Finite element analysis; Gain; Micromechanical devices; Phase shifters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5315-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2013.6710713
  • Filename
    6710713