Title :
A tunable amplifier using reconfigurable liquid-metal double-stub tuners
Author :
Morishita, Andy M. ; Dang, Jonathan H. ; Gough, Ryan C. ; Ohta, Aaron T. ; Shiroma, Wayne A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
A tunable amplifier using reconfigurable liquid-metal double-stub tuners is presented. The impedance tuners are implemented using liquid-metal slugs that are electrically actuated using continuous electrowetting. The amplifier can be configured to multiple frequency states from 3.37 to 6.02 GHz by adjusting the physical lengths of the liquid-metal double-stub tuners.
Keywords :
liquid metals; microstrip circuits; microwave amplifiers; tuning; frequency 3.37 GHz to 6.02 GHz; liquid-metal slugs; reconfigurable liquid-metal double stub tuners; tunable amplifier; Copper; Liquids; Microstrip; Polyimides; Transistors; Tuners; Reconfigurable amplifier; continuous electrowetting; liquid metal;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), 2015 Texas Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Waco, TX
DOI :
10.1109/WMCaS.2015.7233202
