Design of Reliable Analog DMTL Phase Shifter with Improved Performance for Ku Band Applications

Defence Science Journal

K.J. Rangra¹  Deepak Bansal¹  Prachi Jhanwar²  Shilpi Pandey¹  Seema Verma² 

[1] CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani;Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali

关键词: RF MEMS;    DMTL;    phase shifter;    varactor;    Ku band applications;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre

【 摘 要 】

An analog phase shifter based on distributed MEMS transmission line (DMTL) is designed for Ku band applications. Traditional RF MEMS phase shifter comprising 6 switches has limited phase shift of 37.75° due to instability region. A new concept of stopper is incorporated to achieve high phase shift. In the present paper, optimisation of the analog phase shifter is done to increase its phase shift upto 88.63°. Phase shift is a strong function of capacitance ratio which is increased from 1.75 to 2.95. The maximum operating voltage and mechanical resonant frequency for the phase shifter are 16 V and 8.3 KHz, respectively. The switching time is calculated to 56 μs. The simulated insertion loss of the phase shifter is -1.75 dB with return loss of -20.49 dB at 17 GHz. The simulated results are verified with analytical modelling which are in close match.

【 授权许可】

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