Microstrip phase shifter using ground-plane reconfiguration

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dc.contributor.authorShafai, C
dc.contributor.authorSharma, SK
dc.contributor.authorShafai, L
dc.contributor.authorChrusch, DD
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-04T17:56:39Z
dc.date.available2007-10-04T17:56:39Z
dc.date.issued2004-01-31
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, a new reconfigurable microstrip structure is presented where line impedance can be actively controlled to induce phase shift on a transmission-line signal. Micromachining is used to fabricate thin-film copper membranes in the ground plane below the transmission line. Actuation of these membranes enables control of transmission-line to ground-plane spacing and, thus, the line capacitance. The performance of this reconfigurable microstrip transmission line as a phase shifter is investigated between 5-32 GHz for a variety of membrane geometries. A phase shift of up to -32.1degrees at 15.00 GHz is achieved by actuating an array of five 4.3-mm-diameter membranes beneath a 30-Omega microstrip line. A single 10.0-mm-diameter membrane achieved a phase shift of -25.57degrees at 15.05 GHz on a 5642 line, while a 10.4-mm membrane achieved a phase shift of -55.5degrees at 14.25 GHz on a 30-Omega line. Both single and multiple series ground-plane membranes are possible, and they can be activated with discrete or continuous control signals, individually or together. Discrete and continuous phased array beam steering are, therefore, feasible.en
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dc.identifier.citation0018-9480; IEEE TRANS MICROWAVE THEORY, JAN 2004, vol. 52, no. 1, p.144 to 153.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2003.821263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/2882
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.statusPeer revieweden
dc.subjectmicroelectromechanical system (MEMS)en
dc.subjectmembraneen
dc.subjectmicromachiningen
dc.subjectmicrostripen
dc.subjectphase shifteren
dc.subjectreconfigurable antennaen
dc.subjectBANDen
dc.titleMicrostrip phase shifter using ground-plane reconfigurationen
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