W -band RF -MEMS switches, phase shifters and antennas.
dc.contributor.author | Rizk, Jad Boutros | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Rebeiz, Gabriel M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-30T15:18:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-30T15:18:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3079519 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/123464 | |
dc.description.abstract | RF MicroElectroMechanical Systems (RF-MEMS) have been demonstrated up to 50 GHz with excellent performance. This thesis will focus on extending the MEMS to the W-band frequency range (75--110 GHz) by developing some of the basic front end components in telecommunications and radar systems: switches, phase shifters and antennas. W-band CPW MEMS capacitive switches are first developed with a very low loss (-0.2 to -0.5 dB) and a high isolation (-30 dB). These switches are then used to implement low loss (1.75 dB/bit) switched-line phase sifters that cover the 75--100 GHz range. These RF components outperform their solid-state-based counterparts by a large margin. RF-MEMS switches and phase shifters are also implemented in a microstrip configuration without via-holes with excellent insertion loss, but a limited bandwidth of operation. The power handling and associated thermal analysis of RF-MEMS capacitive switches are investigated in this thesis, and it is shown that capacitive switches can easily handle 1--2 W of RF power without any thermal limitations. Finally, W-band micromachined tapered-slot antennas are demonstrated on silicon substrate with radiation patterns similar to the antennas on low dielectric constant substrates. | |
dc.format.extent | 160 p. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | Antennas | |
dc.subject | Phase Shifters | |
dc.subject | Rf Mems Switches | |
dc.subject | W-band | |
dc.title | W -band RF -MEMS switches, phase shifters and antennas. | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.description.thesisdegreename | PhD | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | Applied Sciences | |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | Electrical engineering | |
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantor | University of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/123464/2/3079519.pdf | |
dc.owningcollname | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's) |
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