A 4–18-GHz reconfigurable RF MEMS matching network for power amplifier applications
dc.contributor.author | Vähä-Heikkilä, Tauno | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rebeiz, Gabriel M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-19T14:17:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-19T14:17:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-07 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | VÄhÄ-HeikkilÄ, Tauno; Rebeiz, Gabriel M. (2004)."A 4–18-GHz reconfigurable RF MEMS matching network for power amplifier applications." International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering 14(4): 356-372. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/35229> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1096-4290 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1099-047X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/35229 | |
dc.description.abstract | We have developed a novel reconfigurable matching network based on the loaded-line technique. The network is composed of N -switched capacitors ( N = 4–8) with a capacitance ratio of 4–5:1 and is suitable for power amplifiers at 4–18 GHz, or as an impedance tuner for noise parameter and load-pull measurements at 10–28 GHz. The networks are very small, and offer better performance than double or triple stub matching networks. Extensive loss analysis indicates that the 8-element network has a loss of 0.5 dB at 4–12 GHz, and less than 1.5 dB at 18 GHz, even when matching a 10Ω output impedance to a 50Ω load. As expected, the 4-element matching network has about half the loss of the 8-element network, but with much less impedance coverage. Both networks were simulated and measured in high VSWR conditions and can handle at least 500 mW of RF power at 4–18 GHz. The application areas are in phased array antennas, reconfigurable power amplifiers, and wideband noise-parameter and load-pull measurement systems. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 14: 356–372, 2004. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Electronic, Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering | en_US |
dc.title | A 4–18-GHz reconfigurable RF MEMS matching network for power amplifier applications | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Electrical Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | The University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2122 ; VTT Information Technology, P.O. BOX 12021,02044 VTT, Finland ; The University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2122 | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | The University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2122 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/35229/1/20021_ftp.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmce.20021 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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