论文信息 - A MEMS programmable power divider/combiner for reconfigurable antenna systems

A MEMS programmable power divider/combiner for reconfigurable antenna systems

A programmable power divider/combiner is proposed for applications to low-cost reconfigurable antenna systems. The circuit employs two 3dB branch line couplers and a programmable reflection-type phase shifter that produces the required power ratio. A 5-state programmable power divider has been designed using microstrip technology and 8 RF MEMS devices. The circuit has been designed on a 525 /spl mu/m high resistivity silicon substrate using a well established micromachining process at ITC-irst in Trento, Italy. The circuit is presently being fabricated; the simulated results show return loss better than 25 dB and isolation better than 20 dB with power ratios of 1:0, 4:1, 1:1, 1:4, and 0:1 with a maximum error in the power ratio lower than 4.5%. An example of reconfigurable antenna system based on the proposed device is shown.

R. Sorrentino | R.V. Gatti | A. Ocera | P. Mezzanotte | P. Farinelli

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