Ka‐band distributed microelectromechanical systems transmission line phase shifter using metal air metal switch

• Published in: International journal of circuit theory and applications Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 1358 - 1377
• Main Authors: Teymoori, Mir Majid, Dousti, Massoud, Afrang, Saeid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Antenna arrays; Banded structure; Circuit design; Coplanar waveguides; Design; distributed coplanar waveguide; DMTL; Insertion loss; MEMS; Microelectromechanical systems; Phase error; Phase shift; phase shifter; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Switches; Transmission lines; Unit cell

A new approach for designing a two‐state unit cell for a six‐bit distributed coplanar waveguide microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) phase shifter is proposed in this study. The proposed structure includes metal air metal (MAM) capacitors as switches and consists of a unit cell with one MEMS and tw...