A modified CRLH cell optimized for easy reconfigurability

A novel CRLH cell is hereby presented providing easy integration and reconfigurability. First, the straight access line to the interdigital-capacitor was replaced by a bent access to improve the propagation without using cumbersome tapered access. Second, a stub-capacitor was added to facilitate the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in2009 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Ouagague, B., Coccetti, F., Plana, R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2009
Subjects
Capacitance
Chromium
Circuit simulation
Computational modeling
Coplanar waveguides
Equivalent circuits
Fingers
Insertion loss
Metamaterials
Microstrip
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A novel CRLH cell is hereby presented providing easy integration and reconfigurability. First, the straight access line to the interdigital-capacitor was replaced by a bent access to improve the propagation without using cumbersome tapered access. Second, a stub-capacitor was added to facilitate the reconfigurability providing added degree of freedom for the values of the circuit model. These modifications allow the control of the characteristic frequencies of LH and RH branches of CRLH structures. Proposed future work consists of experimental validation of this cell and reconfigurability by MEMS technology of both the stub-inductor and the stub-capacitor.
ISBN:9781424436477
1424436478
ISSN:1522-3965
1947-1491
DOI:10.1109/APS.2009.5171932