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Low loss reflection‐type phase shifter in Ku band
Author(s) -
Lambard T.,
Lafond O.,
Himdi M.,
Jeuland H.,
Bolioli S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.24944
Subject(s) - phase shift module , varicap , insertion loss , ku band , microwave , reflection loss , diode , bandwidth (computing) , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , materials science , phase (matter) , microwave applications , engineering , optics , physics , telecommunications , capacitance , electrode , quantum mechanics
This article presents a Ku band 360° analogue phase shifter optimized with a genetic algorithm. Varactor diodes are used as the tuning elements. The device presents 360° phase shift on 11% bandwidth. At 12 GHz, the insertion loss is found to be −2.2 ± 0.4 dB. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 283–285, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24944