Marcelli, R.; Sardi, G.M.; Proietti, E.; Capoccia, G.; Iannacci, J.; Tagliapietra, G.; Giacomozzi, F. MEMS-Switched Triangular and U-Shaped Band-Stop Resonators for K-Band Operation. Sensors2023, 23, 8339.
Marcelli, R.; Sardi, G.M.; Proietti, E.; Capoccia, G.; Iannacci, J.; Tagliapietra, G.; Giacomozzi, F. MEMS-Switched Triangular and U-Shaped Band-Stop Resonators for K-Band Operation. Sensors 2023, 23, 8339.
Marcelli, R.; Sardi, G.M.; Proietti, E.; Capoccia, G.; Iannacci, J.; Tagliapietra, G.; Giacomozzi, F. MEMS-Switched Triangular and U-Shaped Band-Stop Resonators for K-Band Operation. Sensors2023, 23, 8339.
Marcelli, R.; Sardi, G.M.; Proietti, E.; Capoccia, G.; Iannacci, J.; Tagliapietra, G.; Giacomozzi, F. MEMS-Switched Triangular and U-Shaped Band-Stop Resonators for K-Band Operation. Sensors 2023, 23, 8339.
Abstract
Triangular resonators re-shaped with the Sierpinski geometry and U-shaped resonators have been designed, linking them with single-pole-double-through (SPDT) RF MEMS switches to provide frequency tuning for potential applications in the K-Band. Prototypes of band-stop narrowband filters working around 20 GHz and 26 GHz, interesting for RADAR and satellite communications, have been studied in coplanar waveguide (CPW) configuration, and the tuning was obtained by switching between two paths of the devices loaded with different resonators. As a result, dual-band operation or fine-tuning can be obtained depending on the choice of the resonator, acting as a building block. The studied filters belong to the more general group of devices inspired by the metamaterial design.
Keywords
Sierpinski triangle; U-shaped resonators; frequency tunability; RF MEMS; metamaterials
Subject
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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