X-band RF MEMS tuned combline filter |
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Authors: | Nordquist C.D. Goldsmith C.L. Dyck C.W. Kraus G.M. Finnegan P.S. Austin F. Sullivan C.T. |
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Affiliation: | Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA; |
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Abstract: | A three-pole combline filter tuning from 8.2 to 11.3 GHz using RF MEMS switched capacitors is reported. This structure, measuring 2.85/spl times/2.15 mm/sup 2/, allows 31% tuning with 11% 3 dB bandwidth for the four tuning states and insertion losses ranging from 4.4 to 6 dB. |
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