Reconfigurable millimeterwave filter using stubs and stub extensions selectively coupled using voltage actuated micro-electro-mechanical switches
US6043727A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01G5/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable filter system designed using micro-elecro-mechanical (MEM) switches is disclosed. The filter comprises a transmission line with one or more filter stubs coupled to the transmission line by MEM switches. The impedance of the filter system is altered by selectively opening and closing the MEM switches, which alters the filter characteristics of the filter system. Alternatively, the characteristics of the filter system are altered by using the MEM switches to selectively alter the length of filter stubs attached to the transmission line.
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