Electrically tunable split-ring resonators at microwave frequencies based on barium-strontium-titanate thick films
Electrically tunable split-ring resonators at microwave frequencies based on barium-strontium-titanate thick films
- Author(s): M. Gil ; C. Damm ; A. Giere ; M. Sazegar ; J. Bonache ; R. Jakoby ; F. Martín
- DOI: 10.1049/el.2009.3055
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- Author(s): M. Gil 1 ; C. Damm 2 ; A. Giere 2 ; M. Sazegar 2 ; J. Bonache 1 ; R. Jakoby 2 ; F. Martín 1
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1: GEMMA/CIMITEC, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2: MWT, Microwave Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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1: GEMMA/CIMITEC, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Volume 45, Issue 8,
9 April 2009,
p.
417 – 418
DOI: 10.1049/el.2009.3055 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Split-ring resonators (SRRs) implemented using ferroelectric materials to modify their resonance frequency by means of a tuning voltage are presented for the first time. SRRs have been used to load a microstrip transmission line on a multilayered substrate including a thick film of barium-strontium-titanate (BST) to obtain a tunable stopband response. The characteristics of the BST layer allow the application of 140 V as tuning voltage to obtain frequency tunability values of around 12.5%. The applied technology is suitable for the fabrication of cost-effective and reliable planar microwave devices.
Inspec keywords: ferroelectric materials; microstrip lines; thick films; barium compounds; strontium compounds; cavity resonators
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Subjects: Thick film circuits; Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials; Waveguides and microwave transmission lines; Waveguide and microwave transmission line components
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