Monolithic Phase Shifter Study.

Abstract

Extensive simulation and preliminary testing of a monolithic coplanar waveguide (CPW) phase shifter using an optical control technique has been performed. Improvements in numerical techniques has allowed the simulation of non-uniform lossy layers within the substrate supporting the CPW. In addition, a periodically illuminated structure has been proposed, and analysis begun on the slow wave effects expected in such a structure. A CPW transmission line has been fabricated on a AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructure, and initial electrical characterization has begun.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179684

Entities

People

  • D. P. Neikirk
  • T. Itch

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Heterojunctions
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Metal-Semiconductor Junctions
  • Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Numbers
  • Power Electronics
  • Security
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations
  • Transmission Lines
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveguides

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