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JOURNAL OF OPTICS
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/14/11/114001
Keywords
split ring resonators; RF-MEMS switches; metamaterials; tunable filters
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- [CSD2008-00066]
- [TEC2010-17512]
- [SGR2009-421]
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It is shown that radiofrequency micro-electromechanical-system (RF-MEMS) switches are useful to implement electronically reconfigurable split ring resonators (SRRs). Three different combinations of cantilever-type ON/OFF capacitive switches with SRRs are studied for the design of tunable or switchable SRR-loaded metamaterial transmission lines. These structures are then applied to the design of reconfigurable band stop and band pass filters at the X-frequency band. Through electrostatic actuation of the switches, the resonance frequency of SRRs can be shifted and, as a result, filter bandwidth and/or central frequency can be digitally controlled. Good agreement between theory and experiment is achieved.
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