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- Reconfigurable Circuits and Technologies for Smart Millimeter-Wave Systems
- EuMA High Frequency Technologies Series
- Reconfigurable Circuits and Technologies for Smart Millimeter-Wave Systems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction and Motivation
- 2 Reconfigurable Devices and Smart Antennas
- 3 CMOS and BiCMOS Technologies
- 4 RF MEMS Technology
- 5 Microwave Liquid Crystal Technology
- Book part
- Index
- References
5 - Microwave Liquid Crystal Technology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 May 2022
- Reconfigurable Circuits and Technologies for Smart Millimeter-Wave Systems
- EuMA High Frequency Technologies Series
- Reconfigurable Circuits and Technologies for Smart Millimeter-Wave Systems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction and Motivation
- 2 Reconfigurable Devices and Smart Antennas
- 3 CMOS and BiCMOS Technologies
- 4 RF MEMS Technology
- 5 Microwave Liquid Crystal Technology
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
The chapter introduces the Microwave Liquid Crystal Technology which features unique properties for reconfigurable systems for mm-wave communications. After an intrioduction of the material's properties, different implementations of components and systems are compared and discussed such as phase shifters, tunable filters and steerable antenna systems. These LC-based components are implemented for wide frequency range from about 10 GHz up to THz. Characterization, modelling and simulation are key for the design of such components,. Therefore, suited methodology is presented. Additionally, anliterature review on available realizations and technologies is given.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022