A novel low-loss four-bit bandpass filter using RF MEMS switches |
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| Authors: | Lulu Han Yu Wang Qiannan Wu Shiyi Zhang Shanshan Wang Mengwei Li |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China;2.Nantong Institute of Intelligent Opto-Mechatronics, North University of China, Nantong 226000, China;3.Center for Microsystem Integration, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China;4.Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China;5.School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China |
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| Abstract: | This paper details the design and simulation of a novel low-loss four-bit reconfigurable bandpass filter that integrates microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches and comb resonators. A T-shaped reconfigurable resonator is reconfigured in a 'one resonator, multiple MEMS switches' configuration and used to gate the load capacitances of comb resonators so that a multiple-frequency filtering function is realized within the 7-16 GHz frequency range. In addition, the insertion loss of the filter is less than 1.99 dB, the out-of-band rejection is more than 18.30 dB, and the group delay is less than 0.25 ns. On the other hand, the size of this novel filter is only 4.4 mm×2.5 mm×0.4 mm. Our results indicate that this MEMS reconfigurable filter, which can switch 16 central frequency bands through eight switches, achieves a low insertion loss compared to those of traditional MEMS filters. In addition, the advantages of small size are obtained while achieving high integration. |
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| Keywords: | four-bit RF microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch reconfigurable filter comb resonator |
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