IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters · 2014 · 13 citations · 7 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAntennasMicroelectronicsMicrowave EngineeringAntenna MeasurementMicrostrip CircuitsMicrowave AntennasMicrowave Integrated CircuitsMicrowave MeasurementsRadio-frequency Integrated CircuitsCircuit Switched Topology DesignFrequency MeasurementFrequency ReconfigurabilityHigh-frequency MeasurementMicrostrip LinesMicrostrip Reconfigurable CircuitsPin DiodesReconfigurable Circuits
A reconfigurable frequency measurement (RFM) device operating from 1 to 4 GHz has been designed, simulated, fabricated and tested. The RFM device can identify an unknown signal by assigning it to one of the four sub-bands defined by a switched circuit. The 2-bit design is formed by switching between two branches, where each branch corresponds to one bit. The RFM device is made using PIN diodes and other surface mounted components, integrated on the same dielectric substrate in microstrip technology. Simulated and measured results are shown with a very good agreement.
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