Planar Phase Shifter Research Articles

Wideband Beam-Forming Networks Utilizing Planar Hybrid Couplers and Phase Shifters

In this article, a new approach to designing 6 <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> 6 beamforming networks (BFNs) for producing five or six beams is presented. The configuration of the 6 <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> 6 BFNs is designed utilizing planar wideband hybrid couplers and phase shifters. A new type of wideband hybrid coupler is built based on a slotline resonator and microstrip-to-slotline transitions. The proposed coupler design can achieve high level of isolation between the sum and difference ports. Two different formats of wideband 6 <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> 6 BFNs are then developed, to generate five and six beams, respectively. A prototype is fabricated and tested, and the experimental results agree with the simulation ones very well, achieving a wide operating bandwidth of more than 30%. Finally, the BFN is verified by feeding a six-element array, and the realized patterns match the predicted ones very well, demonstrating the function of the BFN. The topology of an extended 12 <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times12$ </tex-math></inline-formula> BFN is also given to demonstrate the possibility of creating higher-order BFNs using the presented approach.

Design and Implementation of Phase Shifter for Wireless Communication

Abstract: Phase shifters are common microwave devices that are widely used to control the phase of a microwave signal in mobile satellite systems, microwave instrumentation and measurement systems, modulators, noise cancellation systems, frequency converters, electronic beam scanning phase arrays, microwave imaging, and many other industrial applications is used for. Phase shifters are passive devices used to perform variable phase changes in the wave propagating through it. Phase shifters require compact size, low cost and low insertion loss in the desired bandwidth. The size of the phase shifters is a crucial parameter, especially in the design of portable microwave devices, due to the space constraints. The significantly higher insertion loss of phase shifters used in a transmitter causes a significant reduction in transmitting power levels, while it causes a severe drop in signal to noise ratio when the phase shifter is a part of the receiver.. Phase shifters are essential components in phased array antennas for wireless and Radio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) applications. Loaded line phase shifter, reflective line phase shifter and switched line phase shifters are the most commonly used. The electrical performance of a phase shifter is specified in terms of insertion loss, phase error, operating bandwidth and power handling capacity.. Emerging wireless systems have transceivers that require compact and cost effective phase shifters. Physical size and weight of phase shifters are the major issues in mobile and the wireless applications. Therefore, miniaturization of phase shifters has become an important objective of radio frequency (RF) designers to provide portability and affordability in wireless/mobile systems. The present research work mainly focuses on planar phase shifter design with linear phase shift. In this a Defected Ground Structures (DGS) is proposed where as ,Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC), Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and fractals have emerged as the possible techniques for miniaturization of RF systems and antennas. However the existence of defected cells on the ground plane may limit the use of DGS based phase shifters. MMIC technology increases the cost and complexity of manufacturing whereas MEMS based phase shifter is prone to limited life and yield. In this thesis, fractal techniques are adapted to design and develop miniaturized phase shifters for wireless applications.

Design and implementation of planar phase shifter for radar at frequency 2.9 GHz – 3.1 GHz as beam-steering

Nowadays in Indonesia, 3D Radar has been developed to perform a vertical scanning that has multi-functional benefits in telecommunication industry and defence. As a common practice, 3D radar system is frequently used to measure the distance of an object like the aircraft. Therefore, the most important element in radar systems is the phase shifter that has a main role in steering the beam and replacing the rotator function. This final research will focus on the operation of simple Phase Shifter with concerning a 2,9 GHz – 3,1 GHz radar frequency. Phase shifter designed at 3 GHz as the centre frequency within a value return loss ≤ -15 dB, insertion ≥ -4 dB, coupling ≥ -4 dB, isolation ≤ -15 dB, phase difference 45°, 90°, 135°, phase error ≤ 15°, and realized by converting into Microstrip Quadrature Hybrid Coupler 90°. These particular phase shifter uses the type of substrate Rogers R04035B with dielectric constant values (εr) at 3,48, and the thickness of the substrate ( h ) of 1,524 mm. Simulations are performed using Computer System Technology ( CST ) software suite 2015 and assigned the average results each port to return loss value -37,290519 dB, insertion -3,154242 dB, coupling -3,164594 dB, isolation -32,714140 dB, with phase difference 45,00816°, 89,09566°, 90,76276°, 134,85057° and phase error 0,00816°, 0,90434°, 0,76276°, 0,14943°, It is then subsequently realized and measured by Netwotk Analyzer and return loss -30,078370 dB, insertion -3,229792 dB, coupling -3,146129 dB, isolation -42,651590 dB, phase difference 45,15190°, 86,38080°, 93,38538°, 134,36260° and phase error 0,15190°, 3,61920°, 3,38538°, 0,63740°.

Silicon‐based on‐chip four‐channel phased‐array radar transmitter with ferroelectric thin film at 100 GHz

A silicon-based phased-array transmitter working at 100 GHz is proposed in this study. Planar array ferroelectric film phase shifters (FPSs) are realised with patch antennas, DC bias lines, microstrip lines and power dividers on a monolithic silicon substrate. The system enables full process compatibility and avoids loss caused by multichip interconnection. The isolation layer uses benzocyclobutene polymer film with low permittivity and low loss tangent, providing large thickness physical isolation. The FPS has a compact length of 0.45 mm, and simulation results show that its phase shift degree at 100 GHz is 125.7° with 3.95 dB insertion loss and 11.4 dB reflection loss. The patch antenna shows that the maximum simulated radiation gain of the single antenna is 4 dBi and the four-element antenna array is 9.7 dBi at 100 GHz. The beam can be steered to ±10°. The proposed system lays an important foundation for the realisation of silicon-based system-on-chip radar RF front-end system.

Fabrication and characterization of microwave phase shifter in microstrip geometry with Fe film as the frequency tuning element

Abstract A series of ultra-small planar broad-band phase shifters with wide range of phase shift are designed and tested in this investigation. To achieve this performance a series of microstrip transmission lines with Iron (Fe) films of various thicknesses (from 100 to 800 nm) were designed, fabricated and tested. The basic principle of operation of these phase shifters are based on ferromagnetic resonance (FMR). The influence of the thickness of the magnetic layer was studied for two frequency regions: below and above the ferromagnetic resonance. This is because for a real-device the insertion loss should be less than −3 dB (or as low as possible). In the high frequency region, the optimal frequency (corresponding to the highest change in phase shift) increased significantly with the increase of the Fe film thickness (from 27 GHz for the structure with 100 nm of Fe to 43 GHz for the structure with 800 nm of Fe film). In the low frequency region, however, the optimal frequency varied little with the Fe layer thickness. The highest change in phase shift (~90 deg/cm) corresponded to the structure with the thinnest Fe layer for the low frequency region and with the thickest Fe layer for the high frequency region. In the high frequency region the Figure-of-Merit was about 20 deg/dB at low magnetic fields (

A Dual-Polarization-Switched Beam Patch Antenna Array for Millimeter-Wave Applications

Increasing data transfer rates for future millimeter-wave communications requires high capacity radio channels and user-centric communication network environments. Therefore, special requirements, such as wide-angle beam steering, wide operational frequency bandwidth, and simultaneous operation with orthogonal polarizations, are essential for telecommunication antennas. In this communication, we present a compact patch antenna array with a Butler matrix (BM) feed network for the frequency band of 26–31.4 GHz. The 16-element planar array has been designed to operate with the two linear orthogonal polarizations and provide ±42° beam switching. To ensure the wideband operation, a novel combination of planar couplers, crossovers, and phase shifters is designed to form the BM. A new phase-shifter topology is used which is based on a combination of open-short stubs and the Shiffman phase shifter. The design is fabricated on a low-cost multilayer board with a size of $120 \times 70 \times 1.62$ mm3. The size of the feeding network, which is implemented on a single board, is $76 \times 23 \times 0.1$ mm3. The experimental measurements of return loss, mutual coupling, and radiation patterns confirm simulated results.

Frequency independent 180° phase shifter based on UWB coupled sections

AbstractIn this article, a novel Ultra‐Wideband (UWB) 180° planar phase shifter is designed and fabricated. The proposed design is mainly based on coupled sections which are realized by inserting slots into the common ground plane of the multilayer circuit. Two identical structures, leading to discard parameters that disturb the output phase shift, are introduced in the design. To get 180° phase difference shift, via holes are used to perform a short circuit in one of the two coupled sections. Theoretical analysis based on four port network is presented to explain the characteristics of the proposed design. Further, experimental measurements are performed and compared with simulation results to validate the proposed approach. Hence, a good simulated to measured agreement is obtained.

A planar microwave phase shifter using microstrip–CPW–microstrip transition with defected ground structures

A novel planar printed phase shifter design is proposed in this paper. The design is developed with microstrip–conductor-backed coplanar waveguide– microstrip (MP–CBCPW–MP) transition line with different defected ground structures (DGS). The differential phase shift can be controlled by altering the DGS dimensions. Three prototypes with DGS dimensions 5 × 10, 10 × 20, and 10 × 30 mm2, are employed at the finite ground plane to achieve 5°, 20°, and 30° shift in phase respectively and are validated with the phase delay relation. The prominent effect of the transition region is to confine the field area. The resonance is at 700 MHz with a bandwidth of 400 MHz (0.4–0.8 GHz). The proposed phase shifter can be used for broadcasting applications. The proposed MP–CBCPW–MP transition phase shifter design with DGS is simulated, fabricated, and measured to analyze its performance.

Triband phase shifter design using split-ring resonator and complementary split-ring resonator-loaded ground plane for wireless applications

This paper presents the design of a novel linear analog planar phase shifter deploying split-ring resonator (SRR) and complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR) structures. Based on the advantages of these structures, a triband phase shifter is designed for multiple target systems to operate at 0.85, 1.69, and 2.46 GHz bands finding applications for European RFIDs, Satellite Radio Broadcast System, Mobile Services, and ISM Band, respectively. The effect of SRR and CSRR coupling with host transmission line is also analyzed on the basis of Bloch mode theory and the modes are validated through Eigen mode analysis. The proposed phase shifter design shows a good agreement between simulated and measured results. A 90° ± 8° shift in phase is observed at lower and upper bands, and a 135° ± 8° shift is observed in center band with reasonable group delay components.

Integrated Microwave Front-Ends with Avionics Applications [Book\/Software Reviews

This book has a total of 14 chapters, covering planar transmission lines, lump elements, directional couplers, filters, switches, limiters, phase shifters, duplexers, low-noise amplifiers, and mixers. The author also introduces a variety of avionics equipment, such as XPDR (transponder), distance measuring equipment (DME), universal access transceiver (UAT), automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), traffic collision avoidance system, and antennas,along with the design and fabrication technology. This book, overall, is very practical and useful to the design and field engineers in RF/microwave and avionics. It can serve as a field guide for experienced engineers as well as a beginner.

Phase Shifters With Wide Range of Phase and Ultra-Wideband Performance Using Stub-Loaded Coupled Structure

Compact planar phase shifters with wide range of differential phase shift across ultra-wideband frequency are proposed. To achieve that performance, the devices use broadside coupled structure terminated with open-ended or short-ended stubs. The theory of operation for the proposed devices is derived. To validate the theory, several phase shifters are designed to achieve a differential phase ranging from -180° to 180°. Moreover, three prototypes are developed and tested. The simulated and measured results agree well with the theory and show less than 7° phase deviation and 1.4 dB insertion loss across the band 3.1-10.6 GHz.

Ultra‐wideband phase shifter using broadside‐coupled coplanar waveguide structure

AbstractA planar phase shifter with ultra‐wideband performance is presented.The proposed device utilizes a single‐section broadside‐coupled coplanar waveguide structure that can be implemented using a double‐sided printed circuit board. The conformal mapping technique is used to find the proper dimensions of the device. The simulated and measured results of a 45° phase shifter designed using the proposed structure show more than 110% fractional bandwidth with a maximum phase deviation of ±3.3° and maximum insertion loss of 0.8 dB. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:114–116, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26451

Ferrite-ferroelectric phase shifters controlled by electric and magnetic fields

Planar phase shifters fabricated based on ferrite-ferroelectric layered structures are studied experimentally. The structures served as waveguides for spin-electromagnetic waves, whose phase shift was controlled by both electric and magnetic fields. The measurements were performed in the magnetic field range from 900 to 2100 Oe, which corresponds to operating frequencies from 4.0 to 8.5 GHz, with 5- to 20-μm-thick yttrium-iron garnet ferrite films and 200- to 500-μm-thick barium-strontium titanate ferroelectric plates. It is shown that the phase shift may exceed 180° and is a function of the magnetic and electric fields and also of the thickness of the ferrite and ferroelectric layers.

Broadband Fixed Phase Shifters

A method to design planar and compact phase shifters with broadband characteristics is presented. It utilizes broadside-coupled microstrip-coplanar waveguide, and thus the proposed devices can be fabricated using the simple and cheap double-side printed circuit boards. The method is used to design 60° and 90° phase shifters. The simulated and measured results show that the developed phase shifters achieve 3 to 11 GHz bandwidth with low phase instability (±2°), very low insertion loss (0.4 dB), high return loss (15 dB), and a compact size (1.5 cm × 2 cm).

Millimeter wave phase shifter based on ferromagnetic resonance in a hexagonal barium ferrite thin film

A hexagonal ferrite thin film-based planar millimeter-wave phase shifter was demonstrated. The device made use of an M-type barium ferrite (BaM) thin film prepared by pulsed laser deposition and a coplanar waveguide geometry. The phase tuning relied on ferromagnetic resonance in the BaM film. The device showed a phase tuning rate of 43°/(mm kOe) and an insertion loss of 3.1 dB/mm in the on-resonance regime. In off-resonance regimes, the device showed smaller loss and smaller tuning rates. The experimental results were confirmed by theoretical calculations.

Analog/Digital Ferrite Phase Shifter for Phased Array Antennas

A planar ferrite phase shifter is designed to exhibit simultaneous analog and digital phase tuning properties. Analog phase control is achieved by using an external magnetizing field, and digital phase change is realized by switching the phase shifter operation from microstrip to waveguide mode. Simulated and experimental results are presented to demonstrate the impedance matching and dual-phase tuning properties. At 9-GHz, a differential digital phase shift of 100°/bit and an analog phase control of 16°/mT is exhibited. When applied in phased array antennas, these easily integrated low-cost planar phase shifters can produce high-resolution wide-angle beam scan by employing analog/digital phase control circuits.

EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DESIGNING MEMS-CONTROLLED REFLECTARRAY PHASE SHIFTERS

This article presents an equivalent electrical circuit for designing Radio-Frequency MEMS-controlled planar phase shifter. This kind of phase shifters has recently been incorporated in reconflgurable re∞ectarrays. The proposed equivalent circuit depends on the number, the ON/OFF state and the locations of the switches inside the unit cell. Such equivalent circuit is used for determining, with a little computational efiort, the two important design parameters i.e., the number and the locations of RF-MEMS switches in the phase shifter cell. These two design parameters then allow a designer to design a phase shifter cell having a linear distribution of a given number of phases over 360 - phase range at a single desired frequency.

COMPACT ULTRA-WIDEBAND PHASE SHIFTER

Design of a compact planar phase shifter is described that possesses ultra-wideband (UWB) performance. The proposed device is composed of 50› input/output microstrip-lines which are connected to a low-impedance rectangular microstrip patch, and located at close proximity to each other. The common ground-plane incorporates a

High Performance Compact Microstripline Phase Shifter at C-Band Using Yttrium Iron Garnet

We report the fabrication of planar microstripline reciprocal phase shifter using a bulk Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) material. The propagation direction of the microstripline and magnetization direction of the YIG is collinear, and the length of the microstripline and the YIG was 50 mm in length. The proposed design shows large differential phase shifts of 100 degrees for applied magnetic fields varying from 0 to 0.56 times 104 A/m over the frequency range of 1.2 GHz between 5.4 GHz and 6.6 GHz. The average insertion loss, ~ 2.5 dB, was measured to have a 20% bandwidth at 6 GHz. The planar phase shifter presented here demonstrates a compact design, low loss, and an especially large phase shift with a relatively small bias field.

Ultra-Wideband Phase Shifters

A method with clear guidelines is presented to design compact planar phase shifters with ultra-wideband (UWB) characteristics. The proposed method exploits broadside coupling between top and bottom elliptical microstrip patches via an elliptical slot located in the mid layer, which forms the ground plane. A theoretical model is used to analyze performance of the proposed devices. The model shows that it is possible to design high-performance UWB phase shifters for the 25deg-48deg range using the proposed structure. The method is used to design 30deg and 45deg phase shifters that have compact size, i.e., 2.5 cm times 2 cm. The simulated and measured results show that the designed phase shifters achieve better than plusmn3deg differential phase stability, less than 1-dB insertion loss, and better than 10-dB return loss across the UWB, i.e., 3.1-10.6 GHz.