Reconfigurable RF-frontends aim to cope with the continuous pursuit of
wider frequency coverage, higher efficiency, further compactness and
lower cost of ownership. They are expected to lay the foundations of
future software defined or cognitive radios. As a potential enabling
technology for the frontends, the tunable ferroelectric devices have
shown not only enhanced performance but also new functionalities. This
book explores the recent developments in the field. It provides a
cross-sectional perspective on the interdisciplinary research. With
attention to the devices based on ceramic thick-films and crystal
thin-films, the book reviews the adapted technologies of material
synthesis, film deposition and multilayer circuitry. Next, it
highlights the original classes of thin-film ferroelectric devices,
including stratified metal-insulator-metal varactors with suppression
of acoustic resonance and programmable bi-stable high frequency
capacitors. At the end the book analyzes how the frontends can be
reformed by tunable multiband antennas, tunable single- and multiband
impedance matching networks and tunable substrate integrated waveguide
filters, which are all built on low cost ferroelectric thick-films.
For all the above devices, the theoretical analyses, modeling and
design methods are elaborated, while through demonstrative prototypes
the application potential is evaluated.
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ISBN
9783642357800
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Springer Nature
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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