Configurable microwave structures for software defined (and cognitive) radio front ends

PA Warr; GS Hilton

doi:10.1109/MMW.2010.5605142

Configurable microwave structures for software defined (and cognitive) radio front ends

PA Warr, GS Hilton

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Abstract

Both Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio require a flexible transceiver front end. This paper introduces solutions to two important features of such a device; the antenna and the filter. These are both microwave resonant structures and so share design trade-offs and restrictions; in this application they must both offer some degree of tunability or wideband performance. MEMS technology is proposed as the enabler for reconfigurability in the distributed microwave structures. This technology overcomes the shortcomings of both large-scale mechanical devices and semiconductor-based solutions.

Translated title of the contribution	Configurable microwave structures for software defined (and cognitive) radio front ends
Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS), Guzelyurt
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	91 - 97
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9781424472413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MMW.2010.5605142
Publication status	Published - Aug 2010
Event	Mediterranean Microwave Symposium - Guzelyurt, Turkey Duration: 1 Aug 2010 → …

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Conference	Mediterranean Microwave Symposium
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Guzelyurt
Period	1/08/10 → …

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Terms of use: Copyright © 2010 IEEE. Reprinted with permission, from - PA Warr, GS Hilton; paper 'Configurable microwave structures for software defined (and cognitive) radio front ends'; Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS)2010; August 2010.

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Keywords

frequency-tuning
bandwidth-tuning
filters
software-defined radio
antennas

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