Fast rf phase shifters may be needed, in powering a superconducting linac, between rf generators and accelerating cavities when one klystron feeds more than one cavity. The configuration with one klystron for many cavities needs orthogonal controls of magnitude and phase of rf power in order to preserve system performance while reducing construction cost. For this reason, a waveguide ferrite ph...

This thesis describes 80−94GHz and 70−77GHz interpolating phase shifters and the corresponding transmitter and receiver ICs, fabricated in 65-nm CMOS and SiGe BiCMOS technologies, respectively. Lumped inductors and transformers are employed to realize small-form factor 90◦ hybrids as needed in high density phased arrays. The CMOS transmitter exhibits absolute phase and amplitude errors of 4◦ an...

Low-cost antenna systems are important issues of the recent and the future flexible wireless communication systems. The most flexible satellite to ground/airplane communication systems are based on the phased-array antenna technology. However, the cost of phased array antenna is related to the number of active elements, and the present systems are too expensive for many commercial/military appl...

We present new kind of microwave phase shifters (MPS) based on dispersion of PbS colloidal quantum dots (QDs) in commercially available photoresist SU8 after a ligand exchange process. Ridge PbS-SU8 waveguides are implemented by integration of the nanocomposite in a silicon platform. When these waveguides are pumped at wavelengths below the band-gap of the PbS QDs, a phase shift in an optically...

We propose a new family of achromatic phase shifters for infrared nulling interferometry. These key optical components can be seen as optimized Fresnel rhombs, using the total internal reflection phenomenon, modulated or not. The total internal reflection indeed comes with a phase shift between the polarization components of the incident light. We propose a solution to implement this vectorial ...

Drastic cost reduction of phased-arrays will require a shift in design strategy. The emphasis must be on removing expensive active components, not developing more highly integrated components or exotic packaging techniques. The phase shifter circuit—an essential active component—is the primary obstacle in decreasing the cost and number of active components in a phased-array. The problem is mult...

Two active Mach-Zehnder interferometers are integrated in a monolithic InP/InGaAsP photonic integrated circuit. Together they form a crucial component for optical signal processing: an optical memory element or set-reset flip-flop. The switching time for this initial device is approximately 200 ps. The photonic integrated circuit contains active and passive optical components, including electro...

∗ Liam Devlin is with Plextek Communications Technology Consultants, London Road, Great Chesterford, Essex, CB10 1NY Tel: +44 (0)1799 533200 Fax: +44 (0)1799 533201 Email: [email protected] Integrated analogue switches can easily be designed using any Field Effect Transistor (FET) based process [1]. The challenges in switch design tend to come in extending the upper operating frequency and/or i...