Switchable DBR Filters Using Semiconductor Distributed Doped Areas (ScDDAs)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Switchable DBR Theory
3. Switchable DBR Demonstrator
3.1. Design and Modeling
3.2. Fabrication and Measurements
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Access | LF Resonator | HF Resonator | ScDDAs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Length | L01 = 3.74 mm L02 = 4 mm | LstubLF = 5.46 mm | LstubHF = 3.8 mm | LDop = 0.2 mm |
Width | W0 = 0.56 mm | WstubLF = 0.84 mm | WstubHF = 0.31 mm | WDop = 0.31 mm |
ScDDA of DBR1 | ScDDA of DBR2 | ScDDA of DBR3 | ScDDA of DBR4 | |
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Length | LDop = 0.2 mm | LDop = 1 mm | LDop = 0.2 mm | LDop = 2 mm |
Width | WDop = 0.31 mm | WDop = 0.31 mm | WDop = 0.84 mm | WDop = 1.5 mm |
Ref. | Freq. (GHz) LF Band | Freq. (GHz) HF Band | IL (dB) LF Band | IL (dB) HF Band | Active Components | Frequency Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[8] | 1.94 | 2.43 | 3.84 | 3.35 | PIN diodes | 1:1.25 |
[9] | 1.06 | 1.51 | 1.7 | 1.7 | PIN diodes | 1:1.42 |
[10] | 1.92 | 2.08 | 3.94 | 3.07 | PIN diodes | 1:1.08 |
[10] | 2.03 | 4.47 | 24.46 | 3.77 | PIN diodes | 1:2.2 |
[11] | 2.53 | 4.9 | 3.77 | 2.64 | PIN diodes | 1:1.94 |
[12] | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.21 | PIN diodes | 1:1.25 |
[13] | 0.90 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 1.9 | PIN diodes | 1:1.38 |
[14] | 3.7 | 4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Vanadium-di-oxide | 1:1.08 |
This study DBR1 | 2.55 | 5.58 | 1.97 | 1.9 | Integrated ScDDA | 1:2.19 |
This study DBR2 | 2.6 | 5.53 | 1.97 | 1.95 | Integrated ScDDA | 1:2.13 |
This study DBR3 | 3.23 | 5.53 | 1.98 | 1.68 | Integrated ScDDA | 1:1.71 |
This study DBR4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 1.94 | 1.95 | Integrated ScDDA | 1:1.37 |
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Allanic, R.; Le Berre, D.; Quendo, C.; Chouteau, D.; Grimal, V.; Valente, D.; Billoué, J. Switchable DBR Filters Using Semiconductor Distributed Doped Areas (ScDDAs). Electronics 2020, 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9122021
Allanic R, Le Berre D, Quendo C, Chouteau D, Grimal V, Valente D, Billoué J. Switchable DBR Filters Using Semiconductor Distributed Doped Areas (ScDDAs). Electronics. 2020; 9(12):2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9122021
Chicago/Turabian StyleAllanic, Rozenn, Denis Le Berre, Cédric Quendo, David Chouteau, Virginie Grimal, Damien Valente, and Jérôme Billoué. 2020. "Switchable DBR Filters Using Semiconductor Distributed Doped Areas (ScDDAs)" Electronics 9, no. 12: 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9122021