用于使用包装RF MEMS开关的宽带相位数组的开关线真实时间延迟单元
David W K Thomas1, Kai Wu1, Y Jay Guo1
1Global Big Data Technologies Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 13, 2025
概括
这项研究展示了一种使用射频微电力系统 (RF MEMS) 开关的新型4位真实时间延迟单元 (TDU). 这种宽带TDU为雷达和5G/6G应用中的先进光束成形系统提供了实用解决方案.
科学领域:
- 电气工程 电气工程
- 微波工程 微波工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 电子扫描阵列 (ESA) 需要用于宽带应用的真实时间延迟单元 (TDU),克服基于相位的光束成形限制.
- 无线电频率微电力系统 (RF MEMS) 开关的进步使得 TDU 的实际硬件实现成为可能.
研究的目的:
- 设计,制造和实验验证一个宽带,4位开关线路TDU.
- 仅使用现成的组件和标准PCB流程来实现TDU.
主要方法:
- 使用RF MEMS开关设计和制造一个4位开关线路TDU.
- 在0.4至6 GHz频率范围内对TDU性能进行实验验证.
- 开发一个精细的开关/终止模型,以将模拟与测量相关联.
主要成果:
- 实现了0-413ps的总延迟范围,平均插入损失为1.5dB.
- 报告了低于18.4ps的延迟误差和152.8ps/dB的优点 (FOM) 数字.
- 在标准PCB集成实现中使用商用组件演示了基于RF MEMS的完整的TDU.
结论:
- 开发的TDU满足了下一代雷达,卫星和5G/6G系统的苛刻要求.
- 这项工作为在先进的光束成形系统中部署基于RF MEMS的TDU提供了一个实用和可扩展的途径.
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