Design of a W-Band Dielectric Phase Shifter Based on Liquid Crystal

In this paper, a W band (75–110 GHz) phase shifter based on the liquid crystal of continuous tunability and the three-electrode bias network of excellent electrical manipulation is designed. Taking Rexolite 1422 as the transmission dielectric, in which slots are dug and filled with liquid crystal. T...

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Main Authors: Wei Hu, Di Jiang, Weiyi Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Kai Zhu, Tiedi Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6486628
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Di Jiang
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Yuxin Liu
Kai Zhu
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Tiedi Zhang
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description In this paper, a W band (75–110 GHz) phase shifter based on the liquid crystal of continuous tunability and the three-electrode bias network of excellent electrical manipulation is designed. Taking Rexolite 1422 as the transmission dielectric, in which slots are dug and filled with liquid crystal. The voltage is regulated by the electrode bias network, and then the liquid crystal dielectric constant is changed to realize phase shift. The measured results show that the phase shift of the liquid crystal dielectric phase shifter can be up to 440° through the electrical control of the bias electrode network, which surpasses many designed phase shifters. In the whole W band, the insert loss is about 3 dB and the return loss is almost over 10 dB, emerging excellent matching.
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spelling doaj-art-232a957f19d24170a044ba24cd1733102025-02-03T01:24:37ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58772022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6486628Design of a W-Band Dielectric Phase Shifter Based on Liquid CrystalWei Hu0Di Jiang1Weiyi Zhang2Yuxin Liu3Kai Zhu4Tiedi Zhang5Information and Communication EngineeringInformation and Communication EngineeringInformation and Communication EngineeringInformation and Communication EngineeringInformation and Communication EngineeringElectronic Science and EngineeringIn this paper, a W band (75–110 GHz) phase shifter based on the liquid crystal of continuous tunability and the three-electrode bias network of excellent electrical manipulation is designed. Taking Rexolite 1422 as the transmission dielectric, in which slots are dug and filled with liquid crystal. The voltage is regulated by the electrode bias network, and then the liquid crystal dielectric constant is changed to realize phase shift. The measured results show that the phase shift of the liquid crystal dielectric phase shifter can be up to 440° through the electrical control of the bias electrode network, which surpasses many designed phase shifters. In the whole W band, the insert loss is about 3 dB and the return loss is almost over 10 dB, emerging excellent matching.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6486628
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Design of a W-Band Dielectric Phase Shifter Based on Liquid Crystal
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Design of a W-Band Dielectric Phase Shifter Based on Liquid Crystal
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