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Utilization of Fractal Geometry for Phase Shifter Implementation

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This paper reports a study on the modified implementation of MEMS-based phase shifter devices. The field of Microelectromechanical Systems or MEMS had gained prominence in academic research during 1990s and has proved capability in the design and development of several RF devices, phase shifters being a crucial member in the group. Fractal curve, an iterative structure, mapping several points in two-dimensional space is employed to modify the structural layout of MEMS-based phase shifters. Higher order phase shifters like 90° and 180° require several MEMS bridges cascaded linearly on a Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) based transmission line (t-line), thus occupying large lateral length (~few mm) and involving immense substrate wastage. MEMS phase shifters designs based on the iterative structure of Fractal Curve occupies lesser space and reports much lower loss performance when compared with linear cascaded structures in RF simulators.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India

    Amrita Chakraborty

  2. Information Systems, DMS, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Arpan Kumar Kar

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  1. School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Daya K. Lobiyal

  2. Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, National Institute of Technology , Rourkela, Odisha, India

    Durga Prasad Mohapatra

  3. Department of Computer Science, Liverpool Hope University Faculty of Science, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Atulya Nagar

  4. National Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Science & EngineeringNational Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India

    Manmath N. Sahoo

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Chakraborty, A., Kar, A.K. (2016). Utilization of Fractal Geometry for Phase Shifter Implementation. In: Lobiyal, D., Mohapatra, D., Nagar, A., Sahoo, M. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Signal, Networks, Computing, and Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 396. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3589-7_35

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