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IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
Volume 10 Number 5, May 2000

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Distributed MEMS Transmission-Line BPSK Modulator

N. Scott Barker and Gabriel M. Rebeiz

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Abstract:

The application of a distributed microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transmission line as a binary phase shift keying modulator is presented. This modulator has the advantages of low loss and low required drive power compared to a typical semiconductor-based phase modulator. However, the modulation rate is limited by the mechanical resonant frequency of the MEMS bridges.

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