A 3.6 GHz Polar Reflection-Type Vector Modulator Phase Shifter With Amplitude Control Capability
Arruela, R.
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Varum, T.
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Matos, J. N.
IEEE Access Vol. 11, Nº 1, pp. 10687 - 10695, January, 2023.
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ISSN (online): 2169-3536
Scimago Journal Ranking: 0,96 (in 2023)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3240896
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Abstract
A new passive vector modulator phase shifter (VMPS) based on a polar architecture is presented in this paper, suitable to be used in advanced beamforming feeding networks. Its cascaded structure of a reflection-type bi-phase variable attenuator (RTBVA) and a reflection-type phase shifter (RTPS) allows a great flexibility regarding phase and amplitude control, and reduces amplitude errors in the phase shifting. A printed circuit was designed and implemented, operating at a central frequency of 3.6 GHz with 5-bit of phase resolution, to validate the proposed concept. The measured results showed a 360° phase shift range, an average insertion loss of 2.4 dB @ 3.6 GHz, a root-mean-square phase and gain error of 1.3° and 0.06 dB, respectively. This VMPS also allows an amplitude control range of ~25 dB and an operation bandwidth of 0.7 GHz (19.4%).