A 0.55THz Y-Vector Network Configured Beam Steering Phased Array in CMOS Technology
Journal
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Journal Volume
2018-June
Pages
587-590
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Zhao, Y.
Hadi, R.A.
Lu, H.-C.
Tseng, T.-S.
Zhang, Y.
Qiao, W.
Lo, M.K.
Jou, C.-P.
Zhang, K.
Chang, M.-C.F.
Abstract
A Y-vector oscillator network is devised to configure (sub)-mm-wave/terahertz (THz) beamforming systems with minimized footprint and energy consumption. It requires no traditional adjustable phase shifter at multi-channel front end which usually suffer from high insertion loss at these frequencies. A compact (1.4mm2) CMOS lx4 Beam Steering Phased Array (BSPA) based on this network is validated at 0.55THz with pm 30 steering angle range. This is the first monolithic BSPA reported beyond 0.5THz. © 2018 IEEE.
Subjects
beam steering phased array; beamforming; phase shifter; phased array; sub-mmwave; Terahertz
SDGs
Other Subjects
Antenna phased arrays; Beamforming; Energy utilization; Millimeter waves; Phase shifters; Terahertz waves; Beam-steering; CMOS technology; mm-Wave; Multi channel; Oscillator networks; Steering angles; Tera Hertz; Vector networks; CMOS integrated circuits
Type
conference paper