Mechanically Reconfigurable Microstrip Lines Loaded with Stepped Impedance Resonators and Potential Applications
Figure 4
Proof of concept demonstrator of an SIR loaded microstrip line useful as alignment/position sensor for a displacement corresponding to the strongest notch (a) and lumped element equivalent circuit model (b). The microstrip line dimensions are mm, mm, and mm; the lengths of the SIR sections are 2 mm, and the widths are mm and mm. The top and bottom substrates are Rogers RO3010 with mm, , and tan . The inductance and capacitance of the line section are and , the inductance of the SIR is , the SIR-to-line capacitance is , and the SIR-to-ground capacitance is .
