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V- Band Radio Frequency (RF) Filters
Award last edited on: 4/7/2010

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$835,962
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF071-222
Principal Investigator
Andrew R Brown

Company Information

A Brown Design (AKA: Andrew Brown)

46055 Bloomcrest Drive
Norville, MI 48167
   (734) 674-7869
   andrew.r.brown@sbcglobal.net
   www.abrowndesign.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 11
County: Wayne

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2007
Phase I Amount
$99,522
This proposal describes a novel implementation of a V-band tunable filter. Preliminary simulations indicate that a 2% bandwidth can be achieved with insertion losses of approximately 1 dB from WR-12 waveguide flange to flange (no de-embedding) and an unoptimized tuning range of 80-85 GHz. Larger tuning range should be achievable. The tuning technology allows for high power handling compared with varactor technologies, and much higher band switching speeds (100's of nanoseconds) compared with YIG technologies with no steady-state power dissipation.

Keywords:
Filter, Tunable Filter, Mm-Wave, Quality Factor, Mems

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2008
Phase II Amount
$736,440
This proposal details the feasibility, design, implementation, risk mitigation, and plan for construction of prototype millimeter-wave, electronically tunable filters. Such a technology can achieve near fixed frequency filter performance while tuning over a respectable bandwidth enabling applications to take advantage of reduced size, weight, and potentially additional bandwidth.

Keywords:
Tunable Filter, Millimeter-Wave, V-Band, Mems, Waveguide