The Role of Impedance Transparency of Non-Reciprocal 90° Phase Shifters in the Evolution of Electronic Circulators

Dror Regev, Erez Zolkov, Nimrod Ginzberg, Roy Weiss, Emanuel Cohen

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Abstract

This paper presents an impedance transparency property for 90°/-90° non-reciprocal phase shifter (NRPS) circuits which is different from the impedance transformation property of other NRPS-based gyrators such as 0°/180° and 60°/120°. A linear analysis of electronic circulators is proposed and reveals an electrical-balance virtual ground at the isolated port for the respective excitation. Moreover, the effect of the 90°/-90° NRPS transparency in electronic circulators is shown to enable better isolation of the NRPS circuit from the TX voltage and hence higher power handling. To validate the transparency observation, a 90°/-90° 4-path linear periodically time-variant (LPTV) NRPS with shunt parasitic losses compensation was designed in TSMC's 65nm CMOS. Measurements show that the theoretical transparency prediction can deviate from the ideal lossless model by up to twice the series switch ON resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems
Subtitle of host publicationMaking Waves in Texas, WMCS 2021
ISBN (Electronic)9781665403092
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 May 2021
Event2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 18 May 202120 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems: Making Waves in Texas, WMCS 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period18/05/2120/05/21

Keywords

  • Electric Balance
  • Electronic Circulator
  • Gyrators
  • Impedance Transparency
  • Linear Periodically Time-Variant
  • Non-Reciprocal Phase Shifters

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Instrumentation

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