Voltage Tuning of Microwave Magnetic Devices Using Magnetoelectric Transducers
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1. A tunable microwave magnetic device, comprising:
- a ferrite substrate;
a micro-strip circuit formed on the ferrite substrate; and
at least one magnetoelectric (ME) transducer,wherein the ME transducer is operative, in response to a voltage applied across the ME transducer, to create an external magnetic fringe field emanating from the ME transducer, the external magnetic fringe field effectively penetrating the ferrite substrate for tuning the microwave magnetic device.
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Abstract
Tunable microwave magnetic devices that provide increased performance with reduced size, weight, and cost. The disclosed microwave magnetic devices are voltage-tunable devices that include ferrite substrates. To tune the devices, the magnetic permeability of the respective ferrite substrates is varied by external, voltage-tuned, magnetic fringe fields created by one or more magnetoelectric (ME) transducers.
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1. A tunable microwave magnetic device, comprising:
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a ferrite substrate; a micro-strip circuit formed on the ferrite substrate; and at least one magnetoelectric (ME) transducer, wherein the ME transducer is operative, in response to a voltage applied across the ME transducer, to create an external magnetic fringe field emanating from the ME transducer, the external magnetic fringe field effectively penetrating the ferrite substrate for tuning the microwave magnetic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of tuning a microwave magnetic device, comprising the steps of:
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disposing the microwave magnetic device proximate to at least one magnetoelectric (ME) transducer; and applying a voltage across the ME transducer to create an external magnetic fringe field emanating from the ME transducer, the external magnetic fringe field effectively penetrating the microwave magnetic device for tuning the microwave magnetic device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A tunable microwave magnetic device, comprising:
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a substrate having a magnetic permeability; a circuit formed on the substrate; and at least one magnetoelectric (ME) transducer, wherein the ME transducer is operative, in response to a voltage applied across the ME transducer, to create an external magnetic fringe field emanating from the ME transducer, the external magnetic fringe field varying the magnetic permeability of the substrate for tuning the microwave magnetic device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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