Small-signal impedance of a radio frequency plasma capacitor

Peter Linardakis; Gerard G. Borg

doi:10.1109/LMWC.2007.908042

Small-signal impedance of a radio frequency plasma capacitor

Peter Linardakis^*, Gerard G. Borg

^*Corresponding author for this work

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A capacitor for radio frequency control is proposed that uses a gas discharge plasma as a variable dielectric. Experimental small-signal impedance measurements on a prototype device at 500 MHz-2.4 GHz show a capacitance ratio of 2-6:1 with a quality factor of 60 at 600 MHz. Results compare well with simple theoretical descriptions of the dielectric properties of plasmas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	763-765
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LMWC.2007.908042
Publication status	Published - Nov 2007

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