Design and Fabrication of Non-Volatile Direct Heating RF High-Speed Switch Matrix Based on GeTe Phase Change Material

  • Shubing Li
  • , Zhangchen Hou
  • , Jianli Tang
  • , Zhigao Hu

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Abstract

In this work, a 2 × 2 non-volatile direct heating RF switch matrix based on GeTe phase change material was innovatively designed and fabricated based on multilayer lithography process. The pulsed laser deposition-derived phase change materials (PCM) of GeTe exhibited high crystalline quality with no impurities observed. The GeTe-based RF switch can achieve 'On' and 'Off' operations under 300 ns electrical pulse of 4.9 V and 7.1 V voltage, respectively. Based on the fast response of the PCM switch, the 2 × 2 matrix was designed and fabricated. The measured S-parameter of the matrix demonstrate that the insertion loss of the two RF phase-change switch units in the 'On' state are more than 0.63 dB, while the isolation of the two RF phase-change switch units in the 'Off' state are less than 20.3 dB over the range of DC-35 GHz. This work provides novel ideas for the design of high-speed RF switches and matrices, the proposed GeTe thin film phase change switch matrix offers an effective approach for advanced large frequency range, multi-channel high-speed switching.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications, IMWS-AMP 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350308761
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications, IMWS-AMP 2023 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 12 Nov 202315 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications, IMWS-AMP 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications, IMWS-AMP 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period12/11/2315/11/23

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