| US 7,498,908 B2 | ||
| High-power PIN diode switch | ||
| Gennady G. Gurov, Loveland, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Energy Industries, Inc, Fort Collins, Colo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 04, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/462,649. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0030285 A1, Feb. 07, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01P 1/15 (2006.01); H01P 5/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 333—262 [327/503] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A PIN diode single-pole, single-throw switch, comprising:
an input terminal;
an output terminal; and
first and second transmission-line elements connected in parallel to the input and output terminals, each of the first and
second transmission-line elements including:
a thermoconductive dielectric substrate; and
a microstrip line disposed on the thermoconductive dielectric substrate, the microstrip line including a plurality of substantially
parallel sections that are magnetically coupled, electrically connected in series, and arranged so that electrical current
flows in substantially the same direction in adjacent substantially parallel sections to mutually reinforce the magnetic fields
associated with the adjacent substantially parallel sections;
wherein adjacent substantially parallel sections of each of the first and second transmission lines are separated by a predetermined
distance, each substantially parallel section has a predetermined width, and the predetermined distance is less than or equal
to the predetermined width.
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