Reconfigurable Microwave Components Implemented using Field Programmable Microwave Substrate

This article presents the capability of signal routing (switch) and phase shifting realized using a field programmable microwave substrate (FPMS). A genetic algorithm has been developed in MATLAB in order to optimize the configuration of the cells of the FPMS board and to achieve specific goals in terms of phase or amplitude. The proposed experimental setup allows a real time optimization on the FPMS board and to achieve different microwave components from a single device.