A monolithic 2-20 GHz GaAs pin diode SP16T switch

A broadband, monolithic, single-pole, sixteen-throw (SP16T) switch has been fabricated using GaAs vertical PIN diodes. The SP16T switch features less than 4.5-dB insertion loss with greater than 35-dB isolation across the 2-20-GHz band. A novel de-embedding scheme used for switch characterization is also introduced.<
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