1. Plasma-based localized defect for switchable coupling applications.
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Varault, Stefan, Gabard, Benjamin, Sokoloff, Jérôme, and Bolioli, Sylvain
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PLASMA gases ,POINT defects ,SWITCHING circuits ,ELECTROMAGNETISM ,BAND gaps ,ELECTRIC filters ,CAPILLARITY ,ELECTRIC discharges - Abstract
We report in this paper experimental measurements in order to validate the concept of switchable electromagnetic band gap filters based on plasma capillaries in the microwave regime. The plasma tube is embedded inside the structure to create a bistable (plasma on or off) punctual defect. We first investigate two kinds of discharge tubes: Ar-Hg and pure Ne, which we then use to experimentally achieve plasma-based reconfigurable applications, namely, a two-port coupler and a two-port demultiplexer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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