JP2007150520A - High frequency switch - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems of a conventional high frequency switch that the impedance viewed from a high frequency branch point toward each output terminal is greatly fluctuated attended with a frequency change, variations in a reflection characteristic at an input terminal due to a frequency change are high, and a pass characteristic between the input terminal and the output terminal is greatly fluctuated attended with the frequency change. <P>SOLUTION: A high frequency switch disclosed herein includes: an input terminal; a first high frequency line one terminal of which is connected to the input terminal and having an electric length of (1/4+M/2) wavelength (M is an integer) equivalent to a desired frequency; a parallel switching element connected to the other terminal of the first high frequency line; a second high frequency line one terminal of which is connected to the parallel switching element and having an electric length of (1/4+N/2) wavelength (N is an integer) equivalent to the desired frequency; a series switching element one terminal of which is connected to the other terminal of the second high frequency line; and an output terminal connected to the other terminal of the series switching element. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a high-frequency switch having low-loss and broadband characteristics at high frequencies.

  FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of a high-frequency switch according to, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-261218 of Background Art 1. In this high-frequency switch, a plurality of tri-state switches 1a to 1e are connected in a tournament form by strip lines 3, and the switch 1a is turned off from branch points N1 to N3 between the lines 3 connected to the switches 1a to 1e. The lengths S1 to S5 of the stripline 3 from the branch points N1 to N3 to the switches 1a to 1e are adjusted so that the real part of the impedance when ˜1e is viewed is maximized and the imaginary part is 0. . Further, the lengths L1 to L3 of the strip lines 3 from the branch points N3 and N4 at the roots of the lines 3 connected to the branch points N1 to N3 to the branch points N1 to N3 are an integral multiple of 1/2 wavelength. It has been adjusted.

  FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram when a single-pole 16-throw switch is configured in the high-frequency switch. FIG. 12 shows the flow of a high-frequency signal when one of the 16 tri-state switches in the high-frequency switch is short-circuited and the other tri-state switches are open. FIG. 13 shows calculation results of reflection loss and passage loss of the single-pole 16-throw switch. The center frequency was 60 GHz. Further, the tristate switch has no parasitic capacitance and resistance, and there is no conductor loss or dielectric loss of the substrate.

  FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram of a high frequency switch according to Background Art 2, for example. 101 is an input terminal, 102a is a first output terminal, 102b is a second output terminal, 102c is a third output terminal, 102d is a fourth output terminal, 103 is an input side high-frequency line, and one end is connected to the input terminal 101 It is connected. Reference numeral 104 a denotes a first output-side high-frequency line, and one end is connected to the other end of the input-side high-frequency line 103. Reference numeral 104 b denotes a second output-side high-frequency line, and one end is connected to the other end of the input-side high-frequency line 103. Reference numeral 104 c denotes a third output-side high-frequency line, and one end is connected to the other end of the input-side high-frequency line 103. Reference numeral 104 d denotes a fourth output-side high-frequency line, and one end is connected to the other end of the input-side high-frequency line 103. A connection point between one end of each of the output side high frequency lines 104 a to 104 d and the other end of the input side high frequency line 103 forms a high frequency branch point 106. A first series switching element 105a is connected between the other end of the first output-side high-frequency line 104a and the first output terminal 102a. Reference numeral 105b denotes a second series switching element, which is connected between the other end of the second output-side high-frequency line 104b and the second output terminal 102b. Reference numeral 105c denotes a third series switching element, which is connected between the other end of the third output-side high-frequency line 104c and the third output terminal 102c. Reference numeral 105d denotes a fourth series switching element, which is connected between the other end of the fourth output-side high-frequency line 104d and the fourth output terminal 102d. The first to fourth output-side high-frequency lines 104a to 104d have an electrical length of NN / 2 wavelengths (NN is an integer of 1 or more) at a desired frequency.

Next, the operation will be described.
In this high-frequency switch, for example, when the first series switching element 105a is short-circuited and the second to fourth series switching elements 105b, 105c, and 105d are opened, the second to fourth from the high-frequency branch point 106. Since the impedance viewed from the output terminals 102b, 102c, and 102d is open at a desired frequency, the input terminal 101 and the first output terminal 102a are in a passing state, and the high-frequency signal input to the input terminal 101 is the first output. It is output to the terminal 102a. In this way, the output terminal to be passed can be selected according to the open / close state of the series switching element. In this example, the high frequency switch operates as an SP4T (single pole, four throw) switch.

JP 2000-261218 A

  However, in the high-frequency switch in Background Art 2 above, the output-side high-frequency line has an electrical length of NN / 2 wavelength, so that the impedance when the second to fourth output terminals 102b, 102c, 102d are viewed from the high-frequency branch point 106 is As the frequency changes, it largely fluctuates, and as a result, the reflection characteristic fluctuates greatly due to the frequency change at the input terminal 101. As a result, there has been a problem that the pass characteristics of the input terminal 101 and the first output terminal 102a fluctuate greatly as the frequency changes.

  It is known that the reflection phase of a high frequency line having an open end having an electrical length of 1/2 wavelength is −2π. Using this relationship, the reflection phase at the high-frequency branch point 106 is given by Equation 1 in Background Art 2 above.

  Therefore, when both sides of Equation 1 are differentiated by the frequency f ′ normalized by the desired frequency, Equation 2 is obtained. Here, for example, if NN = 1 is selected, Expression 2 becomes Expression 3.

The high-frequency switch according to the present invention is
An input terminal;
A first high-frequency line connected to the input terminal and having an electrical length of (1/4 + M / 2) wavelength (M is an integer) at a desired frequency;
A parallel switching element connected to the other of the first high-frequency lines;
A second high-frequency line, one of which is connected to the parallel switching element and having an electrical length of (1/4 + N / 2) wavelength (N is an integer) at a desired frequency;
A series switching element, one connected to the other of the second high-frequency lines;
And an output terminal connected to the other of the series switching elements.

  According to the present invention, when the parallel switching element is short-circuited, the change in impedance of the second high-frequency line accompanying the change in frequency does not affect the reflection phase of the input terminal, and as a result, the reflection due to the change in frequency. A high-frequency switch having a small change in loss characteristics can be obtained.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1a is an input terminal, 1b is an output terminal, 2a is a first high-frequency line whose one end is connected to the input terminal 1a, 2b is a second high-frequency line whose one end is connected to the other end of the first high-frequency line 2a, 3 is a parallel switching element having one end connected to the other end of the first high-frequency line 2a and the other end connected to the ground. 4 is connected to the other end of the second high-frequency line 2b and the other end is connected to the output terminal 1b. Serial switching element.
The first high-frequency line 2a has an electrical length of (1/4 + M / 2) wavelength at the desired frequency, and the second high-frequency line 2b has an electrical length of (1/4 + N / 2) wavelength at the desired frequency. To be. However, M and N are integers of 0 or more.

Next, the operation will be described.
When the parallel switching element 3 is in an open state and the series switching element 4 is in a short circuit state, the high frequency switch is in a passing state.
When the parallel switching element 3 is short-circuited and the series switching element 4 is open, the high-frequency switch is cut off.

  Here, the reflection phase when the parallel switching element 3 is short-circuited in the high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be considered. If the transmission line is a lossless line, the reflection phase at the input terminal 1a is given by Equation 4.

  Therefore, Expression 5 is obtained by differentiating both sides of Expression 4 by f ′. For example, if M = 0 is selected, Expression 5 becomes Expression 6.

  Therefore, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the parallel switching element is short-circuited, the change in impedance of the second high-frequency line accompanying the change in frequency does not affect the reflection phase of the input terminal. Thus, a high-frequency switch having a small change in the characteristic of reflection loss accompanying a change in frequency can be obtained.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 1a is an input terminal, 1b is m output terminals, 2a is a first high frequency line, 2b is a second high frequency line, 2c is m high frequency lines, 3 is a parallel switching element, 4 is m series switching Element 5 is the first high-frequency branch point.
The first high-frequency line 2a has one end connected to the input terminal 1a and the other end connected to one end of the second high-frequency line 2b. The parallel switching element 3 has one end connected to the other end of the first high-frequency line 2a and the other end connected to the ground. One end of each of the m high-frequency lines 2c is connected to the other end of the second high-frequency line 2b, the other end is connected to one end of each of the m series switching elements 4, and one end of each of the m high-frequency lines 2c A connection point with the other end of the second high-frequency line 2 b forms a first high-frequency branch point 5. The other ends of the m series switching elements 4 are respectively connected to m output terminals 1b.
The first high-frequency line 2a has an electrical length of (1/4 + M / 2) wavelength at the desired frequency, and the second high-frequency line 2b has an electrical length of (1/4 + N / 2) wavelength at the desired frequency. The m high-frequency lines 2c have an electrical length of L / 2 wavelengths at a desired frequency. However, M, N, and L are integers of 0 or more.

Next, the operation will be described.
The parallel switching element 3 is opened, any one of the m series switching elements 4 is short-circuited, and (m−1) series switching elements are opened except for the short-circuited series switching element. In this case, among the m output terminals 1b, one output terminal connected to the one short-circuited series switching element and the input terminal 1a are in a passing state, and the above (m-1) is excluded. Between the output terminal and the input terminal 1a is cut off.

  When the parallel switching element 3 is short-circuited, the m output terminals 1b and the input terminals 1a are all cut off.

  Here, the reflection phase when the parallel switching element 3 is short-circuited in the high-frequency switch according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be considered. If the transmission path is a lossless line, the reflection phase at the input terminal is given by Equation 7.

Therefore, if both sides of this expression are differentiated by the above f ′, Expression 7 becomes Expression 8. Here, for example, if M = 0 is selected, Expression 8 becomes Expression 9.

  Therefore, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when the parallel switching element 3 is short-circuited, the impedance change of the second high-frequency line 2b and the m high-frequency lines 2c accompanying the change in frequency is the input terminal 1a. As a result, it is possible to obtain a high-frequency switch that has a small change in reflection loss characteristics due to a change in frequency.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
3 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. This high-frequency switch is arranged so that the four high-frequency lines 2c viewed from the first high-frequency branch point 5 are radial by using a three-dimensional structure when m = 4 in the high-frequency switch in the second embodiment. It is a thing.

  4 is a perspective view showing the structure of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Reference numeral 51a denotes a dielectric substrate on which the input terminals 1a are arranged, and 51b denotes a dielectric substrate on which the output terminals 1b are arranged. This high-frequency switch is the high-frequency switch according to the second embodiment, and is arranged so that the four high-frequency lines 2c viewed from the first high-frequency branch point 5 are radial when m = 4. The high-frequency lines 2a to 2c propagate high-frequency signals with the back surfaces of the dielectric substrates 51a and 51b as the ground.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. 1a is an input terminal, 1b is m output terminals, 2a is m first high frequency lines, 2b is m second high frequency lines, 3 is m parallel switching elements, and 4 is m series terminals. The switching element 5 is a first high-frequency branch point. The first high-frequency branch point 5 is connected to the input terminal 1 a, and one end of the m first high-frequency lines 2 a is connected to the first high-frequency branch point 5. One end of m parallel switching elements 3 and one end of m second high frequency lines 2b are connected to the other ends of the m first high frequency lines 2a, respectively. One end of each of the m series switching elements 4 is connected to the other end of each of the m second high-frequency lines 2b. The other ends of the m series switching elements 4 are respectively connected to m output terminals 1b.
Here, each set of the input terminal 1a, the first high-frequency line 2a, the parallel switching element 3, the second high-frequency line 2b, the series switching element 4, and the output terminal 1b constitutes a unit high-frequency switch.
Here, an example of m = 3 is shown. Here, the first high frequency line 2a has an electrical length of (1/4 + M / 2) wavelength at a desired frequency. However, M is an integer of 0 or more.

Next, the operation will be described.
One of the three parallel switching elements is open, the other two parallel switching elements are short-circuited, and connected between the second high-frequency line connected to the open parallel switching element and the output terminal. When the serial switching element is short-circuited, the output terminal and the input terminal connected to the short-circuited serial switching element are in the passing state.
In addition, when the respective series switching elements connected between the respective second high-frequency lines connected to the two parallel switching elements that have been short-circuited and the output terminal are opened, The output terminals and input terminals connected to the series switching elements are cut off.
FIG. 6 shows an operation example of the high frequency switch according to the fourth embodiment.

  Here, the reflection phase of the input terminal 1a in the unit high-frequency switch in which the parallel switching element is short-circuited and the series switching element is opened in the high-frequency switch according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be considered. If the transmission line is a lossless line, the reflection phase of the input terminal 1a is given by Equation 10.

  Therefore, when both sides of this equation are differentiated by f ′, Equation 11 is obtained. Here, for example, if M = 0 is selected, Expression 11 becomes Expression 12.

  Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the impedance change accompanying the change in the frequency of the second high-frequency line in the unit high-frequency switch in which the parallel switching element is short-circuited and the series switching element is open-circuited. Since it does not affect the reflection phase of the input terminal, as a result, it is possible to obtain a high-frequency switch in which the reflection loss and the change in pass characteristics with a change in frequency are small.

Embodiment 5. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. In the figure, 53 is a second high-frequency branch point. Other configurations are the same as those of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The high-frequency switch according to the fifth embodiment is obtained by connecting two high-frequency switches according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3 through a second high-frequency branch point 53. This high-frequency switch is a single-pole eight-throw switch. As a function.

  Therefore, similarly to the above description, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a high-frequency switch in which the characteristics of the reflection loss and the passage loss change with the change in frequency are small.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a configuration of a high-frequency switch according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Reference numeral 55 denotes a dielectric substrate. The high-frequency switch according to the sixth embodiment is the same as the high-frequency switch according to the fifth embodiment, where the number n of unit high-frequency switches is n = 4 and the number m of basic switches (switchable lines) in each unit high-frequency switch is m = 4. The four high-frequency lines 2a viewed from the second high-frequency branch point 53 are arranged so as to be radial. At this time, the high frequency switch functions as a single pole 16 throw switch. It is assumed that the high-frequency line according to the sixth embodiment propagates a high-frequency signal with the back surface of the dielectric substrate as the ground.

  Similar to the above description, according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a high-frequency switch in which the characteristics of the reflection loss and the passage loss change with the frequency change are small.

  FIG. 9 shows the calculation results of the reflection loss and the passage loss of the single-pole 16-throw switch according to the sixth embodiment. The center frequency was 60 GHz. By comparing FIG. 9 and FIG. 13, according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, a parallel switching element is provided, and the first high-frequency branch point is serially connected to an electrical length position of L / 2 wavelengths (L is an integer). It can be seen that the provision of the switching element makes it possible to obtain a high-frequency switch having a small change in the characteristics of the passage loss due to the change in frequency.

  The high frequency switch according to the present invention is suitable for a high frequency switch used for switching an RF (Radio Frequency) signal of a radar or a wireless communication device.

It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram explaining the operation example of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the high frequency switch by Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a characteristic view of the reflection loss and the passage loss of the single pole 16 throw switch by Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the conventional high frequency switch. It is a circuit diagram when the single pole 16 throw switch is comprised in the conventional high frequency switch. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the high frequency signal when only one tri-state switch is short-circuited in FIG. It is the characteristic figure of the reflection loss and the passage loss of the conventional single pole 16 throw switch. It is a circuit diagram of another conventional high frequency switch.

Explanation of symbols

  1a: input terminal, 1b: output terminal, 2a: first high-frequency line, 2b: second high-frequency line, 2c: m high-frequency lines, 3: parallel switching element, 4: series switching element, 5: first , 51a: dielectric substrate, 51b: dielectric substrate, 53: second high frequency branch point, 55: dielectric substrate.

Claims (7)

An input terminal;
A first high-frequency line connected to the input terminal and having an electrical length of (1/4 + M / 2) wavelength (M is an integer) at a desired frequency;
A parallel switching element connected to the other of the first high-frequency lines;
A second high-frequency line, one of which is connected to the parallel switching element and having an electrical length of (1/4 + N / 2) wavelength (N is an integer) at a desired frequency;
A series switching element, one connected to the other of the second high-frequency lines;
A high-frequency switch comprising: an output terminal connected to the other of the series switching elements. An input terminal;
A first high-frequency line, one of which is connected to the input terminal and has an electrical length of (1/4 + M / 2) wavelength (M is an integer) at a desired frequency;
A parallel switching element connected to the other of the first high-frequency lines;
A second high-frequency line, one of which is connected to the parallel switching element and having an electrical length of (1/4 + N / 2) wavelength (N is an integer) at a desired frequency;
A first high-frequency branch point connected to the other of the second high-frequency lines;
M (m is an integer of 2 or more) high-frequency lines, one of which is connected to the first high-frequency branch point and has an electrical length of L / 2 wavelengths (L is an integer) at a desired frequency;
M series switching elements, one of which is connected to the other of the m high frequency lines,
A high frequency switch comprising: m output terminals connected to the other of the m series switching elements.   3. The high frequency switch according to claim 2, wherein m high frequency lines viewed from the first high frequency branch point are arranged in a radial pattern.   A plurality of high-frequency switches according to any one of claims 1 to 3 are provided, input terminals of the respective high-frequency switches are connected to form a second high-frequency branch point, and a second high-frequency branch point connected to the second high-frequency branch point A high-frequency switch comprising two input terminals.   5. The high-frequency switch according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of high-frequency switches viewed from the second high-frequency branch point are arranged to be radial. An input terminal;
A high-frequency branch point connected to the input terminal;
First m high-frequency lines, one of which is connected to the high-frequency branch point and having an electrical length of (¼ + M / 2) wavelength (M is an integer) at a desired frequency;
M parallel switching elements connected to the other of each of the first m high frequency lines;
A second m high-frequency lines, one of which is connected to each of the m parallel switching elements;
M series switching elements, one connected to the other of each of the second m high frequency lines;
A high frequency switch comprising: m output terminals in contact with the other of the m series switching elements.   7. The high frequency switch according to claim 6, wherein the electrical length of some or all of the second m high frequency lines is 0 or N / 2 wavelengths (N is an integer) at a desired frequency.

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