RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH AND PROCESSES OF SELECTIVELY REGULATING RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY TRANSMISSION

摘要

Provided are radio frequency electromagnetic energy switches and processes of regulating the transmission of RF energy, that for the first time successfully employ a ChG PCM as a RF switching material. An inventive switch includes: a substrate; a first radio frequency energy conductive element on the substrate; a second radio frequency energy conductive element on the substrate; and a switch element on the substrate and connecting the first conductive element to the second conductive element, the switch element including a switching material; the switching material including a chalcogenide compound switchable between a first radio frequency electromagnetic energy conductivity value and a second radio frequency electromagnetic energy conductivity value by application of an activation energy to the switching material, such that radio frequency electromagnetic energy flowing in the first conductive element is either reflected off the switching material or transmitted through the switching material to the second conductive element.

主权项

1. A switch for use in circuits that conduct radio frequency electromagnetic energy comprising:
a substrate; a first radio frequency energy conductive element on said substrate; a second radio frequency energy conductive element on said substrate; and a switch element on said substrate, and connecting said first conductive element to said second conductive element, said switch comprising a switching material; said switching material comprising a chalcogenide compound switchable between a first radio frequency electromagnetic energy conductivity value and a second radio frequency electromagnetic energy conductivity value by application of an activation energy to said switching material, such that radio frequency electromagnetic energy flowing in said first conductive element is either reflected off said switch or transmitted through said switch to said second conductive element.