%0 Journal Article %T Reconfigurable split rings based on MEMS switches and their application to tunable filters %+ MINACOM (XLIM-MINACOM) %+ Axe 2 : procédés de traitements de surface %A Bouyge, David %A Crunteanu, Aurelian %A Duran-Sindreu, Miguel %A Pothier, Arnaud %A Blondy, Pierre %A Bonache, Jordi %A Orlianges, Jean-Christophe %A Martin, Ferran %< avec comité de lecture %@ 2040-8978 %J Journal of Optics %I Institute of Physics (IOP) %V Special issue: Reconfigurable and Switchable Metamaterials- vol14 %N 11 %P 114001 -9 pages %8 2012-11 %D 2012 %R 10.1088/2040-8978/14/11/114001Journal articles %X It is shown that radiofrequency micro-electromechanical-system (RF-MEMS) switches are useful to implement electronically reconfigurable split ring resonators (SRRs). Three different combinations of cantilever-type ON/OFF capacitive switches with SRRs are studied for the design of tunable or switchable SRR-loaded metamaterial transmission lines. These structures are then applied to the design of reconfigurable band stop and band pass filters at the X-frequency band. Through electrostatic actuation of the switches, the resonance frequency of SRRs can be shifted and, as a result, filter bandwidth and/or central frequency can be digitally controlled. Good agreement between theory and experiment is achieved. %G English %L hal-00787376 %U https://unilim.hal.science/hal-00787376 %~ UNILIM %~ CNRS %~ SPCTS %~ SPCTS-AXE2 %~ XLIM %~ XLIM-MINACOM %~ IPAM %~ INC-CNRS %~ IRCER %~ IRCER-AXE2 %~ IMPEO %~ TEST2-HALCNRS