Reconfigurable Transmission Lines with Memcapacitive Materials

TL;DR

This paper explores reconfigurable transmission lines using memcapacitive materials, enabling adjustable dielectric properties and optical-like Bragg reflector structures through pulse programming, with simulations demonstrating their operation.

Contribution

It introduces a novel design of reconfigurable transmission lines utilizing passive memcapacitive materials for dynamic dielectric modulation.

Findings

Pulse sequences can reconfigure dielectric properties.

Simulations show reset, programming, and signal transmission.

Structures can function as distributed Bragg reflectors.

Abstract

We study transmission lines made of memory capacitive (memcapacitive) materials. The transmission properties of these lines can be adjusted on demand using an appropriate sequence of pulses. In particular, we demonstrate a pulse combination that creates a periodic modulation of dielectric properties along the line. Such a structure resembles a distributed Bragg reflector having important optical applications. We present simulation results demonstrating all major steps of such a reconfigurable device operation including reset, programming and transmission of small amplitude signals. The proposed reconfigurable transmission lines employ only passive memory materials and can be realized using available memcapacitive devices.