S. Chakraborty, Leigh E. Milner, L. Hall, Xi Zhu, O. Sevimli, M. Heimlich
{"title":"Characterisation of a transformer balun for a 7–15 GHz SiGe frequency doubler","authors":"S. Chakraborty, Leigh E. Milner, L. Hall, Xi Zhu, O. Sevimli, M. Heimlich","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593481","url":null,"abstract":"A compact transformer balun with less than 0.13 dB magnitude imbalance and 0.4° phase imbalance from 7 to 15 GHz is presented. The balun is suitable for use with frequency doublers using a balanced circuit architecture. Measured data for the balun is used to predict the harmonic rejection of the frequency doubler. The fundamental rejection is 29 dB and third harmonic rejection is better than 35 dB. The balun is 420 μm by 320 μm.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125988665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sequences for imaging MIMO radar","authors":"G. Rankin, A. Tirkel","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593464","url":null,"abstract":"Millimeter-wave radar for collision avoidance, takeoff and landing in challenging environments requires high resolution imaging. Mechanically scanned radars are expensive and limited by a short dwell time on target. An electronically scanned array is an attractive solution, but requires large numbers of transceivers. MIMO permits thinning of the array without compromising image quality. Each transmitter element is encoded with a unique sequence. A problem is Doppler, due to target and platform motion. This restricts the selection of sequences. We present suitable sequences and a signal processing scheme.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134413388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Folded Y-junction in substrate-integrated waveguide technology","authors":"Cheng Zhao, C. Fumeaux, C. Lim","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593473","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a novel Y-junction in folded substrate-integrated waveguide technology. The structure is analyzed with finite-element method using Ansys HFSS, and the simulation results show that the reflection coefficients of the 120° branch ports for the folded substrate-integrated waveguide Y-junction can satisfy the constraints for optimum performance of diplexers. In comparison with an unfolded substrate-integrated waveguide Y-junction, the characteristics of the presented structure can meet the constraints in a wider frequency band, which means that the flexibility for the selection of the up and down channel bands is increased.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116947017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A polyphase RC filter implemented in ring configuration for a SiGe millimetre-wave receiver","authors":"Leigh E. Milner, J. Harvey, L. Hall, M. Parker","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593471","url":null,"abstract":"A broadband polyphase RC Filter is presented suitable for millimetre-wave image reject receivers. A ring layout is chosen in preference to the traditional grid layout to improve symmetry. Crossover paths are implemented in microstrip and inverted microstrip with high isolation. Electromagnetic simulation shows a gain imbalance less than 1.0 dB and phase imbalance less than 1.4° from 20 to 50 GHz.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128006273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dielectric properties of aqueous glucose solutions using microwave cavity and coaxial probe","authors":"Heungjae Choi, Steve Luzio, A. Porch","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593467","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents two measurement techniques for determining the complex dielectric properties of aqueous glucose solution of a variety of concentration (0 to 500 mmol/L) by using a coaxial reflectance probe (0.2 to 4 GHz) and a cylindrical cavity (3.5 GHz). The measured real and imaginary permittivity from the two different methods agree well each other, showing a systematic error less than 2 %.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117322752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planar high-gain antennas for direct broadcast satellite reception","authors":"R. Hashmi, K. Esselle","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593472","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a planar, low-profile and low-cost resonant cavity antenna for satellite reception applications. The antenna has a total height of only 0.468X at 12GHz, and consists of a single layer metallo-dielectric superstrate. It is designed to cover the entire ITU Region 3 downlink band for Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) services. Numerical results demonstrate a peak directivity of 19.3 dBi with only one tile, which is 10cm × 10cm. Several tiles can be cascaded to increase antenna gain and directivity further.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116234399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental and numerical analysis of nonlinear left handed transmission lines using three wave mixing","authors":"Sameh Y. Elnaggar, G. Milford","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593466","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we demonstrate the use of three wave mixing and quasi phase matching to describe the parametric behaviour of a Nonlinear Composite Right-Left Handed Transmission Line. The varactor's configuration plays an essential role in determining the parametric frequencies. The findings are verified using simulation and measurement.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133359470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shabbir Ahmed, Robabeh Amirkhanzadeh Antiohos, M. Faulkner
{"title":"Millimeter-wave measurements for 5G","authors":"Shabbir Ahmed, Robabeh Amirkhanzadeh Antiohos, M. Faulkner","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593483","url":null,"abstract":"Fifth generation (5G) wireless systems are in development. The high data rates targeted for these systems require wide-bandwidths that are not currently available at sub 6 GHz frequencies. The underutilized 28 GHz millimeter-wave spectrum is being considered for 5G cellular networks. Designing systems at these frequencies requires further characterization of building materials to understand propagation characteristics in built environments. By performing wideband measurements we show that the narrowband measurements of previous studies are likely to be affected by multipath effects leading to a source of inconsistency between reported results.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125013191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A low profile flat perforated dielectric beam focusing structure for electromagnetic bandgap resonator antennas","authors":"M. Afzal, K. P. Esselle","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593479","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a flat and low-profile perforated dielectric phase correcting structure (P-PCS) design for conventional electromagnetic bandgap resonator antennas (ERAs). The P-PCS makes use of effective permittivity variation of dielectric material in distinct phase correction regions created on the surface of ERAs. The permittivity variation is realized by drilling holes of appropriate sizes in a planar slab of same dielectric material. The peak directivity of the ERA with P-PCS increases by 9 dB, which is similar to that achieved by height varying dielectric PCS. The P-PCS is an attractive alternative because of its planar geometry and 73% smaller thickness as compared with height-varying dielectric PCS.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122020834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Farid, S. M. M. Mohd Hassan, R. Sanusi, A. I. Abdul Rahim
{"title":"A 40 GHz CMOS unit-cell power amplifier for radio-over-fiber","authors":"N. Farid, S. M. M. Mohd Hassan, R. Sanusi, A. I. Abdul Rahim","doi":"10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2016.7593484","url":null,"abstract":"A 40 GHz 130nm CMOS power amplifier unit-cell is designed and simulated for use in a downlink transmitter of a millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber system. The system will be used as a complementary solution to Fiber-to-the-Home where geographical limitations and cost considerations are critical. The power amplifier unit-cell has a single-stage cascode structure for stability and input-output isolation. In addition, it utilizes slow-wave transmission lines for matching. The P1dB output power is 10 dBm, gain is 7.4 dB, and PAE is 10%. The PA unit-cell is to be used in a multi unit-cell power combining structure on silicon for larger output power at 40 GHz.","PeriodicalId":103180,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 2nd Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132189826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}