Jim S. Sun, A. Corona‐Chavez, Jun H. Choi, T. Itoh
{"title":"Compact 4-pole BRF-based directional filter with even-mode matching circuit for sharp cut-off","authors":"Jim S. Sun, A. Corona‐Chavez, Jun H. Choi, T. Itoh","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697604","url":null,"abstract":"The directional filter structure using λ/2 strip resonators with better filtering performance has been the focus of recent research activities. The band-reject filter based directional filter structure has been demonstrated as an effective way to achieve this goal. However, the prototype reported is cascading resonators in the lateral direction. When the order of the filer gets higher, the lateral cascading leads to rapid oscillation in the stop-band of S41 and a lengthy structure. This paper demonstrated a 4-pole band-reject filter based DF using direct-coupled band-reject filter. It achieves the highest order of DF response reported without the rapid oscillation in the stop-band. Yet it is about 30% smaller compared to previous 3-pole directional filter prototypes.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117055335","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":"Phase-noise improvement of microwave feedback oscillator using shunt-stub-based ring resonator","authors":"M. Daud, C. Tseng","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697416","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a low phase-noise feedback oscillator using a shunt-stub-based (SSB) ring resonator. Since the proposed resonator has the 2nd and 3rd harmonic suppression characteristics, the phase noise of the developed oscillator can be significantly improved about 10 dB at 100-kHz offset frequency as compared with that of the conventional one. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to figure out the reason of this improvement using impulse sensitivity function (ISF). The calculated ISF parameters, c2 and c3, of the proposed configuration demonstrate that the noise portions contributed from the 2nd and 3rd harmonics are effectively reduced.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124892937","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":"GaN SSPA for UHF space applications","authors":"A. Katz, Brian Eggleston, J. MacDonald","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697695","url":null,"abstract":"UHF Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for use in government and commercial communications satellites have been developed. These SSPAs combine high-voltage gallium nitride (GaN) FET technology with predistortion linearization (PDL) to allow the achievement of both linearity and record high efficiency. A peak power of more than 170 W with a power added efficiency (PAE) of 90% has been achieved. The SSPAs can be operated at lower power for multi-carrier WCDMA operation. A PAE of > 80% was achieved with a WCDMA adjacent channel level ratio (ACLR) of -25 dB.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124980417","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}
M. Hrobak, M. Sterns, M. Schramm, W. Stein, L. Schmidt
{"title":"Planar varistor mode Schottky diode frequency tripler covering 60 GHz to 110 GHz","authors":"M. Hrobak, M. Sterns, M. Schramm, W. Stein, L. Schmidt","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697410","url":null,"abstract":"Frequency extender modules of vector network analyzers (VNA) and signal generators, as well as front end modules of semiconductor automatic testsystems (ATS) make use of broadband resistive diode frequency multipliers. We present the design and construction of a planar varistor tripler utilizing commercial gallium arsenide (GaAs) Schottky diodes on thin-film processed alumina (Al2O3) substrate. Synthesis is based on a co-simulation procedure between 3D electromagnetic field (EM) and nonlinear circuit simulations. Measurement data over the focused output frequency range from 60 GHz to 110 GHz is presented.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125927218","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 novel inkjet-printed passive microfluidic RFID-based sensing platform","authors":"B. Cook, J. Cooper, Sangkil Kim, M. Tentzeris","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697592","url":null,"abstract":"This work introduces a first-of-its-kind wireless passive sensing platform combining RFID, microfluidics and inkjet printing technology that enables remote fluid analysis which requires as little as 3 uL of fluid. The tag is fabricated using a novel rapid, low-cost, and low-temperature additive inkjet process making the tag disposable. However, even with its disposable nature, the tag exhibits repeatability and long-term re-usability in accurately detecting water, various alcohols, and % content of water/alcohol mixtures. The proposed platform could find a multitude of applications ranging from water quality monitoring to wearable biosensing/bioanalysis and perishable liquid storage tracking.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123437930","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}
Muhammad Arsalan, M. Ouda, Loic Marnat, T. J. Ahmad, A. Shamim, Khaled N. Salama
{"title":"A 5.2GHz, 0.5mW RF powered wireless sensor with dual on-chip antennas for implantable intraocular pressure monitoring","authors":"Muhammad Arsalan, M. Ouda, Loic Marnat, T. J. Ahmad, A. Shamim, Khaled N. Salama","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697639","url":null,"abstract":"For the first time a single chip implantable wireless sensor system for Intraocular Pressure Monitoring (IOPM) is presented. This system-on-chip (SoC) is battery-free and harvests energy from incoming RF signals. The chip is self-contained and does not require external components or bond wires to function. This 1.4mm3 SoC has separate 2.4GHz-transmit and 5.2GHz-receive antennas, an energy harvesting module, a temperature sensor, a 7-bit TIQ Flash ADC, a 4-bit RFID, a power management and control unit, and a VCO transmitter. The chip is fabricated in a standard 6-metal 0.18μm CMOS process and is designed to work with a post-processed MEMS pressure sensor. It consumes 513μW of peak power and when implanted inside the eye, it is designed to communicate with an external reader using on-off keying (OOK).","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123444686","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":"Miniaturized negative group delay circuit using defected microstrip structure and lumped elements","authors":"G. Chaudhary, Y. Jeong, Jongsik Lim","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697500","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a design of miniaturized negative group delay circuit (NGDC) using U-shaped defected microstrip structure (DMS) and lumped elements is presented. The resonant center frequency and group delay (GD) time are controlled by an external capacitor and resistor connected across the DMS slot. To verify the design concept, a single stage NGDC is designed, fabricated and compared with the circuit simulation. To get wideband bandwidth of GD, two stages NGDC is also demonstrated and the GD of -7 ns with the maximum insertion loss of 34 dB was obtained over 60 MHz bandwidth.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125320170","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":"Low-cost implementation of a millimeter wave imaging system operating in W-band","authors":"R. Feger, A. Fischer, A. Stelzer","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697591","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a low-cost mm-wave imaging system operating in W-band is presented. Multiple used techniques lead to reduced system costs, increased application versatility and a simplified setup. These goals are achieved by using packaged 77-GHz devices including an antenna-in-package, substituting physical focusing elements with imaging algorithms, and a multiplier-based topology which allows realizing coherent measurement setups on standard FR4 printed circuit boards. Test measurements conducted with the realized prototype demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125432586","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":"Miniaturization of hairpin resonator filters with improved harmonic suppression by using lumped capacitors","authors":"H. Hsu, Che-Yang Chiang","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697721","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a miniaturization technique of the hairpin resonator filters using lumped capacitors. The key concept is to use resonator dimensions at higher frequencies and then apply capacitive loading to achieve the desired resonant frequency. The proposed technique was verified through experimental work of a third-order Chebyshev type bandpass filter centered at 1 GHz. Up to 80% reduction in overall area can be obtained when the unloaded resonator resonates at three times the desired operating frequency. In addition to the reduction in the overall area, an improved suppression of spurious harmonic responses was also achieved attributed to the higher operation frequency of the unloaded resonators.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115570458","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}
Yunsong Xie, X. Fan, Yunpeng Chen, Jeffrey D. Wilson, R. Simons, J. Xiao
{"title":"Characterizing the in-phase reflection bandwidth theoretical limit of artificial magnetic conductors with transmission line model","authors":"Yunsong Xie, X. Fan, Yunpeng Chen, Jeffrey D. Wilson, R. Simons, J. Xiao","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697460","url":null,"abstract":"We validate through simulation and experiment that artificial magnetic conductors (AMC's) can be well characterized by a transmission line model. The theoretical bandwidth limit of the in-phase reflection can be expressed in terms of the effective RLC parameters from the surface patch and the properties of the substrate. It is found that the existence of effective inductive components will reduce the in-phase reflection bandwidth of the AMC. Furthermore, we propose design strategies to optimize AMC structures with an in-phase reflection bandwidth closer to the theoretical limit.","PeriodicalId":128968,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122350173","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}