{"title":"Enhanced phase detector using nonlinear transmission lines","authors":"Matthew M. Dwyer, Aaron M. Day, D. Weide","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714382","url":null,"abstract":"Phase detectors are essential for phase-locked loops, synthesizing stable micro- and millimeter-wave frequencies, and measuring phase noise. We present a phase detector setup built around a self-sampling nonlinear transmission line transient generator integrated circuit that trades capture range for high phase sensitivity, observing 4.4 V/rad at 9 GHz. This phase detector constant could be doubled by trivially reducing the on-chip attenuation and utilizing the full range of the on-chip sampler.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133812695","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":"Adaptive Communications with Swarm Aperture","authors":"M. Hedayati, J. Diao, Y. Wang","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714530","url":null,"abstract":"Utilizing mobile platforms such as a swarm of airborne mini-drones for distributed sensing and communications has been explored for more than one decade. Localization and synchronization of drone elements are the main challenges limiting its practical applications. In this paper, the localization and synchronization challenge is circumvented based on the concept of adaptive beamforming and wireless interconnect through frequency diversity. The technique is to (1) set up the swarm platforms as RF relay nodes that has minimum RF delay without going through the demodulation/remodulation process, while re-transmits the signal received from the base station at a long distance away (licensed band) to a common, secondary receiver at the terminal (unlicensed band) which is at proximity (2) apply adaptive beamforming algorithms to compensate for the delay difference among the elements in RF circuitry and in propagation paths caused by the different element positions. A two-element beamforming array uses to experimentally demonstrate the proposed concept. Improved signal to noise ratio has been demonstrated with such beamforming approach. The proposed system architecture provides an opportunity to develop practical swarm-drone for future wireless sensing and communication systems.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"180 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122090371","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}
Chris D. Fisher, A. Paolella, C. Corey, Diana Foster, Daniel Silva-Saez
{"title":"3-D Printed Millimeter Wave Quasi-Optical Lens System for 60 and 100 GHz Applications","authors":"Chris D. Fisher, A. Paolella, C. Corey, Diana Foster, Daniel Silva-Saez","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714547","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the potential of 3-D printing technologies for the development of free space quasioptical (Q-O) components operating in the millimeter wave frequency regime. Q-O techniques are used to focus millimeter wave signals for power combining applications. This study includes the design process, simulation, fabrication, and testing of dual biconvex shaped lens systems designed for 60 and 100 GHz center frequencies. Test results demonstrate the resultant gain across a 15-wavelength gap between the input and output waveguides in comparison to free space coupling between the two. This study presents a set of unique designs that includes separated lens and alignments structures to facilitate efficient high-resolution lens printing. The 60 GHz system features lenses placed in a self-aligning cavity, while the 100 GHz system requires external alignment due to the small size of the component lenses. The resulting data showed a focusing gain of 18.3 dB at 60 GHz and a gain of 22.1 dB at 100 GHz.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124098122","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}
Junhyung Jeong, P. Kim, Phanam Pech, Y. Jeong, Sangmin Lee
{"title":"Substrate-Integrated Waveguide Impedance Matching Network with Bandpass Filtering","authors":"Junhyung Jeong, P. Kim, Phanam Pech, Y. Jeong, Sangmin Lee","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714427","url":null,"abstract":"A substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) impedance matching network with bandpass filtering response is proposed in this paper. The first and last J inverters are affected by the termination impedances and its effect is proportional to the input or output external quality factors of the SIW filter. For validation of the proposed analysis, three-stage SIW impedance matching network with the $20-50 Omega$ termination impedances is designed at center frequency (f0) of 8 GHz. The measured insertion loss is better than 0.9 dB at f0 and better than 1.3 dB from 7.62 to 8.31 GHz (FBW= 8.6%). The measurement results are in good agreement with the simulation results.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128173821","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":"Analysis and Design of a High-Efficiency Class-EM Power Amplifier","authors":"Moise Safari Mugisho, M. Thian, A. Grebennikov","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714336","url":null,"abstract":"The Class-EM power amplifier (PA) offers the possibility of achieving high-efficiency operations at high operating frequencies while using slow-switching transistors. This is made possible by the adoption of the ZVS/ZVDS/ZCS and ZCDS conditions on the main circuit and the adoption of the ZVS condition on the auxiliary circuit. In this paper, we present the analysis and design of a new topology of the Class-EM PA incorporating a finite DC-feed inductance and an isolation circuit, rendering it more attractive for implementations. Furthermore, we propose a novel transmission-line load network that provides the drain of the transistor with the required load impedances at the fundamental frequency as well as at even and odd harmonic frequencies for the main and the auxiliary circuits. The concept is verified through harmonic-balance simulations with the PA exhibiting a peak drain efficiency of 90.3%, a peak power added efficiency of 86.7%, and a peak output power of 41.2 dBm at an operating frequency of 1.5 GHz.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127186260","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}
Shouta Sora, Kousei Kumahara, M. Eguchi, F. Kuroki, T. Yamakawa, Fumihiro Tanaka
{"title":"Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Ring Resonator Type of Electrode for Circulating Tumor Cell Detection","authors":"Shouta Sora, Kousei Kumahara, M. Eguchi, F. Kuroki, T. Yamakawa, Fumihiro Tanaka","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714318","url":null,"abstract":"A ring resonator type of electrode to detect the circulating tumor cell (CTC) has been proposed because the early diagnosis can be performed and the cell condition can be investigated. Main emphasis was placed on the improvement of the Q-factor for high detection sensitivity. The low loss aluminum, Al membrane was deposited on the surface of the dielectric substrate and the thick copper, Cu was plated on the aluminum as the electrode thorough the lossy titanium, Ti as the adhesive. The Q-factor of the ring resonator was calculated to be about 100 at X-band frequencies thanks to the Al – Ti – Cu layered structure. To confirm the capability for the cell detection, the BaTiO3 particles were inserted in the ring resonator type of electrodes instead of CTCs as preliminary experiment. The cell identification could be performed from the numerically and experimentally investigations.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130001586","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 32-48 GHz Differential YIG Oscillator With Low Phase Noise Based On a SiGe MMIC","authors":"M. V. Delden, N. Pohl, K. Aufinger, T. Musch","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714500","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a wideband and low noise differential yttrium iron garnet (YIG) oscillator. It utilizes a YIG sphere based transmission resonator, which is coupled via two orthogonal pad-to-pad bonds to a fully differential SiGe MMIC. For an optimized design process, the coupled YIG sphere is described by an equivalent circuit, whose elements are determined by 3D EM simulations. Regarding the tuning range and phase noise, the results of the circuit simulation of the entire oscillator are in good agreement with the measurements. The realized YIG oscillator offers a high oscillation frequency with a tuning range from 32GHz to 48GHz. Moreover, it exhibits excellent phase noise of less than -119dBc/Hz at an offset frequency of 100kHz for oscillation frequencies up to 42 GHz.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132949815","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}
Daniel Reiter, Hao Li, H. Knapp, Jonas Kammerer, S. Majied, Badou Sene, N. Pohl
{"title":"A Low Phase Noise, Wide Tuning Range 20GHz Magnetic-Coupled Hartley-VCO in a 28nm CMOS Technology","authors":"Daniel Reiter, Hao Li, H. Knapp, Jonas Kammerer, S. Majied, Badou Sene, N. Pohl","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714258","url":null,"abstract":"A low phase noise, wide tuning range 20GHz magnetic-coupled Hartley-VCO fabricated in a 28nm CMOS technology is presented and targeted for 77/79GHz radar applications. The VCO is designed and optimized for low phase noise and large frequency tuning range by using a Hartley-VCO architecture. A wide tuning range of 2.2GHz and a best phase noise of -113.8dBc/Hz@1MHz have been achieved. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this is the best VCO phase noise presented in an advanced CMOS technology. Furthermore, the VCO shows an excellent pushing performance of less than ± 80 MHz $/V$ due to the implemented current source on top of the VCO core. The VCO core has an area of 0.038 mm $^{2}$ and consumes 50mA from a 1.8V supply.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126220073","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 New Reconfigurable Bandpass Filter With Adaptive Resonators for Switchable Passband and In-Band Notch","authors":"Runqi Zhang, Wei Yang, D. Peroulis","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714511","url":null,"abstract":"A reconfigurable bandpass filter (BPF) with adaptive resonators is proposed for a switchable in-band notch. The adaptive resonator has two identical arms in parallel. When tuning the varactors in the two arms in different manner, the adaptive resonator results to different equivalent circuits. The prototype filter discussed here is an intrinsically switchable BPF. Comparing its even-and odd-mode resonances, it shows three different states, i.e. two bandpass and all-stop states. The adaptive resonators are integrated into this prototype filter. The obtained filtering responses are that each state of the prototype filter has a switchable in-band notch. Since both adaptive resonators and the prototype filter are reconfigurable with varactors, both the passband and in-band notch are tunable and switchable. An implemented experimental circuit has soundly verified the proposed technique.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126846881","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 40.2 bps/Hz Single Polarization 4x4 Line-of-Sight MIMO Link With Unsynchronized Oscillators","authors":"M. Sjödin, P. Ligander, L. Bao, J. Hansryd","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2019.8714464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2019.8714464","url":null,"abstract":"Line-of-sight MIMO (LOS-MIMO) has the potential to greatly improve the capacity and spectral efficiency of microwave links in backhaul networks. In this paper we present results from an outdoor experiment with a single polarization LOS-MIMO system with four spatial streams in a single channel and unsynchronized oscillators, with which we achieve an uncoded spectral efficiency of 40.2 bps/Hz for a 14 MHz channel with $6.6cdot 10^{-3}$ bit error ratio. We also discuss the performance limitations of the system.","PeriodicalId":131330,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115225655","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}