{"title":"Design of MEMS on-chip helical antenna for THz application","authors":"Lin Guo, H. Meng, Lei Zhang, Jun Ge","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588385","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a novel design tor a tully on-chip 3D antenna operating at 4 THz that can be fabricated by a novel MEMS (micro electro mechanical systems) technology directly realized on a silicon substrate is presented. The antenna includes two parts, the metallic helix and the microstrip on the substrate for feed. The proposed antenna structure is well suitable designed by MEMS technology, the fabrication of the structure needs only one wafer, and the antenna can be easily integrated with other parts of on-chip circuits. The antenna is characterized by high gain (17.6 dBi) and wide relative bandwidth (44%) from 2.8THz to 4.4THz. There are many tunable parameters of the helix, so that high performance THz antenna can be achieved by optimizing these parameters. The proposed antenna can be manufactured by MEMS processing with low fabrication cost, suitable for many THz systems.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133307831","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 dual mode substrate integrated waveguide filter with capacitive I/O coupling structure","authors":"Yihong Su, Xianqi Lin, Ping Pang, Shilin Liu","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588442","url":null,"abstract":"The basic perturbation theory is discussed in this paper to excite a dual mode rectangular resonator cavity. A two order dual mode filter is designed with the center frequency at 35 GHz. An I/O coupling structure is proposed to improve the skirt performance of the filter. Using the I/O coupling greatly increase the out-of-band rejection by introducing transmission zeros on each side of the passband located at 32.1GHz, 38.5GHz and 43GHz while keep the passband characteristic is almost unchanged.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"207 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131977041","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 of current efficiency for CMOS class-B and class-C LC oscillators working in triode region","authors":"Heng-Jian Su, Y. Luo, F. Lin","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588308","url":null,"abstract":"A study of current efficiency for CMOS class-B and class-C LC oscillators working in triode region is presented in this paper. Using Fourier-transform analysis and rigorous mathematical deduction, closed form expressions describing current efficiency are derived for class-B and class-C LC oscillators. Simulation results have been run in Cadence SpectreRF using 0.13-um standard RF CMOS technology, which are in good agreements with the theoretical expressions.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"202 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113980603","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":"The study of the TWT nonlinear parameters test system","authors":"C. Gao, E. Li","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588447","url":null,"abstract":"This paper mainly describes an automatic test system which is used to measure the performance and parameters of the TWT. The operating frequency of this system is 2GHz-18GHz, and its maximum power is 400W. This system consists of hardware test system and test software. The characteristic of the hardware part is the use of a switch matrix composed of microwave switches, which can automatically switch between different test functions and complete the input signal processing; the characteristic of the software is calculating the real data of TWT's parameters based on the internal attenuation data.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123211834","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 modulation properties of rectangular metallic waveguide with graphene integrated in sub-terahertz wave frequency range","authors":"G. He, G. Shkerdin, J. Stiens","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588361","url":null,"abstract":"Sub-terahertz (THz) frequency is attracting extensive interests for a wide range of applications. Electronically tunable phase shifters as one of the key building blocks in sub-THz systems, especially waveguide based phase shifters, encounter difficulties in both design and fabrication. In this paper, an electronically tunable rectangular metallic waveguide with graphene integrated operating in sub-THz frequency is proposed and its phase modulation properties are investigated. It shows that a maximum 34-degree linear phase shift is obtained at 315 GHz with bandwidth more than 50 GHz, and the reflection and maximum insertion loss are lower than -15 dB and 3.5 dB in this frequency range, respectively. The phase modulation feature can be applied to design of graphene based waveguide phase shifters and other graphene based waveguide phase modulators.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123291940","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 beam-steering array using liquid crystal phase shifter","authors":"Jia-Wei Dai, Hong-li Peng, Yao-ping Zhang, J. Mao","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588346","url":null,"abstract":"A beam-steering array operating in the 28-GHz band is described, including a 1-by-4 patch antenna array, liquid crystal (LC) based microstrip meander line phase shifters and feeding networks. The RF signal is coupled to the patch antenna array from the slots in the ground plane. The LC phase shifters are implemented in a kind of inverted microstrip line (IMSL) topology by filling liquid crystal between two RT/duroid 5880 substrates(εr = 2.2, tanδ = 0.0009) with a figure-of-merit of 45.2°/dB at 28 GHz. Simulation results of the scattering parameters and the radiation patterns of the antenna are presented and discussed here.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127068670","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}
R. Bahr, B. Tehrani, J. Hester, J. Kimionis, M. Tentzeris
{"title":"Additive manufacturing techniques for origami inspired 4D printed RF components and modules","authors":"R. Bahr, B. Tehrani, J. Hester, J. Kimionis, M. Tentzeris","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588331","url":null,"abstract":"Additive manufacturing (AM) is a growing method due to the ability to produce with little to no waste, construction of previously impossible designs, and less tooling needed for fabrication. While every manufacturing method has advantages and drawbacks, this paper covers AM techniques for 2D, 3D, and 4D printing, demonstrating RF devices which utilize each dimension and discussing the challenges related to using each technology towards microwave designs. Complex, previously impossible, modules can be fabricated rapidly setting the foundation for the way new designs are prototyped and manufactured.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127502802","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}
Zhiwei Li, J. Hao, Hao Xu, Lirong Huang, Yan Sun, N. Dai
{"title":"Shaping the flow of light based on abrupt phase discontinuities operation in high order modes","authors":"Zhiwei Li, J. Hao, Hao Xu, Lirong Huang, Yan Sun, N. Dai","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588375","url":null,"abstract":"Shaping the flow of light based on abrupt phase discontinuities operation in high order modes is investigated. As a proof-of-concept, we design two types of super cells consisting of V-shaped antennas with phase shifts covering 2*2π and 3*2π. The simulations show that the linear gradient phased metasurfaces using the new designed super cells can exhibit exceptional abilities for light-steering functioned as meta-echelette gratings operating in high order diffraction modes. This results could lead to wide applications in photonic research.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115665944","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}
Yage Li, Yonghong Zhang, Guide Zhu, Zhen Sun, Yong Fan
{"title":"A W-band miniature power divider based on E-faced-folded magic-T junction","authors":"Yage Li, Yonghong Zhang, Guide Zhu, Zhen Sun, Yong Fan","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588443","url":null,"abstract":"A novel design of W-band power divider using E-faced-folded waveguide magic-T junction to realize the miniaturization is proposed in this paper. A stepped regular triangular prism and the stepped impedance transformer are utilized in order to obtain excellent performance. Besides, the performance of the E-faced-folded magic-T power divider is also improved by using short planes. The measured results show that the insertion loss of the power divider is better than 0.6dB and the return loss is better than 15dB. The measured average E-H isolation is better than 30dB from 92GHz to 100GHz range.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128793276","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 20dB stripline coupler with CPWG transitional structure","authors":"Huaishu Jing, Shou-zhao Jing, Yonghong Zhang","doi":"10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2016.7588445","url":null,"abstract":"Two designs of 20dB directional stripline couplers with high isolation are presented. Each of the couplers consists of a stripline coupler and a transitional structure. Grounded coplanar waveguide (CPWG) and microstrip line are utilized as transitional structures, respectively. The presented designs of coupler have advantages of compact size, high isolation, and simple design procedure. The stripline coupler with CPWG and the one with microstrip line are simulated and the results are compared. The coupler with CPWG transitional structure is fabricated and measured. With the return loss of higher than 23 dB, the isolation of fabricated 20dB stripline coupler with CPWG is higher than 43 dB over the frequency range from 2.6GHz to 4.7 GHz.","PeriodicalId":132755,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP)","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126112085","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}