Federico García-Rial, Luis Úbeda-Medina, J. Grajal, A. Badolato, G. Rubio-Cidre, A. García-Pino, B. Gonzalez-Valdes, O. Rubiños
{"title":"Optimization of a compact THz imaging radar for real-time operation","authors":"Federico García-Rial, Luis Úbeda-Medina, J. Grajal, A. Badolato, G. Rubio-Cidre, A. García-Pino, B. Gonzalez-Valdes, O. Rubiños","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500299","url":null,"abstract":"A summary of obstacles and solutions in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's CW-LFM (continuous-wave linear frequency modulation) imaging radar towards enabling real-time through-clothes threat detection with a compact system is presented. Image acquisition has been designed to permit a 2 fps (frames per second) video feed, and a newly developed signal-processing and image representation software, run on a mixed CPU-GPGPU (central processing unit general-purpose graphics processing unit) architecture, allows speeds up to 5 fps. Additional hardware modifications have yielded reductions in cost, power consumption, and volume.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"152 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115919926","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}
K. Schmalz, J. Borngraber, P. Neumaier, N. Rothbart, D. Kissinger, H. Hubers
{"title":"Gas spectroscopy system at 245 and 500 GHz using transmitters and receivers in SiGe BiCMOS","authors":"K. Schmalz, J. Borngraber, P. Neumaier, N. Rothbart, D. Kissinger, H. Hubers","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500289","url":null,"abstract":"A compact gas spectroscopy system is demonstrated, which contains a transmitter (TX) and a receiver (RX) in SiGe BiCMOS, as well as a gas absorption cell. The sensitivity of this spectroscopy system is demonstrated by measuring the high-resolution 2f absorption spectrum (second harmonic detection) of gaseous methanol (CH3OH) at 238-252 GHz, and at 495-497 GHz. The 245 GHz TX consists of a 120 GHz local oscillator (LO) and a frequency doubler, and the 245 GHz RX includes a low noise amplifier (LNA), a LO, and an active subharmonic mixer. A 245 GHz TX-array increases significantly the sensitivity of the sensor system. The 500 GHz system includes a TX-array, and a subharmonic RX with a transconductance mixer. The 500 GHz TX contains a frequency quadrupler, and the RX uses a frequency doubler for the LO. The LOs of the RX and the TX are controlled by two external phase-locked loops (PLLs).","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132400625","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}
A. Martínez, I. Maestrojuán, D. Valcázar, Jorge Teniente
{"title":"High gain reflector antenna for communications at 330 GHz","authors":"A. Martínez, I. Maestrojuán, D. Valcázar, Jorge Teniente","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500288","url":null,"abstract":"The increase in applications with high data rates is leading to the development of point to point outdoor communication solutions with high bandwidths at high frequencies. This paper presents the design, manufacturing and radiation pattern test of a high gain parabolic reflector antenna at millimeter frequencies using typical machining techniques. The reflector antenna is focused on 330 GHz communication link test with 70 GHz bandwidth with the goal to set up a 50 Gbit/s data rate link, over 100 m distance.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127968499","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":"THz MEMS — Micromachining enabling new solutions at millimeter and submillimeter frequencies","authors":"J. Oberhammer","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500284","url":null,"abstract":"Since RF MEMS switches appeared more than 20 years ago, micromechanics has been attracting huge attention for enabling near-ideal microwave devices. MEMS switches and MEMS-switch based circuits have been through different development stages and are currently proving themselves commercially, among others for mobile-phone antenna tuners. However, micromachining can do much more than “just” two-dimensional MEMS switches for planar transmission-line technology: Three-dimensional micromachining allows for new microwave devices with unprecedented performance, and has the potential to become an enabling technology for volume-manufacturable, reconfigurable submillimeter-wave and THz systems. This paper provides an overview of 3D silicon micromachining capability and examples of innovative microwave devices enabled by this technique, including W-band phase shifters, tuneable capacitors and couplers, and near-ideal V-band waveguide switches based on MEMS-tuneable surfaces. Then, the state of the art of micromachined waveguide systems up to 2.9 THz is given, including single components such as micromachined-waveguide filters up to 1 THz, but also very complex systems such as a 340 GHz 8-pixel imaging radar. Finally, the potential of MEMS-tuneable micromachined-waveguide systems is outlined, given the examples of recent work at KTH on THz MEMS devices operating at 500-750 GHz, including a 3.3 bit MEMS phase shifter and a waveguide switch.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127974945","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}
C. Pérez-Moreno, J. Grajal, C. Viegas, Hairui Liu, J. Powell, B. Alderman
{"title":"Thermal analysis of high-power millimeter-wave Schottky diode frequency multipliers","authors":"C. Pérez-Moreno, J. Grajal, C. Viegas, Hairui Liu, J. Powell, B. Alderman","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500307","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents the thermal analysis of a Schottky diode frequency doubler capable of providing over 30 mW at 160 GHz at room temperature. This analysis includes thermal modeling of its structure and characterization at different temperature conditions. The modeling of different Schottky diode multiplier chip layouts indicates that the analyzed circuit uses the optimum configuration from the thermal point of view. Finally, the performance predicted by a physics-based numerical electro-thermal model for Schottky diodes integrated into a circuit simulator based on the harmonic balance technique is also presented and compared with measured data on the 160 GHz frequency doubler.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126773835","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":"Characterization of Al2O3 gate dielectric for graphene electronics on flexible substrates","authors":"Xinxin Yang, M. Bonmann, A. Vorobiev, J. Stake","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500326","url":null,"abstract":"To ensure the high performance of graphene-based field effect transistors (GFETs) on flexible substrates, an uniform and manufacturable dielectric film with good electrical properties is needed. Thus, electrical characterization of the dielectric film on graphene on flexible substrates is very important for the development of flexible electronics based on GFETs. Here, we have fabricated and characterized parallel-plate capacitor test structures consisting of 35 nm thick Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> dielectric film and with graphene as bottom electrode on polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It was found that the leakage current density in the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> film is less than 100 μA/cm<sup>2</sup> at 5 V, which allows for applying it as a gate dielectric in GFETs on flexible substrates. The extracted dielectric constant of the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> film is approx. 7.6, which is close to the bulk value and confirms the good quality of the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> film. Analysis indicates that the measured loss tangent, which is up to 0.2, is governed mainly by the dielectric loss in the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and can be associated with defects from the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> film and the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/graphene interface. Our results will be used in further development of GFETs on flexible substrates.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133346564","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}
K. Abdalmalak, S. Romano, L. E. García Muñoz, Daniel Segovia Vargas
{"title":"Dual polarized ultra wideband feed system for VLBI global observation system applications","authors":"K. Abdalmalak, S. Romano, L. E. García Muñoz, Daniel Segovia Vargas","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500321","url":null,"abstract":"A new topology covering the new VGOS (VLBI Global Observation System) configuration is presented. The VGOS's requirement is a feed system covering from 2 GHz to 14 GHz. The new receiver topology is based on a log-spiral antenna printed on a conical surface. To achieve the dual circular polarization, an array of four elements is proposed. A proper balun for feeding the antenna and covering the whole band is also presented. The simulated results of radiation patterns show a pretty high symmetry in the radiation patterns at all frequencies with a maximum CP-XP level greater than 15 dB with a 10 dB gain.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134388797","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 W-band frequency converter with broad-band waveguide-to-microstrip transducer","authors":"Kohei Fujiwara, Takeshi Kobayashi","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500319","url":null,"abstract":"A new waveguide-to-microstrip transducer has been developed using a polytetrafluoroethylene printed circuit board. This can fully cover the W-band (75 GHz-110 GHz), and the transmission loss is typically 0.77 dB. Combining the transducer with a 2nd-order harmonic mixer, a W-band frequency converter has been successfully developed. An up-conversion gain of -20.0 dB and down-conversion gain of -22.3 dB, including a loss of peripheral circuits, are obtained. In this paper, we present the development of the waveguide-to-microstrip transducer and the frequency converter for ultra-wideband communications.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"172 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115790740","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}
K. Cooper, S. Durden, M. Choukroun, M. Lebsock, J. Siles, R. Monje, Choonsup Lee
{"title":"FMCW radars at 95 and 183 GHz for planetary and earth science remote sensing","authors":"K. Cooper, S. Durden, M. Choukroun, M. Lebsock, J. Siles, R. Monje, Choonsup Lee","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500330","url":null,"abstract":"We are developing two prototype millimeter-wave radars at 95 and 183 GHz with a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) architecture. The 95 GHz radar is intended to measure distributions and velocities of small particles in space, such as those ejected in cometary jets. The 183 GHz radar is to operate across the atmospheric water absorption line to perform humidity sounding inside clouds. Here we discuss the choice of frequency and critical components for the two radars and show some early performance results.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134338729","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 compact wide-locking range divide-by-4 static divider for mm-wave applications","authors":"Xiaokang Niu, Lianming Li, Dongming Wang","doi":"10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GSMM.2016.7500329","url":null,"abstract":"A wide-locking range divide-by-4 static frequency divider for the mm-wave wireless applications is proposed. The capacitive-bridged inductive shunt peaking technique is investigated for widening the locking range and a compact layout area. The divider is realized in 65nm LP CMOS with a small area of 100μm × 160μm occupied. Measurement results show the present divider achieves an operation range percentage of 35.2%, from 34GHz to 48.5GHz with a current consumption of 25mA at 1.2V supply voltage.","PeriodicalId":156809,"journal":{"name":"2016 Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM) & ESA Workshop on Millimetre-Wave Technology and Applications","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128401381","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}