Zachary Hays, Christopher Kappelmann, L. Lamers, C. Baylis, M. A. Khater, A. Semnani, D. Peroulis, E. Viveiros, J. Penn
{"title":"Fast impedance matching using interval halving of resonator position numbers for a high-power evanescent-mode cavity tuner","authors":"Zachary Hays, Christopher Kappelmann, L. Lamers, C. Baylis, M. A. Khater, A. Semnani, D. Peroulis, E. Viveiros, J. Penn","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8305003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8305003","url":null,"abstract":"A fast interval-halving search is demonstrated that can be used to optimize power-amplifier load impedance in real-time with a high-power evanescent-mode cavity tuner, consisting of two evanescent-mode resonant cavities. The power-added efficiency is optimized by tuning the resonator position numbers, which map to resonant frequencies, without need for a load-pull characterization. Because no characterization is required, significant time savings in computation is expected, and tuning is expected to be more robust to drift and hysteresis of the tuner characteristics.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128427461","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":"Concentric distributed resonators and filters","authors":"S. Bulja, E. Doumanis, D. Kozlov","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8305006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8305006","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present a concentric, multiple resonant elements realization of a distributed filter. The proposed filter has 3 poles and is designed to operate at a frequency of 1.8 GHz with an absolute bandwidth of 40 MHz, equivalent to 2.22 %. Each resonant chamber of the presented filter consists of 25 individual resonant elements arranged in an interdigitated fashion along the circumference of three concentric rings. The resonator occupies a volume of 40 × 40 × 5 mm3 and has an unloaded quality factor of over 1800. The internal height of the filter (5 mm or 10.8°) is lowest reported in the literature. The measurements of the filter are in an excellent agreement with simulations — the measured insertion loss is 0.44 dB, while the theoretically predicted value stands at 0.37 dB.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130949179","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}
B. Scheiner, S. Mann, F. Lurz, F. Michler, S. Erhardt, S. Lindner, R. Weigel, A. Koelpin
{"title":"Microstrip-to-waveguide transition in planar form using a substrate integrated waveguide","authors":"B. Scheiner, S. Mann, F. Lurz, F. Michler, S. Erhardt, S. Lindner, R. Weigel, A. Koelpin","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304934","url":null,"abstract":"Interconnection of waveguides or horn antennas to a printed circuit board (PCB) is still a challenge in modern system design. Currently, this requires high effort since the waveguide cannot easily be connected to a microstrip line or coplanar grounded waveguide. This paper introduces a new transition from microstrip to waveguide for the 24 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band, which facilitates mounting a WR-42 waveguide or horn antenna on a single substrate PCB with low manufacturing costs and hardware effort. The design, based on a new substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) to rectangular waveguide transition, as well as the simulated and measured results will be presented.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"177 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124375523","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}
Benedikt Sanftl, M. Trautmann, R. Weigel, A. Koelpin
{"title":"Fully integrated remote radio head and improved data transmission for inductive power transfer systems","authors":"Benedikt Sanftl, M. Trautmann, R. Weigel, A. Koelpin","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304978","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a fully integrated simultaneous inductive data and power transfer system with improved data rate and real-time capabilities. The inductive data link is built with a remote radio head plus host processor for waveform processing and a frequency multiplexing filter. To improve the inductive data link performance, the use of higher-order modulation and the increase of effective bandwidth is researched. The key system design parameters to achieve this and its implementation will be presented in this paper. It will be shown that reliable and fast communication is possible to make inductive power transfer systems smart grid ready.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127988439","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}
Tomoki Sakogawa, F. Kuroki, M. Eguchi, T. Yamakawa
{"title":"A consideration on influence of interference waves at security gate using monopulse system at UHF band","authors":"Tomoki Sakogawa, F. Kuroki, M. Eguchi, T. Yamakawa","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304955","url":null,"abstract":"Because radiation patterns of conventional antennas at the security gates are not enough sharp, many false operations are pointed out to recognize the RF-tags located in short distance away from the security gates. Having this fact in mind, a technique to narrow down the radiation patterns of the antenna operationally while keeping antenna size to be small has been proposed based on the monopulse system at 920 MHz. In this paper, to verify the usefulness of this system, the influence of the interference waves from other unchecked RF-Tags located in short distance away from the security gate was considered, the shoplifted RF-Tag passing through the security gate.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129133816","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}
Raqibul Hasan, W. Ahmad, Jeng-Hau Lu, D. Kissinger, H. Ng
{"title":"Design and characterization of a differential microstrip patch antenna array at 122 GHz","authors":"Raqibul Hasan, W. Ahmad, Jeng-Hau Lu, D. Kissinger, H. Ng","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304937","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a differential microstrip patch antenna array that operates at 122 GHz and is suitable for radar applications. The differential line was chosen in the proposed antenna due to the differential radar transceiver. The microstrip patch antenna array was designed to achieve a higher gain and bandwidth compared to a single element antenna. An 8-element series-fed array was designed, fabricated and measured. The 8-element array provides an impedance bandwidth of 14 GHz and a gain of around 13.74dBi at 122 GHz. These measurement results are also in good agreement with the simulation results.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"44 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132286907","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}
Pedro Rodríguez-Vázquez, J. Grzyb, N. Sarmah, B. Heinemann, U. Pfeiffer
{"title":"A 65 Gbps QPSK one meter wireless link operating at a 225–255 GHz tunable carrier in a SiGe HBT technology","authors":"Pedro Rodríguez-Vázquez, J. Grzyb, N. Sarmah, B. Heinemann, U. Pfeiffer","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304970","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present a fully-electronic one meter wireless link based on a RF chipset working at a tunable carrier frequency of 225 to 255 GHz. It was manufactured in a SiGe 0.13 μm HBT technology with ft/fmax =350/550 GHz. The transmitter has a 3-dB LO/RF BW of 35 GHz and a maximum output power of 8.5 dBm. The receiver has a 3-dB LO/RF BW of 23 GHz, a peak conversion gain of 21 dB and a single side band (SSB) noise figure of 9.5 dB. Each of the modules consists of a single chip, including a broadband silicon lens-integrated on-chip antenna, and a high-speed PCB, which includes a recess to accommodate the chip and wire-bonds compensation structures. The wireless link has a 6-dB BW of 15 GHz measured between the IF input of the Tx and the IF output of the Rx. The maximum achieved data rate was 35 Gbps with an EVM of 27.5 % for BPSK and 65 Gbps with an EVM of 30.4 % for QPSK. For 25 Gbps BPSK the EVM was 7 % and for QPSK a 50 Gbps link was achieved with EVM of 10 %","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"11 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116791951","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":"77 GHz radar-based altimeter for unmanned aerial vehicles","authors":"Philipp Hügler, M. Geiger, C. Waldschmidt","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304965","url":null,"abstract":"For multi-copter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sensing of the actual altitude is an important task. Many functions providing increased flight safety and easy maneuverability rely on altitude data. Commonly used sensors provide the altitude only relative to the starting position, or are limited in range and/or resolution. With the 77 GHz FMCW radar-based altimeter presented in this paper not only the actual altitude over ground but also obstacles such as trees and bushes can be detected. The capability of this solution is verified by measurements over different terrain and vegetation.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133041147","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":"Design and performance of OAM modes generated using dipole arrays with different feeds","authors":"Lei Fang, H. Yao, R. Henderson","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304986","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents 2 types of 4-element arrays generating mode 1 orbital angular momentum (OAM) radio beams at 73 GHz (E-band) using dipole antennas. We investigate the performance of a corporate feed array that uses 2 T-junction dividers and that of a series feed array which uses only 1. Design details are shown in the paper and both of the arrays are fabricated on 0.127 mm FR4 substrate with relative permittivity of 3.65 and loss tangent of 0.013. Fabricated antennas are measured using an Agilent vector network analyzer for input match and NSI 700S-360 spherical near-field scanner for radiation patterns. The results are compared with ANSYS HFSS at 73 GHz.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122974686","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}
Mathew Biedka, Qianteng Wu, Xiating Zou, Shihan Qin, Y. Wang
{"title":"Integrated time-varying electromagnetic devices for ultra-wide band nonreciprocity","authors":"Mathew Biedka, Qianteng Wu, Xiating Zou, Shihan Qin, Y. Wang","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2018.8304951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2018.8304951","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional passives operate in a time-invariant manner and are subject to the fundamental limit of reciprocity unless magnetic material is involved. A new class of electromagnetic devices that are operating in a time-varying fashion is introduced. These time-varying devices may be implemented on semiconductor platforms with their time-dependent property enforced through parametric modulation or high speed switching. It will be demonstrated through addition of the new time dimension the reciprocity can be lifted. Two novel circulators, one with the time-varying transmission line and the other sequentially switched delay line (SSDL) are proposed and demonstrated on-chip. Potential new applications such a full-duplex radios and tunable RF front-ends may be developed with these novel device concepts.","PeriodicalId":170594,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116222722","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}