{"title":"Novel High Q Coaxial Resonator Filter for Millimeter Wave Application","authors":"Vineet K. Dad, Sanjeev Gupta","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449676","url":null,"abstract":"A novel high Q filter at millimeter wave with excellent wide spurious free range is introduced using higher order mode of coaxial resonator. The cross-coupled filter is designed at Ka-band to validate the concept. The measured results at ambient and over the temperature are introduced an addendum to support the concept. This filter has very good thermal stability and is suitable to use as pre-select filter in millimeter wave payloads.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130607166","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":"220–270 GHz Waveguide to Microstrip Transition","authors":"V. Prakash, Shailendra Singh","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449683","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports the design of 220–270 GHz probe type waveguide to microstrip transition on Quartz and LTCC substrates, which acts as an initial step towards the development of receiver front end at sub-millimeter-wave frequencies. For Quartz substrate the transition shows a simulated return loss better than 10 dB and insertion loss less than 1 dB, while for LTCC substrate the simulated return loss is better than 11dB and insertion loss is less than 0.6dB in back to back configuration.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132901811","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. V. Miranda, Ashwin P., Preeta Sharan, V. S. Gangwar, A.K. Singh, S.P. Singh
{"title":"An efficient synthesis of unequally spaced antenna array with electronic scan capability utilizing particle swarm optimization","authors":"A. V. Miranda, Ashwin P., Preeta Sharan, V. S. Gangwar, A.K. Singh, S.P. Singh","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8611005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8611005","url":null,"abstract":"An efficient technique for synthesizing unequally spaced linear antenna (USLA) arrays is proposed for reducing the peak side lobe level (PSLL) while steering the main beam over the pre-specified scan angles. All the elements in antenna array are assumed to have constant amplitude and phase excitations and varying elements spacing within the range of 0.5λ - 1.5λ. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is utilized to determine optimum combination of elements spacings corresponding to better design efficiency in terms of reduction in SLL not only at boresight but also at different scan angles. Unequally spaced arrays present a particular challenge of grating lobes because of average elements spacings greater than λ/2. In this study, authors attempted to overcome this limitation by appropriately determining the range of elements' spacing. A 16-element USLA array is chosen for optimisation and results obtained through the proposed method are verified against the uniformly spaced arrays at 300 and 450 scan angles.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133515875","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}
Yogita Sharma, R. Doshi, A. Bhatt, Puja Srivastava, D. Singh, N. Bijeev, Vasant Jani, Naveen B Sharma
{"title":"Extended C Band 32 Watt SSPA for Communication Satellite Payload","authors":"Yogita Sharma, R. Doshi, A. Bhatt, Puja Srivastava, D. Singh, N. Bijeev, Vasant Jani, Naveen B Sharma","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449726","url":null,"abstract":"32W CW extended C band SSPA has been developed and qualified for communication payloads in geostationary satellites. The package is made structurally rigid and thermally stable to meet the qualification environment and temperature from −15°C to +65°C. The amplifier utilizes internally matched devices as output power amplifier stages in balanced configuration approach to allow good performance. The design is three tier configuration comprising of Driver amplifier package, High power amplifier package and EPC. Driver amplifier package design is based on low noise, high gain, wide band MMICs followed by medium power amplifier stages. High power amplifier package is realized with balanced configuration approach based on 90° hybrid coupler. 120W Electronic Power Conditioner (EPC) has also been developed and qualified for the SSPA.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133641258","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. Alhassoon, Y. Malallah, A. Sarnaik, C. Kolwalkar, A. Daryoush, D. Tudor, N. Kumar
{"title":"Extraction of 3D Printed Material for Magnetically Tuned Frequency Selective Surfaces","authors":"K. Alhassoon, Y. Malallah, A. Sarnaik, C. Kolwalkar, A. Daryoush, D. Tudor, N. Kumar","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449708","url":null,"abstract":"A 3D additive printing process has been employed recently for manufacturing a wide variety of RF components on planar and conformal structures. The designing and modeling steps require an accurate extraction at RF frequencies of the electromagnetic properties of the PLA material used for 3D printing. The broadband extraction technique is based on the best fitting of the simulated (HFSS) S-parameters to the measured (VNA) S-parameters for microstrip transmission lines of different lengths. The microstrip transmission lines are modeled and fabricated on a combination of known RT/Duriod and unknown PLA materials to extract the dielectric constant and loss tangent of the PLA material. These extracted parameters are to be employed in designing a Frequency Selective Surface. An annular ring planar structure is designed based on the desired passband and stopband frequencies.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114353579","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":"Optimum Launch-Taper Matching Technique for mm-Wave Applications","authors":"Shraman Gupta, A. Sebak, V. Devabhaktuni","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449671","url":null,"abstract":"An optimum launch-taper matching technique at mm-wave band is presented in this paper. End launch connectors are used to excite the feeding trace, and may lead to a short-circuit condition under certain situations; thus, degrading the matching at the feeding point. The short-circuit condition happens when the width of the feeding trace is greater than the diameter of the connector's dielectric. In this paper, an optimized tapered matching technique is proposed to attain good matching. The work is presented for Ka-band (26.5-40 GHz) using different substrate materials to encounter the problems faced during the excitation of different antennas. Measured results of fabricated prototypes agree very well with simulated ones.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125076032","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":"DDS Based Low Phase Noise LFM Generator for Multi Object Tracking Radar","authors":"TS Binilroy, Rohit T Kurian, J. Girija","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449668","url":null,"abstract":"Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS) based L-Band Linear Frequency Modulation (LFM) Generator is used as the transmitter in Multi Object Tracking Radar to identify and track multiple targets. Its applications include tracking of launch vehicles and remote sensing satellites for orbit prediction as well as space debris tracking in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Pulse compression of LFM signal is used to improve range resolution of the radar, without compromising its range. Since LFM generation by Phase Locked Loop (PLL) method has disadvantages like instability and nonlinearity, a different technique of generating IF modulated signal with DDS, followed by up-conversion is proposed. The system generates a chirp signal having center frequency tunable from 1.3GHz to 1.4GHz, with dynamically configurable chirp direction, pulse width and chirp bandwidth. The synergistic combination of latest high speed digital, mixed signal and RF ICs helped in achieving a low phase noise of −90dBc/Hz at 100Hz offset, which is required for high range accuracy and for tracking slow moving targets.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130597387","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":"Complementary Frequency Selective Surface Array Optimization Using Equivalent Circuit Model","authors":"V. K. Kanth, S. Raghavan","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8449691","url":null,"abstract":"A simple analysis technique for a concept in frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) basis from Babinet's principle, of two closely coupled conducting elements is presented. A layer of conducting patch elements and a layer of slot elements are designed on either side of a substrate, named as complementary FSS (CFSS). An equivalent circuit (EC) model in conjunction with transmission line (TL) model is employed to analyze the response of the structure. This method can predict the scattering parameters with high accuracy at a normal and oblique angle of incidence for both parallel and perpendicular polarizations. A parametric study of CFSS array aimed at their EC model optimization is presented. The CFSS exhibits a highly stable passband for normal and oblique incidences. The validity of the proposed method is verified with commercial simulation software package. It is observed that the results obtained by both methods are very good in agreement.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125324378","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":"Ultra-broadband uniplanar passive X2 multipliers covering the Ku to W band using slotline and CPS based balun topologies","authors":"U. Unnikrishna, A. Khanna","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8611008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8611008","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the design and test results of two Ultra-Broadband Uniplanar Passive x2 Multipliers covering the Ku to W band using Slotline and Coplanar strips (CPS) based baluns and diode tees. One multiplier consists of a CPW-Slotline balun feeding a series diode-tee to generate the output range of 12 to 65 GHz with coax input and output connectors. The other multiplier uses a CPS-CPW balun driving a series diode-tee covering the output range of 65 GHz to 110 GHz with a coax input and WR10 output. Conversion loss of 10-20 dB at the module level is obtained with 3 dB flatness or less in any 25 GHz range.","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129194256","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 of ridge gap waveguide power divider for reduced-sidelobe 60 GHz applications","authors":"Shraman Gupta, A. Sebak, V. Devabhaktuni","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2017.8611246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2017.8611246","url":null,"abstract":"A wideband and low loss 1x16-element power divider using ridge gap waveguide technology is presented for 57-64 GHz band low sidelobe radiation applications. The 16-element divider is based on unequal power distribution to achieve a sidelobe level of -30 dB. The most important use of this single layer divider technology is to decrease complexity and to achieve low insertion losses. The design of pins and guiding ridges is presented in this paper along with a parametric study of the two-element power divider. Two different commercial simulators are used to verify the design accuracy. The proposed power divider has a wide bandwidth characterized by an input port matching parameter (S11) less than -10 dB) over the desired ISM band (57-64 GHz).","PeriodicalId":259227,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125925869","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}