{"title":"NSERC industrial research chair in electromagnetic fields and living systems and research in wireless communication","authors":"M. Stuchly","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755140","url":null,"abstract":"On January 1, 1998, an industrial research chair was established in electromagnetic fields and living systems. The chair is co-funded by the NSERC, BC Hydro, TransAlta Utilities Co., and the University of Victoria. The prime objective is to carry out research on engineering aspects of interaction of electromagnetic fields (EMF) with living systems. These aspects include all areas of theoretical and experimental dosimetry of EMF and exposure assessment. The emphasis of the program has been on fields associated with power lines and electricity in general. However, significant research has also been accomplished in the radio frequency (RF) area related to wireless communication.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","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":"128677681","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}
Xinping Huang, D. Hindson, Michel de Lkskleuc, M. Caron
{"title":"I/Q-channel regeneration in 5-port junction based direct receivers","authors":"Xinping Huang, D. Hindson, Michel de Lkskleuc, M. Caron","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755157","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new I/Q regeneration technique for direct receivers which employ quadrature modulation. The technique is based on the property that the I/Q components of the received signal are uncorrelated, and is applicable to any quadrature modulation. A K-band 5-port junction based direct receiver prototype has been developed which supports a data rate of 89.472 Mbps with QPSK modulation. The bit error rate performance has been simulated and measured, and the results are presented.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"22 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":"133119015","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":"Cost effective operating power specification of Ka-band MMICs for multimedia satellite interactive terminals","authors":"J. Fikart, B. Kocay","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755170","url":null,"abstract":"Common industry practise is to specify transmitter output power at 1 dB gain compression. This paper presents simulation results showing that performance can differ significantly between amplifiers with different compression characteristics. Alternative specifications for SSPA performance and system tradeoffs including adjacent channel and intersymbol interference, among others, are discussed.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"24 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":"133543387","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":"Measurement of noise figure, G/T, and E/sub b//N/sub 0/ using RSSI","authors":"Chung-Yi Lee, W. Panton, G. Granata, A. Rajkotia","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755136","url":null,"abstract":"Noise figure, G/T, and E/sub b//N/sub 0/, are receiver figure of merits in terrestrial and satellite systems. These parameters can be measured using different techniques. This paper describes how to determine the above figure of merits from a single measurement, known as receive signal strength indicator (RSSI), defined within Qualcomm CDMA communication systems. Detailed formulation is presented. This technique can generate accurate results that allow the verification of receiver performance of a whole wireless phone including the antenna.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"2 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":"115850769","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":"Sampling with weighted integration for digital receivers","authors":"Y. Poberezhskiy, G. Poberezhskiy","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755156","url":null,"abstract":"It is shown that sampling with weighted integration increases the dynamic range of a digital receiver and simultaneously allows the reduction and simplification of its analog portion. Two approaches to the weight function optimization are considered. The robust weight functions, which provide accurate sampling and can be easily implemented, are determined.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"65 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":"126628164","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":"Distributed method for channel assignment in CDMA based \"ad-hoc\" wireless local area networks","authors":"Damihn L6pez-Rodriguez, Rafael Pcrez-Jimcnez","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755119","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a method that enables the operation of a multichannel wireless local area network without the existence of a base station responsible for proper channel assignment. The method gives each station freedom to choose its own channel even when they can not all communicate with each other, and it also permits message routing between stations. This features allow a wireless LAN to operate in environments that have many obstacles, making it very suitable for IR networks, while multiplying the throughput by balancing the traffic over the available channels. The method is described in general terms, and simulation based results are shown.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"30 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":"127179480","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":"Evaluation of linearity characterization techniques for multicarrier solid-state power amplifiers","authors":"J. Upshur, R.K. Gupta, A.E. Williams, R. Kroll","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755127","url":null,"abstract":"Terrestrial and satellite wireless systems require multicarrier operation of solid-state power amplifiers within specific linearity specifications. This paper evaluates candidate linearity measurement techniques that can be used for linearity characterization, including digital and analog noise-power ratio methods, and three-carrier intermodulation measurements. A correlation between these techniques is made for a specific power amplifier under accelerated life test conditions.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"54 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":"133356753","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 fast simulation technique for performance testing of the RF/IF chain of CDMA receivers","authors":"Qingxin Chen, V. Sorokine","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755123","url":null,"abstract":"We propose an improved approach to the simulation of the CDMA forward link. The simulator achieves its computational efficiency by adopting a simplified CDMA system model without compromising much of its practicality. Additional reduction in the computational complexity is obtained by implementing bit level operations for certain receiver tasks. Improved processing algorithms are also introduced, which further facilitates the simulation process. The rationale behind the development of the simulator as well as many techniques involved could prove beneficial to a CDMA receiver designer in terms of shortening the design cycle and reducing the computational power requirements.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"101 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":"131401263","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":"New millimeter-wave MMIC chip sets and modules for commercial radio application","authors":"Y. Ryu, M. Quijije, B. Pinato","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755133","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes recent developments in MMIC chipsets and modules to address the millimeter-wave point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radios. These MMICs and modules are designed for popular commercial digital radio frequency band from 18 GHz through 43 GHz. Commercial markets demand low cost and high performance. The best way to meet the present and future requirements is to use MMICs exclusively and use automated mass production method. TRW is actively addressing these issues by designing and fabricating high performance HEMT and HBT MMICs and by devising new packaging and assembly methods to enhance the performance and reduce the cost at the same time. TRW is now providing a complete set of MMIC chips to realize high performance receiver modules and high power transmitter modules.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"89 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":"132998050","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":"Reconfigurable low power, light weight wireless system based on the RF MEM switches","authors":"H. Izadpanah, B. Warneke, R. Loo, G. Tangonan","doi":"10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755158","url":null,"abstract":"We present novel wireless transceiver architecture based on microelectromechanical (MEM) microwave switches. The measurements and calculated results of a reconfigurable module with a switched antenna, tunable filter, and shared components for a low weight, low power compact wireless transceiver are discussed.","PeriodicalId":261988,"journal":{"name":"1999 IEEE MTT-S International Topical Symposium on Technologies for Wireless Applications (Cat. No. 99TH8390)","volume":"30 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":"115221177","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}