{"title":"Direct N-QAM multiport modulators utilizing butler matrices","authors":"K. Staszek, S. Gruszczynski, K. Wincza","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492123","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present novel N-QAM multiport modulators utilizing a standard Butler matrix and a set of switchable terminations. The presented theoretical investigation reveals, that using a 4 × 4 Butler matrix one can design a 16-QAM modulator, whereas utilizing an 8 × 8 Butler matrix 64- and 256-QAM modulators can be realized. The presented theory has been verified by measurements of the developed multiport modulators, proving the developed concept.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117311073","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":"Architectures for efficient power sharing in active multiple-feed-per-beam satellite antennas","authors":"Christian Rave, A. Jacob","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491944","url":null,"abstract":"Architectures for active multiple-feed-per-beam satellite antennas with power amplifiers shared between adjacent beams are presented. Different concepts for sharing solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) to reduce required power margins for a K-band scenario are proposed and compared. In scenarios with data traffic and rain attenuation unequally distributed across the beams the overall efficiency can be increased.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123397227","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":"High directivity microstrip couplers","authors":"A. Gołaszewski, A. Abramowicz","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491959","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the design method and realization of high directivity planar couplers realized in microstrip line technology. The basic idea is that coupling between two transmission lines is present at two points only. The coupling is realized by SMD capacitances soldered to the lines. The presented type of couplers is in close relation to two hole waveguide coupler. The proposed couplers have narrow bandwidth. Several couplers with 3, 6, 10 and 15 dB couplings have been designed and realized at frequency 1.3 GHz. In each case directivity is better than 30 dB. Couplers are planar, compact and easy to realize.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116861697","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 technique for meta-structure planar directional couplers with arbitrary coupling ratios","authors":"Z. Qamar, W. Chan, Derek Ho","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491960","url":null,"abstract":"The design of directional coupler with arbitrary coupling ratios currently lacks a systematic process. This paper presents a design technique for meta-structure planar directional couplers that can achieve a wide range of arbitrary coupling ratios. Replacing the conventional transmission lines with a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) meta-structure, the proposed technique enables the use of one design parameter to achieve different coupling ratios. To demonstrate the technique, a 90° directional coupler operating at 2.45 GHz has been designed, fabricated and characterized. Simulated and measured results show good agreement.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123899725","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}
G. Brocero, J. Sipma, P. Eudeline, Y. Guhel, B. Boudart
{"title":"Determination of AlGaN/GaN power transistor junction temperature for radar applications","authors":"G. Brocero, J. Sipma, P. Eudeline, Y. Guhel, B. Boudart","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492061","url":null,"abstract":"AlGaN/GaN technology provides a lot of power density, which causes a thermal effect and degrades the whole electronic characteristics of the component. The local heating source appears when the component is biased. Moreover, radar applications work in pulsed rate and emphasize the impact of this source. So it is important to measure the temperature in transient mode, close to this local source as reliable as possible In this paper we present a review of the more reliable methods for time-resolving the thermal characterization of semiconductor devices for radar applications.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124808312","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":"Silicon integrated circuits for space applications","authors":"R. Piesiewicz","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491986","url":null,"abstract":"Within this special session paper we present a selection of our designed and prototyped silicon integrated circuits realized in SiGe BiCMOS technology at 10 GHz and 35 GHz. The circuits have been prototyped within European Space Agency contracts that SIRC implements as well as in an NCBiR project. The ICs, prototyped in IHP SG25V and SG13S technologies, have been mounted as chip on board and measured for their parameters. In this paper, we show a selection of circuit designs, prototyped ICs, mounting and achieved measurement results.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132994460","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":"TDOA-TWR based positioning algorithm for UWB localization system","authors":"Marcin Kołakowski, V. Djaja-Josko","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491981","url":null,"abstract":"Ultra-wideband positioning systems intended for indoor applications often work in non-line of sight conditions, which result in insufficient precision and accuracy of derived localizations. One of the possible solutions is the implementation of cooperative positioning techniques. The following paper describes a cooperative ultra-wideband positioning system which calculates tag position from TDOA and distance between tags measurements. In the paper positioning system architecture is described and an exemplary transmission scheme for cooperative systems is presented. Considered localization system utilizes an Extended Kalman Filter based algorithm. The algorithm was investigated with simulations and experiments. Conducted experiment consisted in fusing results gathered from typical TDOA positioning system infrastructure and ranging results obtained with ultra-wideband radio modules. The research has shown that the use presented cooperative algorithm increases positioning precision.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131017432","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. V. '. van ’t Klooster, A. Tijhuis, A. B. Smolders
{"title":"An old satellite antenna measured on a new test facility at Eindhoven University of Technology","authors":"C. V. '. van ’t Klooster, A. Tijhuis, A. B. Smolders","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7491997","url":null,"abstract":"Results are presented of planar near-field (NF) antenna measurements at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU=e). The antenna under test (AUT) is an engineering model (EM) of a satellite antenna for European coverage from Geostationary Orbit (GEO). It has a shaped beam with Polarisation isolation to allow frequency reuse in a front-fed reflector configuration. Electrical and mechanical axis are not co-incident, making alignment procedures important. A prime reason for publication is that acceptable results can already be obtained with a relatively small NF scan-plane. A comparison is shown with results obtained 25 years ago. It shows also that the AUT with its composite reflector has been kept in a stabile state.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130434098","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 multi-octave highly efficient 20 watt harmonically tuned power amplifier","authors":"M. T. Arnous, S. Barbin, G. Boeck","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492069","url":null,"abstract":"In this contribution, a design, implementation, and experimental results of a highly efficient, multi-octave bandwidth power amplifier (PA) using a 25 W packaged GaN-HEMT are presented. Source/load-pull setup is used to extract the optimum source/load impedances across 1.1 – 2.7 GHz. The harmonics impact is considered to improve the power amplifier efficiency. Utilizing the characteristics of FET transistor leads to modify the optimum fundamental load impedances of the low frequency range, which have higher gain compared to high frequency range, and minimize the influence of the higher harmonics. This method results in a measured minimum output power of 43 dBm with a drain efficiency ranged between 65 % to 75 % and a flat gain of 10.5 ±1 dB over the desired band.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128785153","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":"Millimeter wave permittivity and loss tangent measurements of LTCC materials","authors":"P. Bajurko","doi":"10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MIKON.2016.7492104","url":null,"abstract":"The paper reports permittivity and loss tangent measurements of LTCC materials in 90-140 GHz frequency band. The measurement technique is based on transmission through the dielectric sample in free space conditions. Both permittivity and loss tangent are determined as a function of frequency.","PeriodicalId":354299,"journal":{"name":"2016 21st International Conference on Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121413950","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}