{"title":"Fast and precise ranging based on Stepped-Frequency continuous wave radar measurements using compressive sensing algorithms","authors":"Haofei Wang, Lingyun Ren, O. Kilic, A. Fathy","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540125","url":null,"abstract":"Stepped-Frequency continuous wave (SFCW) radar suffers from the drawback of long data acquisition time which discourages its wide usage for practical applications. In this paper, we introduce a compressive sensing (CS) based data measurement scheme which only uses a small sample of the total frequency points to increase the data acquisition speed. Typically amplitude information is used in these schemes. However, for some applications that require a high precision range measurement of the target, the use of phase information of the target's profile is also needed besides the amplitude information to improve the ranging precision; which is challenging. In this paper, we analyze the parameters of CS based method, which affect the accuracy of the recovered phase information of the target in detail. Simulation by an ideal point target and actual measurements by using our developed SFCW radar are carried out to investigate the effects of these parameters.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"23 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74220594","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":"Novel compact quasi-elliptic SIW filter based on quarter-mode cavities","authors":"S. Moscato, C. Tomassoni, M. Bozzi, L. Perregrini","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540236","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a novel substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) filter, based on quarter-mode cavities, which permits to obtain a transmission zero close to the passband. The use of quarter-mode cavities provides a significant size reduction compared to regular SIW cavities, while preserving most of the advantages. The proposed filter comprises four side-coupled cavities, and the use of cross-coupling permits to introduce the transmission zero. The cross-coupling is due to thin metal strip outside the cavities, and it can be easily controlled to locate the transmission zero at the desired frequency. A four-pole filter operating at frequency of 4 GHz, with a transmission zero very close to the passband, was fabricated and measured. The proposed filter has a footprint of 41×28.5 mm2, corresponding to 0.55 λ0×0.38 λ0, where λ0 is the wavelength in vacuum at 4 GHz.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"4 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74336670","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}
Alex Pacini, F. Mastri, R. Trevisan, D. Masotti, A. Costanzo
{"title":"Geometry optimization of sliding inductive links for position-independent wireless power transfer","authors":"Alex Pacini, F. Mastri, R. Trevisan, D. Masotti, A. Costanzo","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540073","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we describe a geometry design solution to minimize performance variations of a wireless power transfer system “on the move” (WPT-Mob). A sequence of switchable couples of coils, connected in series or in parallel, is adopted at the fixed transmitting link side; the geometry of the moving receiver is optimized to keep the coupling factor, and thus the power transfer, constant during the movement. First the analytical formulation of the link coupling factor is derived as a function of its circuit-equivalent parameters computed by full-wave simulation. Then selected geometry parameters of the receiver side are optimized to keep the coupling factor constant while the link is moving. A set of TX-RX arrangements are simultaneously analysed to emulate the sliding movement of the WPT-Mob. The final optimized geometry demonstrates that a constant power transfer on-the-move is enabled, even for variable TX-to-RX link distances. Design and experimental verification are carried out for a geometry suitable for medium power transfer (tens of Watts) at 6.78 MHz, but the method is formulated in such a way that the system can be scaled up and down to accomplish different application needs.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73763991","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}
Seong-Kyun Kim, S. Daneshgar, A. Carter, M. Choe, M. Urteaga, M. Rodwell
{"title":"A 30 GSample/s InP/CMOS sample-hold amplifier with active droop correction","authors":"Seong-Kyun Kim, S. Daneshgar, A. Carter, M. Choe, M. Urteaga, M. Rodwell","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7539996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7539996","url":null,"abstract":"We report a 30 GS/s sample-hold amplifier implemented in a combined InP HBT and Si CMOS heterogeneous integration technology. The high-speed signal path is entirely in InP, but droop in the sampled voltage arising from HBT bias currents is suppressed by an integrated CMOS feedback circuit. Under this closed-loop control, in hold mode, the droop rate of the single-ended outputs is reduced to 20 mV/ns. InP-CMOS interconnect parasitics are isolated from the high-speed signal path by isolation resistors and active bootstrapping. Given an 8 GHz input sampled at 32 GHz, the circuit shows input-referred P1dB and IIP3 of 0.5 dBm and 5.8 dBm, respectively. The total power consumption is 2.7 W and the chip area is 815 × 855 μm2.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"81 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79282959","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 nonreciprocal, frequency-tunable notch amplifier based on Distributedly Modulated Capacitors (DMC)","authors":"Shihan Qin, Y. Wang","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540316","url":null,"abstract":"The tuning range of a high-Q resonator or a bandpass filter in conventional technology is very limited and often with high insertion loss in the passband. Recently, the directional parametric conversion effect in time-varying transmission lines (TVTLs) has been utilized to develop nonmagnetic nonreciprocal components operating like circulators [1, 2]. In a TVTL, the two frequencies, the original RF and the up-converted RF, are cross-coupled through a single-tone carrier. Such property can be used for a frequency-tunable high-gain narrowband amplifier through the creation of the sharp resonance at the up-converted frequency. In this work, the concept of the frequency-tunable notch amplifier based on the TVTL is validated and demonstrated with analysis and experiments. We propose to form a feedback loop of a TVTL in one of its practical implementations called Distributedly Modulated Capacitors (DMC). The narrowband gain of the notch amplifier can be tuned over a wide frequency range by just tuning the carrier frequency that modulates the TVTL. An experiment prototype on a Rogers board demonstrated larger than 17 dB gain with a less than 10 MHz bandwidth at a center frequency tunable from 1.48 to 1.65 GHz.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"19 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84591227","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":"Multipactor threshold sensitivity to Total Electron Emission Yield in parallel-plate waveguide and TEEY models accuracy","authors":"N. Fil, M. Belhaj, J. Hillairet, J. Puech","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540278","url":null,"abstract":"Multipactor effect can lead to RF components deterioration which could be fatal to RF systems in space communication payloads or in experimental fusion devices. To avoid such risk, oversized margins are used. Multipactor simulations are used to get voltage threshold predictions. Since the power breakdown depends on the Total Electron Emission Yield (TEEY) curve a sensitivity study has been made to determine which parameters of the TEEY properties are critical. An evaluation of multipactor threshold sensitivity to TEEY curve variations is realized and two critical parameters are found for parallel-plate geometry: first cross-over energy and the curve definition for incident electron energy between the first cross-over and the maximum curve energies. Six TEEY models and their accuracy to predict voltage threshold are compared. Electron emission experimental measurements have to be accurate on the first cross-over energy and TEEY model must respect this value to obtain coherent multipactor voltage threshold.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"18 10 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84615152","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}
N. Deltimple, M. Ben Mabrouk, G. Ferré, E. Kerhervé
{"title":"Efficiency enhancement solutions for an original linear green RF transmitter","authors":"N. Deltimple, M. Ben Mabrouk, G. Ferré, E. Kerhervé","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540365","url":null,"abstract":"Designing linear transmitters became mandatory to cater with high data rates applications and this trend is increasing, especially with 5G. This leads to a huge amount of energy consumption and important environmental challenges. For RF design point of view, the issue is improving energy efficiency, especially in user mobile equipment. This work proposes an original linear green RF transmitter system based on efficiency enhancement technique at the transmitter and linearization at the receiver in an uplink radio cognitive context. Measurement results are performed and validate the concept.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"84 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85091528","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. Carpintero, S. Hisatake, D. de Felipe, R. Guzman, T. Nagatsuma, N. Keil, T. Gobel
{"title":"Photonics-based millimeter and terahertz wave generation using a hybrid integrated dual DBR polymer laser","authors":"G. Carpintero, S. Hisatake, D. de Felipe, R. Guzman, T. Nagatsuma, N. Keil, T. Gobel","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540330","url":null,"abstract":"The generation of high frequency signals into the terahertz range is dominated by photonics-based systems pushing the development of ultra-broadband wireless communication links. Recently, photonic integrated circuits have been proposed to implement different photonic signal generation techniques offering different semiconductor laser structures. Here we present for the first time a dual wavelength source for optical heterodyning based on hybrid integration of active InP elements and thermo-optically tunable polymer waveguide structures. The chip integrates two external cavity lasers, each with an InP gain chip coupled to a polymer phase and Bragg gratings sections, combined with a Y-junction. Each laser has a wavelength tuning range over 20 nm, enabling the generation of signals from tenths of GHz up to several THz with MHz resolution. We demonstrate the generation of a 330-GHz free-running beat-note has a linewidth of few MHz ( ~3 MHz).","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"14 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81932480","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":"Comprehensive one-dimensional mathematical model of microwave sintering","authors":"Erin M. Kiley, V. Yakovlev","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7539966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7539966","url":null,"abstract":"The use of microwaves to drive the materials manufacturing process of sintering has shown great potential as an efficient and green technology, but there remain various aspects of this highly complex and strongly coupled sequence of physical phenomena which warrant especially careful mathematical treatment. For the first time, we present a model of microwave sintering that accounts for the chain of physical phenomena, including the dependence of dielectric and thermal material properties on the relative density of the sample. A computational test simulating the microwave sintering of zirconia shows a level of shrinkage that is consistent with experimental data.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"48 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82144530","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":"Mixed-signal Doherty power amplifiers in CMOS","authors":"Hua Wang, Song Hu, S. Kousai","doi":"10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2016.7540207","url":null,"abstract":"There is an increasing interest to explore novel Doherty power amplifier (PA) architectures by utilizing digitally intensive architectures, i.e., RF power DACs, and mixed-signal techniques. In this paper, we will first review recent mixed-signal PA development. We will then present two mixed-signal Doherty PAs in CMOS. These digitally intensive designs enable precise controls of the Doherty main/auxiliary amplifiers to achieve optimum active load modulation for back-off efficiency enhancement. Moreover, the reprogramming nature of these mixed-signal Doherty PAs allows linearity enhancement and robust Doherty operations under antenna impedance variations. In addition, these mixed-signal PAs offer unique flexibility and allow hybrid integration with other PA techniques, e.g., Class-G operation, for further efficiency and linearity enhancement.","PeriodicalId":6554,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)","volume":"84 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79515824","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}