Search Results - "2013 European Microwave Conference"

A novel FFT/IFFT size efficient technique to generate real time optical OFDM signals compatible with IM/DD systems by Barrami, Fatima, Le Guennec, Yannis, Novakov, Emil, Duchamp, Jean-Marc, Busson, Pierre

“…Optical forms of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) are widely used in intensity modulated direct detection (IM/DD) systems. These forms use the…”
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On the design of a 3D LTE antenna for automotive applications based on MID technology by Friedrich, A., Geck, B., Klemp, O., Kellermann, H.

“…This paper presents the design of a long-term evolution (LTE) antenna and its integration on the 3D surface of the mounting compartment of an automotive…”
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A fully-autonomous integrated rf energy harvesting system for wearable applications by Dini, Michele, Filippi, Matteo, Costanzo, Alessandra, Romani, Aldo, Tartagni, Marco, Del Prete, Massimo, Masotti, Diego

“…In this paper we introduce a complete system architecture of a textile-based rectenna loaded by a novel power management platform able to be autonomously…”
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Graphene antennas: Can integration and reconfigurability compensate for the loss? by Perruisseau-Carrier, J., Tamagnone, M., Gomez-Diaz, J. S., Carrasco, E.

“…In this opening presentation we will first recall the main characteristics of graphene conductivity and electromagnetic wave propagation on graphene-based…”
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A novel inkjet printed carbon nanotube-based chipless RFID sensor for gas detection by Vena, Arnaud, Sydanheimo, Lauri, Tentzeris, Manos M., Ukkonen, Leena

“…This paper presents a fully inkjet printed wireless chipless sensor for carbon dioxide detection. It is composed of two split ring resonators 90 degrees…”
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A low phase noise quadrature ring oscillator using 0.5µm GaN-on-Si HEMT by Fan-Hsiu Huang, Guan-Ting Lee, Hsien-Chin Chiu

“…A quadrature ring oscillator designed for wireless communications has been and implemented in 0.5 μm GaN-on-Si HEMT technology. Based on the large-signal GaN…”
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Nonlinear transistor modeling for industrial 0.25-µm AlGaN-GaN HEMTs by Chang, Christophe, Di Giacomo-Brunel, Valeria, Floriot, Didier, Grunenputt, Jan, Hosch, Michael, Blanck, Herve

“…Industrial microwave technologies presents specific modeling issues. Foundries have to provide design kits containing linear and nonlinear models which are…”
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A robust Ku-band low noise amplifier using an industrial 0.25-µm AlGaN/GaN on SiC process by Resca, Davide, Scappaviva, Francesco, Florian, Corrado, Rochette, Stephane, Muraro, Jean-Luc, di Giacomo Brunel, Valeria, Chang, Christophe, Baglieri, Didier

“…Besides the well known outstanding characteristics in terms of power density and thermal behavior, which are largely exploited for microwave high power…”
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Fabrication techniques for wearable antennas by Monti, Giuseppina, Corchia, Laura, Tarricone, Luciano

“…This paper investigates the use of different techniques and conductive materials for the fabrication of textile patch antennas. Experimental results referring…”
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Low-loss 3-bit tunable SIW filter with PIN diodes and integrated bias network by Sirci, Stefano, Martinez, Jorge D., Boria, Vicente E.

“…A 3-bit digitally tunable band-pass filter with up to 8 nearly equi-spaced frequency responses between 4-4.4 GHz has been designed and simulated in a low-cost…”
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300-GHz LTCC horn antennas based on antenna-in-package technology by Tajima, Takuro, Ho-Jin Song, Yaita, Makoto, Ajito, Katsuhiro, Kukutsu, Naoya

“…This paper presents 300-GHz horn antennas aiming at their integration in low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) packages. Using substrate integrated waveguide…”
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High-efficiency rectifier circuit at 2.45 GHz for low-input-power RF energy harvesting by Franciscatto, Bruno R., Freitas, Vitor, Duchamp, Jean-Marc, Defay, Christian, Tan Phu Vuong

“…This paper presents a new approach for a high-efficiency rectifier circuit design at 2.45 GHz. Due to nonlinear behavior it is not trivial to predict a correct…”
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A highly flexible digital radio testbed and 60 GHz application examples by Keusgen, Wilhelm, Kortke, Andreas, Peter, Michael, Weiler, Richard

“…In this paper we present a modular digital radio testbed, which has been developed to enable the implementation of novel wireless transmission concepts and…”
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Concurrent dual-band 1-bit digital transmitter using band-pass delta-sigma modulator by Maehata, Takashi, Totani, Kazuyuki, Kameda, Suguru, Suematsu, Noriharu

“…This paper proposes a 1-bit digital transmitter able to output concurrent dual-band RF signals using band-pass delta-sigma modulator (BP-DSM). The transmitter…”
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Compact broadband couplers based on the waveguide magic-T junction by Leal-Sevillano, Carlos A., Ruiz-Cruz, Jorge A., Montejo-Garai, Jose R., Rebollar, Jesus M.

“…In this paper, a broadband 180° waveguide directional coupler based on a modified magic-T junction is presented. The well-known magic-T waveguide junction is…”
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A novel factor verification technique for one-port vector network analyzer by Savin, Aleksandr A.

“…The paper is dedicated to the algorithm for determination of residual factors of one-port vector network analyzer. The algorithm is based on using…”
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A 240 GHz quadrature receiver and transmitter for data transmission up to 40 Gbit/s by Lopez-Diaz, D., Tessmann, A., Leuther, A., Wagner, S., Schlechtweg, M., Ambacher, O., Kurz, F., Koenig, S., Antes, J., Boes, F., Henneberger, R., Kallfass, I.

“…Based on active millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs), a pair of receiver and transmitter modules have been developed and used for wireless…”
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Design rules for innovative nano-rectennas in the infrared region by Aldrigo, Martino, Masotti, Diego, Rizzoli, Vittorio, Costanzo, Alessandra

“…In this paper, we investigate several rectenna architectures to exploit THz energy sources in the infrared (IR) region for a twofold purpose in energy-aware…”
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Modeling and characterization of copper tape microstrips on paper substrate and application to 24 GHz branch-line couplers by Mariotti, C., Alimenti, F., Mezzanotte, P., Dionigi, M., Virili, Marco, Giacomucci, S., Roselli, L.

“…In this work, a new technique to fabricate microwave circuits in paper substrates is adopted. This technique relies on a copper adhesive tape that is shaped by…”
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Planar zero bias schottky diode detector operating in the E- and W-band by Hrobak, Michael, Sterns, Michael, Schramm, Marcus, Stein, Wadim, Schmidt, Lorenz-Peter

“…Schottky diode detectors are the method of choice for many scalar power measurement applications in the millimeter wave frequency range. Power monitoring of…”
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