Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference A Model-Order Reduction Method for the Passband and Stopband Characteristics of Periodic Structures A. Bostani and J. P. Webb Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering McGill University Montreal, Canada ali.bostani-mail.mcgill.ca Abstract--A recent 3-D finite element method allows the complex Floquet propagation constant of a periodic

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference A G-Band Cryogenic MMIC Heterodyne Receiver Module for Astronomical Applications Patricia Voll1,2* , Lorene Samoska3 , Sarah Church1,2 , Judy M. Lau1,2 , Matthew Sieth1,2 , Todd Gaier3 , Pekka Kangaslahti3 , Mary Soria3 , Sami Tantawi4 , and Dan Van Winkle4 Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA Kavli Insti

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference Nonlinear scattering by periodic dielectric structure O.V. Shramkova, A.G. Schuchinsky School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Queen's University Belfast Belfast, U.K. O.Shramkova-qub.ac.uk Abstract--The harmonic and combinatorial frequency generation by the periodic structure composed of alternating layers of two nonl

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference Adjoint-Accelerated Design Framework for Novel Materials in Microwave Applications Ali Khalatpour1, Reza K. Amineh2, Qingsha S. Cheng3, John W. Bandler4, Natalia K. Nikolova5 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada {1khalata, 2khalajr, 3chengq, 4bandler}-mcmaster.ca 5 nikolova-i

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference Artificial Complementary Resonators for Mutual Coupling Reduction in Microstrip Antennas Mohammed M. Bait-Suwailam* Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 33, Al-Khoud Muscat, Oman, PC 123 Email: msuwailem-squ.edu.om Omar F. Siddiqui, and Omar M. Ramahi Department of Electrical and Computer Enginee

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference Artificial magnetism and backward waves in terahertz regime from arrays of resonant TiO2 spheres S. Lanneb` re , V. Vigneras , A. Aradian e de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP), CNRS-University Bordeaux I 115 Av. Schweitzer 33600 PESSAC - France Laboratoire de l'Int´ gration du Mat´ riau au Syst` me (IMS), University Bordeaux I -CNRS e e e 16 aven

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference Phase Matching using Bandgap Structures for Efficient Parametric Frequency Conversion Muhammad Adnan, Rounan Han and Ehsan Afshari School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: {ma479, rh83, ea65}-cornell.edu. Abstract--We propose a method of efficient parametric process for frequency conversion. On

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference MANET Routing Protocols Problem For The Marginal Mobility Model Ion Gabriel Tudorache, Ana Maria Popescu, A. H. Kemp School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering University of Leeds Leeds, UK eligt-leeds.ac.uk Abstract--This paper proves through simulations that current routing protocols recommended for MANETs do not support a realistic mar

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference Influence of the Fabrication Errors on IC Multilayer Filter Circuits Wesam Ali#1, Khaled Alkhaledi*, Hussain Bunyan# # Electronic Engineering Department, College of Technological Studies, PAAET State of Kuwait 1 wesamma-hotmail.com * Industrial & Management Systems Engineering Department, Kuwait University State of Kuwait Abstract--New da

Proceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference An Investigation of Performance Enhancement for Tunable Microstrip Filter Jia Ni, Wenxing Tang, Zhang-Cheng Hao, and Jiasheng Hong Dept. of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Heriot-Watt University Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom nj54-hw.ac.uk j.hong-hw.ac.uk Abstract--This paper reports an investigation of performa