Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference The First European Microwave Week 1998 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands L.P. Ligthart IRCTR-Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628CD Delft, The Netherlands. Tel. +31152781034 l.p.ligthart-irctr.tudelft.nl Abstract - On the occasion of 40 years anniversary of the European Microwave Conference (EuMC) experiences of the chairman of the fi

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Montreux, Switzerland : the 4th EuMC Fred E. Gardiol Electrical Engineering Department, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Chemin des Graminées 11, CH-1009 Pully, Switzerland fred.gardiol-ieee.org Abstract-- The Fourth European Microwave Conference, held in 1974 in Montreux, Switzerland, was the first one organized professionally with a

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Early days of the European Microwave Conference: How did it start? Peter J. B. Clarricoats#1 and André Vander Vorst*2 # Queen Mary University of London London, UK EuMA Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 2 1 p.j.b.clarricoats-elec.qmul.ac.uk * vandervorst-eumwa.org Abstract-- The concept of a European Microwave Conference was developed before the f

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Introduction to the Special Session on 40 Years of European Microwave Conference André Vander Vorst EuMA Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium vandervorst-eumwa.org Abstract-- Introduction of the Session and of the speakers, and some reminders about the first three European Microwave Conferences: London 1969, Stockholm 1971, and Brussels 1973. I. INTRODU

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Ferdinand Braun ­ A Pioneer in Wireless Technology and Electronics Peter Russer Institute for High Frequency Engineering, Technische Universit¨ t M¨ nchen a u Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich, Germany, Tel.: + 49 89 289 89393 russer-tum.de Abstract-- In 1909 Ferdinand Braun and Guglielmo Marconi jointly received the Nobel Prize for their groundb

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Guglielmo Marconi: the Pioneer of Wireless Communications Gabriele Falciasecca#1, Barbara Valotti# # Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi Villa Griffone, Bologna, Italy 1 gabriele.falciasecca-unibo.it Abstract - In 1909 Marconi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Although very young - he was thirty-five-years old - he had proved how far his sy

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Compact Interdigitated Microstrip Bandpass Filter with Meandered EBGs Arokiaswami Alphones #1 and Jin Cheng#2 # School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University 639798 Singapore 1 ealphones-ntu.edu.sg 2 jinc0003-ntu.edu.sg Abstract-- A compact microstrip bandpass filter using interdigital coupled line and mean

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Envelope Tracking Technique for Multimode PA Operation Bumman Kim, Jinsung Choi, Daehyun Kang, Dongsu Kim Department of Electrical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, 790-784, Republic of Korea Tel : +82-54-279-5584, Fax : +82-54-279-8115 bmkim-postech.edu Abstract-- We will

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Seeing the Unseen: What can we learn from polarization-sensitive eyes in nature and how can we design better imaging systems? Nader Engheta#1, Viktor Gruev* , Shih-Schön Lin#, Jan Van der Spiegel # # * Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Computer Science

Proceedings of the 39th European Microwave Conference Razavi's Oscillator Theory Interpreted in RF Circuit Port Impedance Domain to Harmonize with Leeson's Sideband Noise Spectrum Model Takashi Ohira Department of Information and Computer Science, Toyohashi University of Technology 1-1 Hibarigaoka, Tempaku, Toyohashi 445-8580 Japan ohira-tut.jp Abstract-- Frequency spectrum purity or phase noise