Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference A Hybrid Method for Determining the Coupling Coefficient of Near Field Identification Systems Stoyan Iliev # , Zeid A. Abou Chahine # , Johann-Friedrich Luy # , Robert Weigel # Daimler AG, Department of Quality Analysis Wilhelm-Runge-Str. 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany Friedrich-Alexander-Universit¨ t Erlangen-N¨ rnberg, Lehrstuhl f¨ r Technische

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference Transparency cloak based on High-N BST rods Davy P. Gaillot#1, Qian Zhao*, Fuli Zhang#, Lei Kang, Charles Croënne#, Ji Zhou and Didier Lippens# # Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Avenue Poincaré, BP 60069, 59652, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France 1 davy.gaill

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference Experimental Study of Subwavelength Waveguides Loaded by Electric and Magnetic Resonant Scatterer Arrays G. Lubkowski #1 , C. Damm 2 , B. Bandlow 3 , R. Schuhmann 4 , M. Sch¨ ßler 5 , T. Weiland #6 u # Technische Universit¨ t Darmstadt, Institut f¨ r Theorie Elektromagnetischer Felder (TEMF) a u Schlossgartenstr. 8, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference An Innovative Time-Domain Simulation Technique for Strongly Nonlinear Heterogeneous RF Circuits Operating in Diverse Time-Scales Jorge F. Oliveira#1, José C. Pedro*2 # Department of Electrical Engineering, Technology and Management School - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria Morro do Lena, Alto Vieiro, Apartado 4163, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal, P

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference Programmable Frequency-Divider for MillimeterWave PLL Frequency Synthesizers Francesco Barale#1, Padmanava Sen#2, Saikat Sarkar#3, Stephane Pinel#4 and Joy Laskar#5 # Goergia Electronic Design Center, Georgia Institute of Technology 85 Fifth Street NW, Atlanta (GA), 30308, U.S.A. fbarale-ece.gatech.edu 2 psen-ece.gatech.edu 3 saikat-ece.gatec

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference New Stepped-Impedance Parallel-Coupled Line (PCL) Filters for Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) Applications Wael M. Fathelbab#1 and Hamzeh M. Jaradat#2 # Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD, 57701, USA 2 wfathelbab-ieee.org hamzeh.jaradat-mines.sdsmt.edu 1 Abstract-- A new clas

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference Sidelobe Evaluation of Cardioid-Patterned Sensor Array Lara del-Val1, Alberto Izquierdo1, Juan J. Villacorta1, María I. Jiménez1 and Mariano Raboso2 1 Departamento de Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones e Ingeniería Telemática, Universidad de Valladolid E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación, Camino del Cementerio s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain lara.val-tel

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference General Formulation for Modeling Bandpass Filters with Finite Quality Factors and Resistive Couplings Dominic Deslandes1, and François Boone2 1 University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3Y7, Canada 1 deslandes.dominic-uqam.ca 2 University of2 Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 2R1, Canada francois.boone-usherbrooke.ca Abstrac

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference Millimeter Wave Devices Based on a 3-D Electromagnetic Band Gap Crystal Manufactured by Layer-By-Layer Ceramic Stereolithography Nicolas Delhote#1, Dominique Baillargeat#2, Serge Verdeyme#3, Cyrille Delage*4, and Christophe Chaput*5 # Xlim research institute, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France 2 nicolas.delhote-xlim.fr domini

Proceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference DC-Switchable and Tunable Piezoelectricity in RF Thin-Film BST Capacitors Mircea Capanu 1, Thomas Bernacki, Marina Zelner, Paul Woo, A. Cervin-Lawry, Charles Divita BST Development Group, AMS, Gennum Corp 970 Fraser Drive , Burlington, Ontario, L7L 5P5 Canada 1 Mircea_c-gennum.com Abstract-- Ferroelectric materials such as (BaxSr1-x) TiO3 (B