Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Realization of an Amplifier in Slotline Technique G. Tagne Saha, G. Zimmer University of Applied Science Frankfurt am Main, Nibelungenplatz 1, D-60318 Frankfurt a. M., Germany E-mail: zimmerg-fb2.fh-frankfurt.de Abstract-- In this paper the realisability of a hybrid amplifier using slotline technique is investigated. With the help of a linear

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Study on short­range transmission of UWB signals Alexander Vorobyov, Alexander Yarovoy, and Leo Ligthart Delft University of Technology, International Research Center for Telecom and Radar (IRCTR), Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD Delft, the Netherlands. Abstract -- This work focuses on transmission of UWB signals through a closely-spaced antenna pair. The

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Flexible Ka-Band Low Noise Amplifier Sub-System for Oncoming Satellite Payloads C. Miquel 1 , J. C. Cayrou1 , J.L. Cazaux 1 1 Alcatel Alenia Space, 26 Avenue Champollion, BP1187, F-31037 Toulouse, France facilitate the centralization of DC/DC conversion and TM/TC management. In any case, the RF part shall remain compatible with both centraliz

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Wideband Optical Single Sideband Generation W. Zhang, J. A. R. Williams and I. Bennion Photonics Research Group, Aston University, B4 7ET, United Kingdom Email: w.zhang-aston.ac.uk Abstract -- In this paper we propose a new technique that enables optical single sideband generation for optical subcarrier multiplexing. A high sideband suppressio

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Extracting the HBT series parasitics under active bias conditions Edward Wasige Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering University of Glasgow, Glasgow. G12 8LT. Scotland (UK). Abstract ­ A method for directly determining the series access impedances of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) is presented. Unlike previous methods

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Estimation of Maximum Attainable Antenna Bandwidth in Electrically Small Mobile Terminals 1 Libo Huang1 , Werner L. Schroeder1 and Peter Russer2 BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG, D-47463 Kamp-Lintfort, Germany, phone +492842954377, libo.huang-benq.com 2 Technische Universit¨ t M¨ nchen, Lehrstuhl f¨ r Hochfrequenztechnik, a u u Arcisstraße 21, D-8

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Design of a miniaturized ultra wideband bandpass filter based on a hybrid lumped capacitors ­ distributed transmission lines topology. Darine Kaddour, Jean-Daniel Arnould and Philippe Ferrari. Institut de Microélectronique, d'Electromagnétisme et de Photonique, IMEP, Grenoble. France. Tel. +33 4 56 52 94 91. (e-mail: kaddour-enserg.fr, arnould

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Original approach for extracting the exact noise factor of differential microwave circuits using mixed-mode and noise-wave formalisms 1 J. Lintignat1 , S. Darfeuille1 , Z. Sassi1, B. Barelaud1, L. Billonnet1 , B. Jarry1 XLIM, UMR CNRS 6172, Universit´ de Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges cedex, FRANCE e In order to describe dif

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference Design of a Distributed Oscillator in 130 nm SOI MOS Technology M. Si Moussa1 , C. Pavageau2,3 , L. Picheta2 , F. Danneville2 , J. Russat3 , N. Fel3 , J.-P. Raskin1 and D. Vanhoenacker-Janvier1 1 Microwave Lab., Universit´ catholique de Louvain, e 3 Place du Levant, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Phone: +32 (0)10478099 Fax: +32 (0)10478705 e

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference A 400W Tx/380W Rx 2.4GHz Super - Regenerative GaAs Transceiver I. McGregor, G. Whyte, K. Elgaid, E.Wasige and I. Thayne UltraFast Systems Group, Glasgow University Rankine Building, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8LT, U.K. +44 0141 330 8631, i.mcgregor-elec.gla.ac.uk Abstract -- In this paper an ultra low power superregenerative transceiver us