MEMS DC contact micro relays on ceramic substrate for space communication switching network A. Pothier1, S. Hitier1, M. El khatib1, P. Blondy1, J C. Orlianges2, C. Champeaux2, A. Catherinot2, O. Vendier3, J. L Cazaux3 1 IRCOM, 2 SPCTS, Faculté Des Sciences, 123 Av. A. Thomas 87060 Limoges ­ France 3 ALCATEL SPACE, 26 Avenue J.F. Champollion 31037 Toulouse ­ France Abstract -- In this paper is pr

Application of test structures for monitoring of high frequency characteristics of Silicon up to 60GHz Faical Salhi1, Wolfgang Riedl2, Werner John1, Herbert Reichl1 1 FhG-IZM, Gustav Meyer Allee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany e-mail: salhi-izm.fhg.de 2 Infineon Technologies AG, Balanstraße 73, D - 81541 München, Germany Abstract -- This paper summarises test structures for continuous determination

Ka Band Converter Assemblies for Next Telecommunication Satellites Frantz BODEREAU, Christine MIQUEL, Cécile DEBARGE, Sébastien GEORGE, Jean-Christophe CAYROU, Jean-Louis CAZAUX ALCATEL SPACE, 26 avenue Champollion, 31037 Toulouse, FRANCE. e-mail : frantz.bodereau-space.alcatel.fr Abstract: -- Telecommunication payloads for multimedia missions demand a large diversity of Ka-band products, particu

Decoding techniques for SSR Mode S signals in high traffic environment 1, 2, 3 Gaspare Galati 1, Maurizio Gasbarra 2, Emilio G. Piracci 3 Tor Vergata University, DISP and Vito Volterra Centre, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome, Italy, Voice +390672597417, Fax +390672597532 Email: Galati-disp.uniroma2.it 1, Gasbarra-disp.uniroma2.it 2 number of wrong decoded bits, (i.e. errors in the reconstructe

A Gaussian Beam Antenna Based on an Open Resonator G. Di Massa,L. Boccia, G. Amendola Università della Calabria ­ DEIS Via P. Bucci 87036 Rende (CS) Italy appropriate reactance [7] . The equivalent circuit of the cavity is shown in fig.2 where L0 l 0 / 4 is the cavity inductance, Furthermore, Abstract -- In the present work a novel Gaussian beam antenna is presented. The antenna is based on a hal

High Gain Microstrip Antenna Element and Array on Low and High Permittivity Substrate A. Abdel Rahman 1, A. K. Verma2 and A. S. Omar1 adel-iesk.et.uni-magdeburg.de, anand48-bol.net.in, a.omar-ieee.org 1 Microwave and Communication Engineering, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany 2 Department of Electronic Science,University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi-110021, India horn could be pyra

Direct and Cross-Coupled Resonator Filters Using Defected Ground Structure (DGS) Resonators A. R. Ali, A. Abdel-Rahman, S. Amari* and A. S. Omar Microwave and Communication Engineering, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, * Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 7B4 Abstract -This paper introduces DGS resonators to be

A Balance Filter with DC supply for BluetoothTM Module Dae-Woun YOO1, Eung-Soo KIM1, Sung-Wook KIM2 1 The Kyounggi University, Suwon, Kyung Ki-Do, Republic of Korea, ldwmeng-kyounggi.ac.kr, eskim-kyounggi.ac.kr The R&D Department of PILKOR Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, Kyung Ki-Do, Republic of Korea, swkim-pilkor.co.kr 2 Abstract -- In this paper a balance filter is useful for BluetoothTM appli

A new UWB antenna with excellent time domain characteristics. Lye-Whatt Chua Thales Research and Technology (UK) Limited, Worton Drive, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG2 0SB, Tel. +44 (0)118 923 8331, Fax +44 (0)118 923 8399, email. lye-whatt.chua-thalesgroup.com Abstract - Description and performance of a novel physically small UWB omnidirectional antenna are presented. Greater than an oct

Design of a Phase Shifter with Improved Bandwidth using Embedded Series-Shunt Switches Dong-Woo Kang1, Hoseon Lee1, Kyong Hee Lee2, Soon-Ik Jeon2, and Songcheol Hong1 1 Dept.EECS , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 373-1, Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea 2 Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), 161 Gajeong-dong, Yuseong