A Novel Technique for Obtaining LO and RF (LSB) Rejection in 25-40 GHz Microwave Up Conversion Mixers Based on the Concepts of Distributed and Double Balanced Mixing M. Mehdi1, C. Rumelhard1, J. L. Polleux1, B. Lefebvre2 1 2 ESYCOM - Photonic and Microwave Group, Champs / Marne 77420, France United Monolithic Semiconductors, Thales Group - BP46, Orsay 91401, France Abstract -- In this paper a n

Characterization of ferroelectric thin-film planar microwave devices using the Method of Line (MoL) S. GIRAUD1, S. COURREGES1, D. CROS1, V. MADRANGEAS1 1 IRCOM - UMR 6615, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 LIMOGES Cedex, France, 05 55 45 72 63 Abstract -- The characterization of ferroelectric thinfilm planar microwave devices using the Method of Line (MoL) has been summarized in this paper. Becaus

A Noble Rugby-ball Antenna for Pulse Radiation Amnoiy Ruengwaree, Rudy Yuwono, and Günter Kompa University of Kassel, Department of High Frequency Engineering, Wilhelmshöher Allee 73, D-34121 Kassel, Germany, +49-561-8046528, amnoiy-hfm.e-technik.uni-kassel.de kompa-hfm.e-technik.uni-kassel.de Abstract -- In this research we present analysis and measurement results of a new ultra wide band (UWB)

Optimization of High-Q Bragg reflector resonator Anthony Laporte1, Jean-Michel Le Floch1,2, Dominique Cros1 , Michael E. Tobar2 1 IRCOM,UMR CNRS 6615, University of Limoges, 123 av. A. Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex France 2 Dept Physics, University of Western Australia, Stirling Hwy Crawley, WA, 6009 Australia Abstract -- In this paper, we present a new method of designing a Bragg Reflector struc

An Active Balun for High-CMRR IC Design Francesco Centurelli1, Raimondo Luzzi2, Piero Marietti1, Giuseppe Scotti1, Pasquale Tommasino1, Alessandro Trifiletti1 1 University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Electronic Engineering, Via Eudossiana 18, I-00184 Roma, Italy, +39 06 44585679 2 Infineon technologies Austria AG, Development Center Graz, Babenberger Str. 10, A-8020 Graz, Austria, +43 05

Improvement of Differential Planar Spiral Inductors on a 0.35µm BiCMOS Process A. Steinmair1,2, M.L. Mayer1, K. Molnar2, N. Ribic2, Z. Huszka2, E. Seebacher2, G. Magerl 1 1 Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Electrical Measurements and Circuit Design, Gußhausstraße 25/354, 1040 Vienna, Austria 2 austriamicrosystems AG , Schloss Premstätten, 8141 Unterpremstätten, Austria, +43-3136-500-

Theoretical and Experimental Characterization of Y-Branch Nanojunction Rectifier up to 94 GHz Lukasz Bednarz1 , Rashmi1 , Ghania Farhi3 , Beno^t Hackens2 , Vincent Bayot3 , Isabelle Huynen1 , i Jean-Sebastien Galloo4 , Yannick Roelens4 , Sylvain Bollaert4 and Alain Cappy4 Universit´ catholique de Louvain, CERMIN, 1 Microwave Laboratory, Place du Levant, 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium e Email: b

Beamformer System Model of Focal Plane Arrays in Deep Dish Radio Telescopes J. Simons1, M. Ivashina1, J. G. bij de Vaate1, N. Roddis2 1 ASTRON, Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy, P.O. Box , 9770 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, simons-astron.nl, ivashina-astron.nl, vaate-astron.nl, +31-521-595100 (fax +31-521-597332) 2 Jodrell Bank Observatory, Manchester, UK, nr-jb.man.ac.uk , +44-1

A Compact 24 GHz Radar Sensor for Vehicle Sideway-Looking Applications Tan-Hsiung Ho1, Shyh-Jong Chung2 National Chiao-Tung University, Department of Communication Engineering, 1001 Ta-Shueh Rd., Hsinchu, Taiwan ROC, 886-3-5731933 Abstract -- A compact 24 GHz short range radar sensor for sideway-looking applications is designed within a dimension of 60 × 45 × 30 mm3. This dimension is acceptable

Accuracy Considerations of the FVTD Method for Radiating Structures Dirk Baumann, Martin Gimersky, Christophe Fumeaux, R¨ diger Vahldieck u Laboratory for Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Electronics (IFH), ETH Z¨ rich u 8092 Z¨ rich, Switzerland, Email: dbaumann-ifh.ee.ethz.ch u lems [5], [6]. MM provides fast and accurate results when the formulation's coordinate system is a natural fit to t