Electromagnetic Synthesis: A Novel Concept in Microwave Design M.H. Bakr and W.J.R. Hoefer Computational Electromagnetics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., V8W 3P6, Canada, Tel: 250-721-6511 Fax: 250-721-6052 mbakr-comm.engr.uvic.ca ABSTRACT We present a novel approach to electromagnetic synthesis of microwave structures

A Ka-Band Bandpass Filter Using Open-End Planar TE Mode Dielectric Resonators with Cross-Coupling Structure Tomiya Sonoda, Yutaka Sasaki, Keiichi Hirose, Toshiro Hiratsuka Koichi Sakamoto, and Yohei Ishikawa Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 1-18-1 Hakusan, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 226-0006, Japan E-mail: sonoda-murata.co.jp A novel planar-type dielectric resoAbstract nator filter and a diple

Multilayer Cost Effective Design of an Integrated Stripline Narrowband Filter for Wireless Applications John M. Oldham1, Herbert A. Leach1 and John Papapolymerou2 1. Raytheon Systems Co, 1151 E. Hermans Rd. Tucson, AZ 85706, jmoldham-west.raytheon.com 2. The University of Arizona Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,1230 E. Speedway Tucson, AZ 85721, papapol-ece.arizona.edu separation

Micromachined Ka and W ­ Band Filters For Space Radiometric Applications. E. Rampnoux, P. Blondy, D. Cros, S. Verdeyme, M. Trier*, C. Zanchi** IRCOM ­ UMR CNRS 6615 ­ 123 Av. Albert Thomas ­ 87060 LIMOGES cedex ­ France. Phone: 33-05-55-45-72-63 ­ Fax: 33-05-55-45-76-49 ­ e.mail : rampnoux-ircom.unilim.fr * ASTRIUM ­ 31, Avenue des Cosmonautes ­ 31 402 TOULOUSE Cedex 4 ­ France. ** CNES ­ 18, Ave

PSEUDO-ELLIPTIC WAVEGUIDE FILTERS WITHOUT CROSS COUPLING Smain Amari Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Royal Military College, Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 7B4, smain.amari-rmc.ca Jens Bornemann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, BOX 3055 Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 3P6, jbornema-engr.uvic.ca Uwe Rosenberg Marconi Communications GmBH, D-71522 Back

APPLICATIONS OF PASSIVE MICROWAVE DEVICES FOR IMAGING SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN SOILS S.I.Bragin*, I.V.Bragin*, V.P.Sgibnev*, A.A.Morozov*, V.I.Gusevsky*, Y.B.Bragina*,A.F.Zerrouk** *Special Research Bureau MPEI, Krasnokazarmennaya 14, Moscow, 111250, Russia Tel: (095)273-4001, Fax: (095)362-5576, E-mail sibragin-okbmei.msk.su **Unified Technologies Advanced Research International,

Passive Millimeter-Wave Ranging Using Discrete Lenses with Wave-Front Coding Joseph A. Hagerty and Zoya Popovi´ c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309-0425 USA leave from the University of Colorado at the Technische Universit¨t M¨nchen, Lehrstuhl f¨r Hochfrequenztechnik a u u Arcisstraße 21, D-80333 M¨nchen, Deutschland u Email: popovic-hft.e

DISCRIMINATION OF NEAR-SURFACE TARGETS IN STEP-FREQUENCY RADAR V. Mikhnev1, P. Vainikainen2 1 Helsinki University of Technology, Radio Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland e-mail: vmikhnev-cc.hut.fi Institute of Applied Physics, Minsk, Belarus Helsinki University of Technology, Radio Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland e-mail: pertti.vainikainen-hut.fi 2 ABSTRACT An i

NONDESTRUCTIVE IMAGING OF DIELECTRIC OBJECTS USING BAND-LIMITED NOISY SCATTERING DATA M. J. Akhtar, A.S. Omar Chair of Microwave and Communication Engineering, University of Magdeburg, Germany akhtar-iesk.et.uni-magdeburg.de, a.omar-ieee.org ABSTRACT A nondestructive method for imaging a spherical/planar dielectric object from the measurement of band-limited noisy scattering data is presented. T

Microwave Imaging Using Spectral Expansion of the Object Function T. Meyer, A. Jöstingmeier and A. S. Omar University of Magdeburg, Chair of Microwave and Communication Engineering, P.O. Box 4120, 39016 Magdeburg, Germany, Phone: +49 391 6714606, Fax: +49 391 6714613 HTTP://IESK.ET.UNI-MAGDEBURG.DE/HF/ Abstract A novel imaging method for the permittivity distribution in biological tissues is prese