SHAPED BEAM AND HIGHLY DIRECTIVE MICROSTRIP ANTENNA ARRAYS FOR BROADBAND 3.5 GHZ POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT ACCESS SYSTEMS 1. Christ, B. HauBermann, U. Oehler Bosch Telecom GmbH, Dept. UC-ON/ERA2, 71522 Backnang, Germany Tel: (+49) 7191 13 3835 Fax: (+49) 7191 13 2603 e-mail: jochen.christ-de.bosch.com Abstract - In modern point-to-multipoint radio relay links, microstrip antenna arrays are an attractive

A GALERKIN METHOD SOLUTION FOR ARBITRARY ELECTROMAGNET] PROBLEMS USING A SURFACE-VOLUME FORMULATION Rosa M. Garda Rodriguez, J. G. Cuevas, Viktor Krozer* Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Dept. Senales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones E.T.S.I. Telecomunicacion Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Espana Tel: +34913367361, Fax: +34913367361 * On partial lea ve from: TU Chemnitz Professur ftir Hochf

Application of the Matched Modal Source Algorithm to the Efficient FDTD Modeling of Waveguide Components F. Alimenti, P. Mezzanotte, L. Roselli, R. Sorrentino Dipartimentodi IngegneriaElettronicae dell'lnformazione, Universita di Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 1-06125 Perugia, Italy. Tel: +39-075-585.2664,Fax: +39-075-585.2654,E-mail: alimenti-diei.unipg. it Abstract A Matched Modal Source Boundary

Modified FD Formulation for Conductor-Loss Calculation in MMIC Coplanar Waveguides Marco Kunze and Wolfgang Heinrich Ferdinand-Braun- Institut fUrHochstfrequenztechnik (FBH) , Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489 Berlin, Germany, Phone.: +49-(0)30-6392-2626, Fax: +49-(0)30-6392-2642, e-mail: kunze-fbh-berlin.de, heinrich-fbh-berlin.de, WWW: http://www.fbh-berlin.de . Abstract - Conductor losses constitute

Efficient Finite-Difference Description of 3D Edge Singularities for Coplanar MMICs Including Metalization Thickness Ngoc-Hoa Huynh and Wolfgang Heinrich Ferdinand-Braun-Institut fUrHochstfrequenztechnik Albert-Einstein-Str. I I, D-12489 Berlin / Germany Tel.: +49-30-6392-2627, FAX: +49-30-6392-2642, e-mail: huynh-tbh-berlin.de Abstract - Incorporating the field singularities at metallic corners

THERMALLY CONTROLLED Michael Stotz, Stefan-Daniel COPLANAR MICROW AVE SWITCHES Fritze, Hartmut Downar*, and Josef Wenger DaimlerChrysler Research Center, Radar Systems Group (FT2/HR) D-89081 Dim, Germany Tel.: +49-731-505 2071, Fax: +49-731-505 4103 * DaimlerChrysler Research Center, Thin Film Systems (FT4/SF) D-88039 Friedrichshafen, Germany e-mail: josef.wenger-DaimlerChrysler.com Abstract -

SIMMWIC CAPACITIVE RF SWITCHES K. M. Strohm, C. N. Rheinfelder, A. Schurr and J.-F. Luy DaimlerChrysler Research Center VIm, Wilhelm-Runge-Str. 11, D-89081 VIm, Germany E-Mail: kar1.strohm-daimlerchrysler.com Abstract - Capacitive RF metal membrane switches have been fabricated on pyrex and high-resistivity silicon wafer using CPW transmission lines and a modified air-bridge technology. Actuation

A Micromachined Low-Phase Noise K-Band Planar Oscillator Andrew R. Brown and Gabriel M. Rebeiz The Radiation Laboratory Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2122 Phone: +1-734-936-0183, Fax: +1-734-647-2106 E-mail: mscout-engin.umich.edu.rebeiz-engin.umich.edu AbstractA low-phase noise 28.65 GHz oscillator has been demonstrated us

A Micromachined Evanescent Mode Resonator Thomas A. Schwarz, Linda P.B. Katehi University of Michigan, Radiation Laboratory 1301 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States email:schwarzt-engin.umich.edu Abstract- An evanescent mode resonator can be micromachined into miniaturized high Q resonators to be used in communication filters that can be integrated in a planar environment. The evanesce

A Hankel-Transform Reconstruction Technique for Radially Permittivity Profiles in Cylindrical Objects A.S. Omar, M. J. Akhtar University of Magdeburg, Germany Dependent Abstract - A new technique for the reconstruction of radially dependent permittivity profIles in cylindrical objects, which is based on a Hankel transform of measured frequency dependent reflection data is presented. The techni