Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference A Tunable Filter Based on Miniature SIR Coaxial Resonators Hakim Aouidad1,2, Jean-François Favennec1, Eric Rius1, Alexandre Manchec2, Yann Clavet2 Université de Brest, Lab-STICC UMR CNRS 6285, 6 Av Le Gorgeu, CS 93837, 29238 Brest Cedex 3 France eric.rius-univ-brest.fr 2 Elliptika, 8 rue Fernand Forest, 29850 Gouesnou France alexandre.manchec-

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Wire-Medium Loaded Planar Structures: A Novel Transmission-Line Model and Relevant Dispersion Properties Davide Comite, Paolo Burghignoli, Paolo Baccarelli, and Alessandro Galli Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy, Email: comite/burghignoli/

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference A Novel Wideband Microstrip Branch-Line Coupler with Compact Footprint Piotr Kurgan and Slawomir Koziel Engineering Optimization & Modeling Center Reykjavik University Reykjavik, Iceland kurgan-ru.is, koziel-ru.is Abstract--In this paper, we present a novel structure of a compact wideband branch-line coupler. The reduced component size is obt

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Wideband Planar Near-Field Antenna Measurement Technique Using an Analog Fiber-Optic Link A. Chizh, S. Malyshev, and K. Mikitchuk Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronics Stepanov Institute of Physics, Minsk, Belarus chizh-ieee.org, malyshev-ieee.org, mikitchuk-ieee.org Abstract--A novel wideband planar near-field antenna measurement techni

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Analytical and Numerical Eigenanalysis of Electromagnetic Structures: A Review C. L. Zekios1, P.C. Allilomes1, C. S. Lavranos1, T. Kaifas2, P.C. Theofanopoulos1, X. Mitsalas1, R. T. Maximidis1, A. Koutinos1, G. A. Ioannopoulos1, P.K. Gkonis3, A. Kapsalis3, D. Anagnostou1, M.T. Chrysomalis1, E. Vafiades2, A. Siakavara2, I.S. Venieris3, C. Dervo

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Measurement of Point-of-Impact Based on Microwave PNCW Radar and Kalman Filtration Premysl Hudec and Filip Kozak Department of Electromagnetic Field, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague Technicka 2, Prague 16627, Czech Republic Email: hudecp-fel.cvut.cz Petr Panek Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Aca

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Design of a Multiband Microstrip Patch Antenna with Defected Ground Structures (DGS) Alper ÇALIKAN, Mehmet Ali BELEN, Peyman MAHOUTI, Salih DEMREL and Filiz GÜNE Electronic and Communication Engineering Department Yildiz Technical University Istanbul, TURKEY Abstract-- In this work, design of a novel multi-band semicircle fractal antenna with

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Parametric Modeling of the Coupling Parameters of Planar Coupled-Resonator Microwave Filters Matthias Caenepeel , Fabien Seyfert , Yves Rolain and Martine Olivi Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium Email: mcaenepe-vub.ac.be APICS, INRIA Sophia Antipolis 2004 Route des Lucioles, 06902 Valbonne, France Email: fabien.sey

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Reconfigurable UWB Filtennas with Sharp WLAN Dual Bandnotch Waqas Ahmad and Djuradj Budimir Wireless Communications Research Group University of Westminster London, UK waqas.ahmad-my.westminster.ac.uk and d.budimir-westminster.ac.uk Abstract--This paper presents the design and results of a reconfigurable ultra-wideband (UWB) 3.1­10.6 GHz filt

Proceedings of the 45th European Microwave Conference Evaluation of a UWB Radar Interface for Low Power Radar Sensors Dieter Genschow, Johannes Kloas IHP, Im Technologieark 25, 15236 Frankfurt O., Germany genschow-ihp-microelectronics.com Abstract--This paper evaluates a novel energy efficient method of converting the time of flight of UWB radar pulses from time domain to digital domain with pico