Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Comparison of Weighted Sum Approaches for PSO Fitness Functions in Antenna Design Zhongkun Ma ESAT-TELEMIC, Departement Elektrotechniek Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001, Belgium mazhongkun-gmail.com Guy A. E. Vandenbosch ESAT-TELEMIC , Departement Elektrotechniek Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kasteelpark Arenber

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Two Dimensional Microstrip Array with High Aperture Efficiency on FR4 Substrate Zhongkun Ma ESAT-TELEMIC, Departement Elektrotechniek Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001, Belgium mazhongkun-gmail.com Guy A. E. Vandenbosch ESAT-TELEMIC , Departement Elektrotechniek Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Dual-band Circularly Polarized Hexagonal-Slot Antenna Nijee Jeevanandham School of EEE Nanyang Technological University Singapore Nasimuddin Department of RF and Optical Institute for Infocomm Research Singapore Kush Agarwal, A. Alphones School of EEE Nanyang Technological University Singapore Abstract--A dual-band, circularly polarized, he

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Microwave Biosensor for Characterization of Compartments in Teflon Capillaries Jan Wessel, Klaus Schmalz IHP Im Technologiepark 25, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany wessel-ihp-microelectronics.com J. Christoph Scheytt University of Paderborn Fürstenallee 11, 33102 Paderborn christoph.scheytt-hni.upb.de Abstract--A passive microwave sensor based

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Three-Band High-Efficiency Modulator for Envelope Tracking Power Amplifier Using Class-B Push-Pull Amplifiers Jiafeng Zhou, Kevin Morris Centre for Communications Research, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. (J.Zhou-bristol.ac.uk; Kevin.Morri-bristol.ac.uk) Gavin Watkins Toshiba Research E

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Transmission Line with Integrated Symmetrical 1-kV HBM DC - 100 GHz ESD Protection in Advanced CMOS Technologies T. Lim 1 2 , J. Jimenez 1 , P. Benech 2 , J.-M. Fournier 2 , P. Galy 1 STMicroelectronics 850 Rue Jean Monnet 38920 Crolles, France tekfouy.lim-st.com Abstract-- Advanced CMOS technologies provide an easier way to realize radio-freq

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Accurate Models for Spiral Resonators David Ellstein, Bingnan Wang, and Koon Hoo Teo Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, 201 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Abstract -- Analytically-based circuit models for two types of spiral resonators, a single layer and a double layer spiral, are given. The models are suitable for various spiral and w

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference A Physical Model for Skin Effect in Rough Surfaces G. Gold, K. Helmreich Chair for Microwave Engineering and High Frequency Technology (LHFT) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Erlangen, Germany gerald.gold-eei.uni-erlangen.de klaus.helmreich-eei.uni-erlangen.de Abstract--Insertion loss measured on PCB transmission lines operate

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Beamforming with Efficient Node Selection Techniques for Green Cognitive Radio Networks N.M Tessema, X.Lian and H.Nikookar Faculty of EEMCS, Delft University of Technology,The Netherlands Email : X.Lian-tudelft.nl Abstract--Distributed Beamforming conserves power consumption of wireless sensor networks and extends communication range by focusi

Proceedings of the 42nd European Microwave Conference Enhancing the Detector Sensitivity of a Radio-Frequency Surface Resonator for Potassium-39 MRI at 18.7 MHz: Probing Different Geometries at Various Temperatures Ibrahim A. Elabyad1, Raffi Kalayciyan1, Friedrich Wetterling1, 2, and L. R. Schad1 1 Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim,