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Selected AbstractsOmnidirectional circularly polarized slot antenna fed by a cylindrical waveguide in millimeter bandMICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, Issue 3 2007José Luis Masa-Campos Abstract A circularly polarized slotted array antenna is presented. The array is fed by a circular waveguide propagating the TM01, to properly generate the required polarization. An omnidirectional azimuth radiation pattern is obtained, as well as a ,10°/+30° elevation antenna coverage. Low losses are achieved because of the waveguide feed. The slot array is mechanized over the metallic wall of the circular waveguide. Furthermore, the antenna presents a solid and rigid mechanical structure, which guarantees an optimum and repetitive response in a manufacturing process. A prototype antenna has been designed and measured. Satisfactory results have been obtained. The slotted array takes part from a signal detection system centered in 36.85 GHz. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 638,642, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22207 [source] High K Capacitors and OFET Gate Dielectrics from Self-Assembled BaTiO3 and (Ba,Sr)TiO3 Nanocrystals in the Superparaelectric LimitADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Issue 4 2010Limin Huang Abstract Nanodielectrics is an emerging field with applications in capacitors, gate dielectrics, energy storage, alternatives to Li-ion batteries, and frequency modulation in communications devices. Self-assembly of high k dielectric nanoparticles is a highly attractive means to produce nanostructured films with improved performance,namely dielectric tunability, low leakage, and low loss,as a function of size, composition, and structure. One of the major challenges is conversion of the nanoparticle building block into a reliable thin film device at conditions consistent with integrated device manufacturing or plastic electronics. Here, the development of BaTiO3 and (Ba,Sr)TiO3 superparaelectric uniform nanocrystal (8,12,nm) films prepared at room temperature by evaporative driven assembly with no annealing step is reported. Thin film inorganic and polymer composite capacitors show dielectric constants in the tunable range of 10,30, dependent on composition, and are confirmed to be superparaelectric. Organic thin film transistor (TFT) devices on flexible substrates demonstrate the readiness of nanoparticle-assembled films as gate dielectrics in device fabrication. [source] RF MEMS-based tunable filtersINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RF AND MICROWAVE COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING, Issue 5 2001James Brank Abstract This paper overviews the application of RF MEMS switches in tunable filters as well as circuit developments for bandpass filters covering 110 MHz to 2.8 GHz. RF MEMS have several desirable features, including small size, low power requirements, and low loss. The basic operation of Raytheon's RF MEMS capacitive membrane switch is described. An overview of the technique used to integrate the switch into a variable capacitor structure with sixteen capacitance states is provided. Variable capacitor structures are used to construct multipole lumped bandpass filter designs, each with sixteen states. Finally, measured data from two representative five- and six-pole bandpass filters are presented. Characterization data demonstrates that the insertion loss for the five-pole filter using on-chip inductors was between 6.6 and 7.3 dB, and between 3.7 and 4.2 dB for the six-pole filter using off-chip inductors. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 11: 276,284, 2001 [source] Enhanced Permeability and Dielectric Constant of NiZn Ferrite Synthesized in Nanocrystalline Form by a Combustion MethodJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 5 2007Sasanka Deka The performance parameters of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4, synthesized in the nanocrystalline form by an autocombustion method, have been investigated. The sample sintered at 1200°C, with Bi2O3 as additive shows a very high value of initial permeability ,,i of >400 at 1 MHz, with low loss. Similarly, a very high dielectric constant is obtained at lower frequencies. The results show that optimum magnetic and electrical properties can be achieved for the NiZn ferrite nanocrystalline powders synthesized by the present autocombustion method and sintered at a relatively lower temperature of 1200°C when compared with a temperature of 1400°C required for the materials synthesized by the conventional ceramic method. [source] A flexible RF transmitter module based on flexible printed circuit board by using micro-machining fabrication processMICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, Issue 12 2010Seong-Sik Myoung Abstract This article presents a flexible RF transmitter module based on flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The polyimide with micro-machining fabrication technique is employed for realization of FPCB to achieve the high flexibility as well as low loss at microwave frequency band. The active devices in the proposed flexible RF transmitter are design with InGaP/GaAs hetero-junction bipolar transistor monolithic microwave integrated circuit process, and the passive devices such as the filter and interconnection lines are fully integrated on the FPCB board to avoid use of external off-chip components for maximized flexibility. The FPCB transmitter module is designed for a short-distance sensor network based on OFDM communication system, and the measured conversion gain and error vector magnitude of the fabricated flexible transmitter are 27 dB and ,32 dB, respectively. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52:2636,2639, 2010; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25572 [source] Insertion loss and linearity of III-nitride microwave switchesPHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI (C) - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Issue 10 2010Jianyu Deng Abstract We report the insertion loss and linearity characteristics of novel microwave switches based on III-Nitride heterostructure field-effect transistors (HFETs) and Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor HFETs (MOSHFETs). The high mobility and large sheet carrier density make nitride-based microwave switches ideal candidates for high power, low loss and high linearity microwave switching applications. The demonstrated SPDT switch achieved the third order intermodulation power of -68 dBm for 250 micron devices at 1 GHz and 10 dBM input power and the extrapolated IP3 of >80 dBm with <0.25 dB insertion loss and >35 dB isolation for 2GHz operation for 3mm devices. Further improvements of the insertion loss and linearity are expected from new material and contact development, which will achieve lower 2DEG sheet resistance and contact resistance. (© 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [source] Supercritical fluid extraction for the separation of organochlorine pesticides residue in Angelica sinensisBIOMEDICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY, Issue 7 2002Chunjie Zhao A method involving the simultaneous extraction and separation of 12 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from Angelicae sinensis was developed using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). The pesticides in the study were ,-, ,-, ,- and ,-benzene hexachloride, PCNB (pentachloro- nitrobenzene), PCA (pentachloroaniline), HEPT (heptachlor), MPCPS (methyl-pentachlorophenyl sulfide), pp,-DDE [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (p -chlorophenyl) ethylene], op,-DDT [1,1,1,-trichloro-2-(o -chlorophenyl)-2-(p -chlorophenyl) ethane], pp,-DDD [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p -chlorophenyl) ethane], and pp,-DDT [1,1,1,-trichloro-2,2-bis (p -chlorophenyl)ethane]. The extraction conditions were optimized as follows: pure CO2, extraction pressure 15 MPa, extraction temperature 60°C, extraction time 20,min, and flow-rate 1.5,mL/min. A GC method with electron capture detection was employed to determine the OCPs in Angelicae sinensis. An HPLC method was developed for the quantitative determination of active constituents. The SFE provided high decontamination rate of OCPs and low loss of active constituents in Angelicae sinensis. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] ,15N of zooplankton species in subarctic lakes in northern Sweden: effects of diet and trophic fractionationFRESHWATER BIOLOGY, Issue 5 2004J. Karlsson Summary 1. To assess the use of stable nitrogen isotopes (,15N) for reconstructing trophic relationships in planktonic food webs, crustacean zooplankton species and pelagic dissolved and particulate matter were analysed in 14 subarctic lakes in northern Sweden. The lakes are situated along an altitudinal gradient and show a substantial variation in nutrient content and energy mobilization by bacterioplankton and phytoplankton. 2. The ,15N of dissolved and particulate matter was comparatively low, suggesting efficient N recycling and low losses of depleted N from the pelagic zone of these unproductive lakes. 3. Copepods had a systematically higher ,15N than cladocerans, with an average difference of 3.1,4.9, within lakes, implying different trophic positions of the two groups. Comparisons of nitrogen pools and energy fluxes suggest that the low cladoceran ,15N was a result of feeding on bacteria. 4. The difference in ,15N between copepods and cladocerans declined with decreasing bacterioplankton production among lakes, due either to increasing trophic isotope fractionation or decreasing relative importance of bacteria in the diet of cladocerans. [source] Double-resonance grating mirror for polarization control in solid-state lasersLASER PHYSICS LETTERS, Issue 4 2006M. A. Ahmed Abstract The spectral width of the polarizing effect of a coupling grating on a standard quarter-wave multilayer laser mirror can be increased by applying dual-duty-cycle gratings. As an example this is discussed considering the requirements to polarize a Yb:YAG thin-disk laser. By applying dual-duty-cycle gratings the spectral tolerance can be widened by a factor of two as compared to single-duty-cycle designs and at the same time achieve a high reflectivity and low losses for the oscillating polarized laser mode. The calculations of the structures were carried out with the help of an exact modelling code based on the modal method. The code simulates the interaction of a plane electromagnetic wave with the corrugated multilayer structure to compute amplitude and power of all reflected and transmitted diffraction waves. (© 2006 by Astro, Ltd. Published exclusively by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA) [source] | ||||||||||||||||