IEEE Catalog Number: ISBN:

CFP09455-PRT 978-1-4244-4748-0

2009 European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2009)

Rome, Italy 29 September – 1 October 2009

Pages 1-648

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EUMC01: RFID TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS Self-Sensing Passive RFID: From Theory to Tag Design and Experimentation .............................................................. 1

G. Marrocco, F. Amato

T-Matching Networks for the Efficient Matching of Practical RFID Tags ...................................................................... 5J. Choo, J. Ryoo, J. Hong, H. Jeon, C. Choi, Manos M. Tentzeris

Determination of the Activation Range of Passive UHF RFID Transponders by Radar Cross-Section Measurements ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Audrey Pouzin, Tan-Phu Vuong, Smail Tedjini, Maxime Pouyet, Jacques Perdereau

Design of Fully Printable Planar Chipless RFID Transponder with 35-Bit Data Capacity .......................................... 13Stevan Preradovic, Nemai C. Karmakar

RFID Detection of Human Body Movements .................................................................................................................... 17C. Occhiuzzi, G. Marrocco

EUMC02: REFLECTARRAY ANTENNAS A Reflectarray Antenna for Circular Polarization ........................................................................................................... 21

M. Albooyeh, Nader Komjani

A Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA) Reflectarray....................................................................................................... 25M.H. Jamaluddin, R. Gillard, Ronan Sauleau, L. Le Coq, X. Castel, R. Benzerga, Th. Koleck

Broadband Single-Layer Triple-Resonance Microstrip Reflectarray Antennas............................................................ 29Hiroyuki Deguchi, Kiichi Mayumi, Mikio Tsuji, Takahiro Nishimura

Constant-Phase Dual Polarization MEMS-Based Elementary Cell for Electronic Steerable Reflectarrays ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Simone Montori, Luca Marcaccioli, Roberto Vincenti Gatti, Roberto Sorrentino

Scattering Matrix Approach to the Design of Infinite Planar Reflectarray Antennas................................................... 37Roberto Vincenti Gatti, Siamak Ebadi, Roberto Sorrentino

EUMC03: MICROWAVE SENSORS RF Biosensor Based on Microwave Filter for Biological Cell Characterisation............................................................. 41

Claire Dalmay, Arnaud Pothier, Pierre Blondy, Mathilde Cheray, Fabrice Lalloue, Marie-Odile Jauberteau

Microwave-Millimetre Wave WGM Resonators for Evanescent Sensing of Nanolitre Liquid Substances ............................................................................................................................................................................ 45

Elena N. Shaforost, Norbert Klein, Alexey I. Gubin, Alexander A. Barannik, Alexander M. Klushin

A Modified Tri-Plate Transmission Line Structure for the Characterisation of Liquid Dielectrics ............................ 49Richard Tamnjong, Jan Vrba, Rolf H. Jansen

Wireless Interrogation Techniques for a Passive Pressure Micro-Sensor Using an EM Transducer .......................... 53Mohamed Mehdi Jatlaoui, Franck Chebila, Patrick Pons, Herve Aubert

Planar Sensor for Permittivity and Velocity Detection Based on Metamaterial Transmission Line Resonator.............................................................................................................................................................................. 57

Margarita Puentes, Bernd Stelling, Martin Schussler, Andreas Penirschke, Rolf Jakoby

EUMC04: BROADBAND PASSIVE COMPONENTS Decade-Bandwidth Planar Balun Using CPW-to-Slotline Transition for UHF Applications ....................................... 61

Young-Pyo Hong, Donald F. Kimball, Jong-Gwan Yook, Lawrence E. Larson

A Novel Uniplanar Ultra-Broadband Double Doubly Balanced Mixer for High Dynamic Range Applications.......................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Sung Tae Choi, Young Jin Kim, Yong Hoon Kim, Dong Ho Lee, Chae Taek Choi

A Broadband Modified Differential Phase Shifter for Microwave Applications ........................................................... 69Karim Mohammadpour-Aghdam, Nader Komjani, Guy A.E. Vandenbosch, Walter De Raedt

Ultra-Broadband Low Axial Ratio Corrugated Quad-Ridge Polarizer .......................................................................... 73Abdelwahed Tribak, A. Mediavilla, Juan Luis Cano, M. Boussouis, K. Cepero

Substrate Integrated Waveguide Six-Port Broadband Front-End Circuit for Millimeter-Wave Radio and Radar Systems .............................................................................................................................................................. 77

Tarek Djerafi, Maxim Daigle, Halim Boutayeb, Xiupu Zhang, Ke Wu

EUMC05: UWB ANTENNAS A Compact Printed Bowtie Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications......................................................................... 81

Shailesh Raut, Aldo Petosa

A Compact Antenna with High Gain for Ultra Wide Band Systems............................................................................... 85Y. Ranga, Karu P. Esselle, A.R. Weily, A.K. Verma

Single and Dual Band-Notched UWB Antennas with U-Shaped Structures .................................................................. 89Aitor Arriola, Ezzeldin A. Soliman, Steven Brebels, Walter De Raedt

Time Domain Analysis for UWB Antenna Synthesis........................................................................................................ 93Leonardo Lizzi, Luca Manica, Andrea Massa

Experimental Verification of 2D UWB MIMO Antenna Array for Near-Field Imaging Radar .................................. 97B. Yang, Alexander G. Yarovoy, Pascal J. Aubry, Xiaodong Zhuge

EUMC06: MULTIBAND PLANAR FILTERS Microwave Dual-Band Bandpass Planar Filter Using Double-Coupled Resonating Feeding Sections ...................... 101

Manuel Sanchez-Renedo, Roberto Gomez-Garcia

Dual-Mode Dual-Band Microstrip Filters ....................................................................................................................... 105Ceyhun Karpuz, Adnan Gorur

Microwave Multi-Path Dual-Passband Filters for Wide-Band Applications ............................................................... 109Roberto Gomez-Garcia, Manuel Sanchez-Renedo, Bernard Jarry, Julien Lintignat, Bruno Barelaud

Tunable Dual-Band Filters Based on Capacitive-Loaded Stepped-Impedance Resonators ........................................ 113D. Girbau, A. Lazaro, A. Perez, E. Martinez, Lluis Pradell, R. Villarino

A Compact Dual-Band Filter with Adjustable Transmission Zeros.............................................................................. 117Huan Wang, Qing-Xin Chu

EUMC07: TUNABLE FILTERS, COUPLERS AND ISOLATORS Ultra-Compact Inductive Coupled UHF Tunable Filter ................................................................................................ 121

Tae C. Lee, Jae Y. Park

UMTS-WiFi Switchable Bandpass Filter......................................................................................................................... 125Zabdiel Brito-Brito, Ignacio Llamas-Garro, Guillem Navarro-Munoz, Julien Perruisseau-Carrier, Lluis Pradell

Magnetically Tunable Hexaferrite Bandpass Filter from 43GHz to 83.5GHz.............................................................. 129Michael Sterns, Robert Rehner, Dirk Schneiderbanger, Siegfried Martius, Lorenz-Peter Schmidt

Frequency Switchable Dual-Band Branch-Line Couplers ............................................................................................. 133D. Draskovic, C. Panagamuwa, D. Budimir, J.C. Vardaxoglou

Tunable Isolator with a Three Fold Symmetrical Structure .......................................................................................... 137Takayuki Furuta, Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi

EUMC08: INTERCONNECTS AND TRANSITIONS Organic Wafer-Scale Packaging for X-Band SiGe Low Noise Amplifier ..................................................................... 141

Chad E. Patterson, Tushar K. Thrivikraman, Swapan K. Bhattacharya, Chung Hang John Poh, John D. Cressler, John Papapolymerou

Wireless Inter-Chip and Intra-Chip Communication .................................................................................................... 145Hristomir Yordanov, Peter Russer

The Effect of the Ground Plane Incorporated into Layers on Multilayer CBCPW Lines, Lumped Elements and Circuit for a Compact MCM .................................................................................................................... 149

K.K. Samanta, I.D. Robertson

Defected and Floating Ground Structures for Vertical Interconnects .......................................................................... 153A. Stark, H. Olbert, Arne F. Jacob

A Direct CPW-to-Rectangular Waveguide Transition Using a Dipole Slot Antenna .................................................. 157Ruei-Ying Fang, Cheng-Tze Wang, Chun-Long Wang

EUMC09: SENSORS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS Microwave Tomography for GPR Diagnostics of Reinforced Concrete ....................................................................... 161

Francesco Soldovieri, Giancarlo Prisco, Johannes Hugenschmidt

Development of a Switching Passive 2.4GHz RFID Transponder on Flexible Substrate ............................................ 165Peter Hoogeboom, Frans Elferink, Christian Trampuz

Design and Characterization of a Novel Battery-Less, Solar Powered Wireless Tag for Enhanced-Range Remote Tracking Applications ............................................................................................................................. 169

Rushi Vyas, Vasileios Lakafosis, Zissis Konstas, Manos M. Tentzeris

Quasi-Optical Spectral System for Submm-Wave Radiometry of Turbulent Plasma ................................................. 173S.A. Kuznetsov, Andrey V. Arzhannikov, Yu.G. Goncharov, Yu.V. Marunenko, F.B. Bereziuk, A.V. Zorenko, A.V. Gelfand, N.I. Fedorinina

Tunable Single Mode Resonant Cavity Suitable for Continuous Flow Microwave Processing of Liquids ................................................................................................................................................................................ 177

Jan Vrba, Rolf H. Jansen, Richard Tamnjong

EUMC10: SILICON MILLIMETER-WAVE PASSIVE COMPONENTS Transformer Topologies for mmW Integrated Circuits................................................................................................. 181

Bernardo Leite, Eric Kerherve, Jean-Baptiste Begueret, Didier Belot

Slow-Wave High Performance Shielded CPW Transmission Lines: A Lossy Model .................................................. 185Anne-Laure Franc, Darine Kaddour, Hamza Issa, Emmanuel Pistono, Nicolas Corrao, Jean-Michel Fournier, Philippe Ferrari

Analysis of Loss Mechanisms in Coplanar Waveguides Integrated on Bulk CMOS Substrates ................................ 189Federico Vecchi, Matteo Repossi, Wissam Eyssa, Paolo Arcioni, Francesco Svelto

A New Type of SiGe Reduced-Size Loaded Slow Wave 60GHz CPW Series and Shunt Stubs .................................. 193K. Hettak, G.A. Morin, M.G. Stubbs

A Novel High-Q Cavity Resonator for Reconfigurable WPAN Applications at 60GHz.............................................. 197Yuan Li, John Papapolymerou

EUMC11: 1D- AND 2D-PERIODIC STRUCTURES A Metamaterial Mirror with Multiple CRLH Transmission Lines and Its Imaging Quality ..................................... 201

Takuya Tsukagoshi, Kazuhiro Fujimori, Minoru Sanagi, Shigeji Nogi

Radiation Characteristics of Zeroth-Order Resonators Composed of 2-D Dielectric-Based Composite Right/Left Handed Metamaterial Structures .................................................................................................................. 205

Tatsuhito Yoshida, Tetsuya Ueda, Masahiro Akiyama, Tatsuo Itoh

Investigation of Metamaterial Leaky Wave Antenna Based on Complementary Split Ring Resonators................... 209Stephanie Eggermont, Robert Platteborze, Isabelle Huynen

Waveguide Photonic Crystals with Transmittance, Controlled by PIN-Diodes ........................................................... 213Dmitry A. Usanov, Alexander V. Skripal, Anton V. Abramov, Anton S. Bogolubov, Vladimir S. Skvortsov, Merdan K. Merdanov

An Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure Based on a Periodic Arrangement of Via-to-Stripline Transitions in a Multilayer Board.................................................................................................................................... 217

Taras Kushta

EUMC12: SLOT ANTENNA ARRAYS AND SLOT ANTENNAS A Compact Dual-Band Planar Slot Antenna Incorporating Embedded Metal Strips for WLAN Applications........................................................................................................................................................................ 221

Meng-Ju Chiang, Jia-Yi Sze, Guang-Fu Cheng

A CPW-Fed Broadband Circularly-Polarized Square Slot Antenna with E-Shaped Slits in Ground Plane ................................................................................................................................................................................... 225

Shu Du, Qing-Xin Chu

Compact Integrated Slot Array Antennas for the 79GHz Automotive Band ............................................................... 228Lars Pettersson, Shi Cheng, Michael Salter, Anders Rydberg, Duncan Platt

A Wideband Slotted Waveguide Antenna for SAR Systems .......................................................................................... 232S.S. Sekretarov, D.M. Vavriv

Design and Optimization of Waveguide-Fed Non-Uniform Transverse Slot Arrays ................................................... 236Homayoon Oraizi, Mahmoud T. Noghani

EUMC13: MULTIFUNCTIONAL RF ICS A Mixed-Signal X-Band SiGe Multi-Function Control MMIC for Phased Array Radar Applications ..................... 240

D. Carosi, A. Bettidi, Antonio Nanni, Luisa Marescialli, Antonio Cetronio

A Novel Topology of SiGe Phase Shifters Using Vector Sum Method with Ultra-Low Power Consumption for 5GHz Applications ............................................................................................................................... 244

K. Hettak, S. McLelland, G.A. Morin, M.G. Stubbs

Vector Modulator-Based Phase Shifter with 810º Control Range for 43-Gbps Optical Transceivers ....................... 248Hideyuki Nosaka, Munehiko Nagatani, Shogo Yamanaka, Kimikazu Sano, Koichi Murata, Takatomo Enoki

Low-Loss On-Chip Transformers for CMOS RFICs ..................................................................................................... 252Hsiao-Chin Chen, Tao Wang, Shey-Shi Lu

A Low-Power Ka-Band Direct Conversion Receiver Employing Half-Frequency Local Oscillator in 65nm CMOS....................................................................................................................................................................... 256

M. Sosio, A. Mazzanti, Matteo Repossi, Francesco Svelto

EUMC14: FOCUSED SESSION ON SURFACE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES 1 A Novel Polarization Rotating Frequency Selective Surface Based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 260

Simone A. Winkler, Wei Hong, Maurizio Bozzi, Ke Wu

Ku-Band Analogue Phase Shifter in SIW Technology ................................................................................................... 264Elisa Sbarra, Luca Marcaccioli, Roberto Vincenti Gatti, Roberto Sorrentino

Ultra-Wide Band Bandpass Filter with Multiple Frequency Notched Bands Based on SIW and SIR Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 268

Jing Wang, Wei Hong, Hongjun Tang, Yan Zhang, Jixin Chen, Jianyi Zhou

Laser Machining of Microvias and Trenches for Substrate Integrated Waveguides in LTCC Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 272

M. Farhan Shafique, I.D. Robertson

Composite Right/Left-Handed Substrate Integrated Waveguide Leaky-Wave Antennas .......................................... 276Yuan Dan Dong, Tatsuo Itoh

EUMC15: ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Modeling Electromagnetic Emissions from PCBs in Free Space Using Equivalent Dipoles ....................................... 280

Xin Tong, D.W.P. Thomas, K. Biwojno, A. Nothofer, P. Sewell, C. Christopoulos

Quantifying High Frequency Coupling Between Plated Through Holes Within Multilayer PCB Structures ........................................................................................................................................................................... 284

Leigh Cornock, I.J. Dilworth

Interlaboratory Tests in Scope of Measurement of Radio Disturbance ........................................................................ 288Leszek Nowosielski, Marian Wnuk, Cezary Ziolkowski

Electrostatic Discharge Measurement and Simulation of a Charged Power Amplifier Board ................................... 292Tuomas Reinvuo, Timo Tarvainen, Toni Viheriakoski, Pasi Tamminen

High Power Microwave Testing in a Reverberation Chamber ...................................................................................... 295Markus Rothenhaeusler

EUMC16: EXCEPTIONALLY WIDEBAND AND UWB FILTERS Improved Formulas for Synthesizing Multiple-Mode-Resonator-Based UWB Bandpass Filters............................... 299

Sheng Sun, Lei Zhu

Miniaturized High-Performance UWB Bandpass Filter Consisting of Only One Microstrip Three-Mode Resonator ................................................................................................................................................................. 303

Zhewang Ma, Wenqing He, Chun-Ping Chen, Tetsuo Anada

Design of Ultra-Wide Bandpass Filter Using Hybrid Microstrip/CPW Structure....................................................... 307M.C. Velazquez-Ahumada, Jesus Martel, Francisco Medina, Francisco Mesa

Design of a High Selectivity Dual-Band Bandpass Filter with Stepped Impedance Resonator................................... 311Chang-Sin Ye, Yan-Kuin Su, Min-Hang Weng, Ru-Yuan Yang

On Miniaturization and Performance Improvement of Planar Wideband Bandpass Filters Without Coupled Lines .................................................................................................................................................................... 314

Bulent Alicioglu, Nevzat Yildirim

EUMC17: RECEIVER TECHNOLOGIES A 7GHz FBAR Overtone-Based Oscillator...................................................................................................................... 318

Mohamed ElBarkouky, Gerd Vandersteen, Piet Wambacq, Yves Rolain

Impact of Super-Isolation Duplexer on SAW-Less Receiver RF Front-End for Cellular Phones .............................. 322Jun Tsutsumi, Kazuhiro Matsumoto

EMBRACE: A 10000 Element Next Generation Aperture Array Telescope ............................................................... 326Mark Ruiter, Erik van der Wal

A Wideband OOK Receiver for Wireless Capsule Endoscope ...................................................................................... 330Yanping Zhou, Guochi Huang, Seong-Kyun Kim, Sangwook Nam, Byung-Sung Kim

EUMC18: ANALOG AND DIGITAL LINEARIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR PA’S A 1-Bit Digital Dynamically Biased Power Amplifier for Step Envelope Tracking Transmitters .............................. 334

A. Cidronali, I. Magrini, R. Fagotti, M. Mercanti, G. Manes

Power Amplifier Behavioural Model Mismatch Sensitivity and the Impact on Digital Predistortion Performance ....................................................................................................................................................................... 338

Per Landin, Olof Bengtsson, Magnus Isaksson

Real-Time FPGA-Based Baseband Predistortion of W-CDMA 3GPP High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers: Comparing GaN HEMT and Si LDMOS Predistorted PA Performances................................................ 342

R. Quaglia, V. Camarchia, S. Donati Guerrieri, E.G. Lima, G. Ghione, Qiang Luo, M. Pirola, R. Tinivella

The Effects of Timing Skew in Envelope Tracking and EER Type Transmitters........................................................ 346Timo Rautio, Timo Rahkonen

High Efficiency RF Power Amplifier Using Band Limited Dynamic Supply Control Method ................................... 350Chang-Ming Lai, Je-Kuan Jau, Jian-Yu Li

EUMC19: METAMATERIAL BASED PASSIVE COMPONENTS Compact Balun Filter Based on Negative and Zeroth Order Resonances Using Mushroom Structures ................... 354

Tao Yang, Mohammed Reza M. Hashemi, Tatsuo Itoh

From Rejection to Transmission for a Stack of Arrayed Split Ring Resonators.......................................................... 358J. Carbonell, Eric Lheurette, Charles Croenne, V.E. Boria, Didier Lippens

Super-Compact Multi-Layered CRLH Couplers Designed in Left-Handed Phase-Advanced Region ...................... 362Yasushi Horii

Compact Triple-Band Resonators Using Multiple Split-Ring Resonators.................................................................... 366R.H. Geschke, B. Jokanovic, P. Meyer

Miniaturized Microstrip Bandpass Filter Using Coupled SCRLH Zeroth-Order Resonators ................................... 370Jian-Qiang Gong, Qing-Xin Chu

EUMC20: MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS Broadband Micromachined Microstrip Patch Antenna for G-Band Applications ...................................................... 374

Adel S. Emhemmed, Khaled Elgaid

A Compact Edge-Fed Filtering Microstrip Antenna with 0.2 dB Equal-Ripple Response.......................................... 378Chin-Kai Lin, Shyh-Jong Chung

Microstrip Antenna with S-Shaped Slot for Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Operation ........................................... 381Nasimuddin, Xianming Qing, Zhi Ning Chen

Front-to-Back Ratio Improvement of a Microstrip Patch Antenna Using an Isolated Soft Surface Structure............................................................................................................................................................................. 385

Hong-min Lee, Joong-kwan Kim

EUMC21: SI TECHNOLOGY FOR 60GHZ APPLICATIONS A mm-Wave Transformer Based Transmit/Receive Switch in 90nm CMOS Technology .......................................... 389

Ehsan Adabi, Ali M. Niknejad

A 0.7-V 60-GHz Low-Power LNA with Forward Body Bias Technique in 90nm CMOS Process.............................. 393Wei-Heng Lin, Jeng-Han Tsai, Yung-Nien Jen, Tian-Wei Huang, Huei Wang

56GHz CMOS VCO Integrated with a Switchable Non-Uniform Differential Transmission-Line Inductor .............................................................................................................................................................................. 397

Pen-Li You, Kai-Li Huang, Tzuen-Hsi Huang

A 64GHz Push-Push Oscillator in 0.13(mu)m BiCMOS Technology ............................................................................ 401Chama Ameziane, Didier Belot, Robert Plana, Thierry Taris, Yann Deval, Jean-Baptiste Begueret

Design of a 60-GHz Down-Converting Dual-Gate Mixer in 130-nm CMOS Technology............................................ 405Hsin-Chih Kuo, Chu-Yun Yang, Jin-Fu Yeh, Huey-Ru Chuang, Tzuen-Hsi Huang

EUMC22: FOCUSED SESSION ON SURFACE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES 2 Design of Multilayered Substrate-Integrated Waveguide Cross-Slot Couplers ........................................................... 409

Vladimir A. Labay, Jens Bornemann, T. Rama Rao

Design of Miniaturized Vertically Stacked SIW Filters in LTCC ................................................................................. 413Ting-Yi Huang, Tze-Min Shen, Bo-Jiun Chen, Hung-Yi Chien, Ruey-Beei Wu

Multi-Antenna System Based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide for Ka-Band Traffic-Monitoring Radar Applications ............................................................................................................................................................ 417

Xiao-Ping Chen, Lin Li, Ke Wu

Analysis of Integrated Waveguide Slot Array Antennas ................................................................................................ 421Emilio Arnieri, Giandomenico Amendola, Luigi Boccia

Computer-Aided Design of Substrate Integrated Waveguide Filters for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Applications ............................................................................................................................................................. 425

F. Mira, A.A. San Blas, S. Cogollos, V.E. Boria, B. Gimeno

EUMC23: SPECIAL SESSION ON ASIA PACIFIC MICROWAVE CONFERENCE Envelope Tracking Technique for Multimode PA Operation........................................................................................ 429

Bumman Kim, Jinsung Choi, Daehyun Kang, Dongsu Kim

Razavi's Oscillator Theory Interpreted in RF Circuit Port Impedance Domain to Harmonize with Leeson's Sideband Noise Spectrum Model ...................................................................................................................... 433

Takashi Ohira

Compact Interdigitated Microstrip Bandpass Filter with Meandered EBGs............................................................... 439Arokiaswami Alphones, Jin Cheng

EUMC24: FILTER SYNTHESIS AND RELATED TOPICS A Novel Approach to Lossy Filter Synthesis ................................................................................................................... 444

Matteo Oldoni, Giuseppe Macchiarella, Guido Gentili

Inline Realization of Cascaded Trisection and Cascaded Quadruplet in Coaxial Cavity Filters................................ 448Ying Wang, Ming Yu

Quasi-Elliptic Function Doublet Filters Without Cross Coupling................................................................................. 452Wenxing Tang, Jia-Sheng Hong

Bulk Acoustic Wave Filter Synthesis and Optimization for UMTS Applications ........................................................ 456Sylvain Giraud, Stephane Bila, Matthieu Chatras, Dominique Cros, Michel Aubourg

Substrate Integrated Waveguide H-Plane Filter............................................................................................................. 460H. Aghayari, Nader Komjani

EUMC25: COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Q-Band GaAs MMIC Modules for Active Phased Array Antenna Systems................................................................. 464

Hidenori Yukawa, Masatake Hangai, Hiroyuki Mizutani, Koji Yamanaka, Motomi Abe, Akira Inoue, Moriyasu Miyazaki

An Overview of Impulse and Self-Heterodyne 60-GHz Systems for Hybrid Networks Based on Polymer MultiMode Fibres............................................................................................................................................... 468

C. Loyez, C. Lethien, M. Bocquet, N. Deparis, L. Clavier, J.P. Vilcot, N. Rolland, P.-A. Rolland

A 5GHz WLAN Amplifier with Novel On-Chip Positive Voltage Switchable Bias Implemented in a D-pHEMT Process ................................................................................................................................................................. 472

Luciano Boglione, Jerry Paradis

Analytical Consideration on Reflection Type of Self-Injection Locked NRD Guide Gunn Oscillator at 60GHz ................................................................................................................................................................................. 476

Ko-ichi Ohue, Futoshi Kuroki, Tsukasa Yoneyama

Noise in Sampling Phase Detectors for RF PLL.............................................................................................................. 480Ramadane Ali Liman, Jean-Luc Muraro, Patrick Lautier, Olivier Llopis, Jacques Graffeuil

EUMC26: ADVANCED DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR PA’S Broadband Class-F Power Amplifiers for Handset Applications .................................................................................. 484

Daehyun Kang, Jinsung Choi, Myoungsu Jun, Dongsu Kim, Jungmin Park, Boshi Jin, Daekyu Yu, Kyoungjoon Min, Bumman Kim

5W, 0.35--8GHz Linear Power Amplifier Using GaN HEMT ....................................................................................... 488Ahmed Sayed, Ahmed Al Tanany, Georg Boeck

A Compact DGS Load-Network for Highly Efficient Class-E Power Amplifier.......................................................... 492Heungjae Choi, Sungun Shim, Yongchae Jeong, Jongsik Lim, Chul Dong Kim

An Inverse Class-F GaN HEMT Power Amplifier with 78% PAE at 3.5 GHz ............................................................ 496Paul Saad, Hossein Mashad Nemati, Mattias Thorsell, Kristoffer Andersson, Christian Fager

High-Efficiency GaN HEMT Power Amplifier Design Based on Inverse Class-E Topology ...................................... 500Yong-Sub Lee, Mun-Woo Lee, Sang-Ho Kam, Yoon-Ha Jeong

EUMC27: METAMATERIAL TRANSMISSION LINE STRUCTURES Spatial Harmonics and Homogenisation of NRI-TL Metamaterial Structures............................................................ 504

M. Zedler, G.V. Eleftheriades

Microstrip Circuit Analog to Illustrate Extraordinary Transmission Through Compound Diffraction Gratings .............................................................................................................................................................................. 508

Francisco Medina, Armando Fernandez-Prieto, Francisco Mesa

Studying the Nature of Electromagnetic Interaction Between a Pair of Left-Handed Transmission Lines.................................................................................................................................................................................... 512

Wael M. Fathelbab, Hamzeh M. Jaradat

Electrically Controllable Double Series (DS) Line with Left- or Right-Handed Propagation .................................... 516Matthias Maasch, Christian Damm, Martin Schussler, Rolf Jakoby

Micro-Fabricated Tunable Artificial Dielectric for Reconfigurable Microwave Circuits ........................................... 520David Dubuc, Katia Grenier, Hiroyuki Fujita, Hiroshi Toshiyoshi

EUMC28: APPLICATION SPECIFIC ANTENNA DESIGNS 1 Design and Probe Based Measurement of 77GHz Antennas for Antenna in Package Applications........................... 524

Stefan Beer, Grzegorz Adamiuk, Thomas Zwick

Dipole Antenna on a Thick Resin Layer on the Back Side of a Silicon Chip at 60GHz............................................... 528Jiro Hirokawa, Kenta Kimishima, Makoto Ando, Yasutake Hirachi

Design of the DVB-H Antenna Using the Coupling Concept ......................................................................................... 532Jung-Nam Lee, Jong-Kweon Park, Jin-Suk Kim

A Design of the Low Profile Tri-Band Antenna for ECS Application........................................................................... 536Jeong-Hoo Kim, Dong-Zo Kim, Moon-Que Lee, Sang-Bo Min, Jong-Won Yu

A Polarization Diverse Antenna for Dual-Band WLAN Applications .......................................................................... 540Johanna M. Steyn, Johan Joubert, Johann W. Odendaal

EUMC29: SPECIAL SESSION ON BRAUN AND MARCONI: PIONEERS OF THE WIRELESS, ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER THE NOBEL PRIZE Guglielmo Marconi: The Pioneer of Wireless Communications.................................................................................... 544

Gabriele Falciasecca, Barbara Valotti

Ferdinand Braun --- A Pioneer in Wireless Technology and Electronics ..................................................................... 547Peter Russer

EUMC30: COMPACT FILTERS Dual-Band Half-Cut Dielectric Resonator Filters........................................................................................................... 555

Mohammad Memarian, Raafat R. Mansour

Tunable Compact Dielectric Resonator Filters ............................................................................................................... 559F. Huang, Raafat R. Mansour

Miniature UHF-Band Microstrip Filter Based on a High-Permittivity Ceramic Material ......................................... 563Yann Clavet, Alexandre Manchec, Jean-Francois Favennec, Eric Rius, Cedric Quendo, Barbara Bonnet, Jean-Claude Azzara, Cecile Debarge, Jean-Louis Cazaux

A Compact WiMAX Diplexer Module with LTCC and FBAR Technologies .............................................................. 567Dongsu Kim, Dong Ho Kim, Jong-In Ryu, Chong Dae Park, Chul Soo Kim, In San Song, Jun Chul Kim

A Compact Bandpass Filter Using Lumped Coupling Elements Between Input Port and Output Port .................... 571Qing-Xin Chu, Li Fan, Huan Wang

EUMC31: NOVEL MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES RF Devices Written with Carbon Nanotube Ink on Paper............................................................................................. 575

M. Dragoman, D. Dragoman, M. Al Ahmad, Robert Plana, E. Flahaut

A Novel Fabrication Process for Printed Antennas Integrated in Polymer Multi-Layer Car Body Panels .................................................................................................................................................................................. 578

Andreas Kilian, Lorenz-Peter Schmidt

Ferromagnetic Inductors on Commercial Nanoporous Anodic Alumina ..................................................................... 582J. Spiegel, C. Renaux, M. Darques, J. De La Torre, L. Piraux, P. Simon, J.-P. Raskin, Isabelle Huynen

Broadband Loss Characterization of Traveling-Wave Substrate Integrated Electro-Optical Devices ...................... 586Ebrahim Mortazy, Xiupu Zhang, Ke Wu

Small-Size Low Losses WLAN and GSM/DCS Diplexers Integrated in a Low Cost 130nm High Resistivity SOI CMOS Technology .................................................................................................................................. 590

F. Gianesello, A. Giry, S. Jan, S. Boret, O. Bon, D. Gloria, B. Rauber, C. Raynaud

EUMC32: RECONFIGURABLE SUBSYSTEMS Investigation of High Performance Transmission Line Phase Shifters Based on Liquid Crystal ............................... 594

A. Gaebler, F. Goelden, A. Manabe, M. Goebel, S. Mueller, Rolf Jakoby

Reconfigurable Unit Cell for Reflectarray Antenna Based on Barium-Strontium-Titanate Thick-Film Ceramic .............................................................................................................................................................................. 598

Mohsen Sazegar, Andre Giere, Yuliang Zheng, Holger Maune, Alexander Moessinger, Rolf Jakoby

Meta-Material with Tunable Thin Film Material for the Conception of Active Radome ........................................... 602Guillaume Lunet, Valerie Vigneras, Hussein Kassem, Laurent Oyhenart

Limiting Frequency Selective Surfaces ............................................................................................................................ 606S. Monni, D.J. Bekers, Maurice van Wanum, Raymond van Dijk, A. Neto, G. Gerini, Frank E. van Vliet

Reconfigurable Ka-Band Switch Matrix for On-Orbit Verification ............................................................................. 610Stefan Humbla, Jens Muller, Ralf Stephan, Dirk Stopel, Johannes F. Trabert, Gabor Vogt, Matthias A. Hein

EUMC33: DISTRIBUTED METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES On the Applications of High Impedance Wire ................................................................................................................ 614

Marwah A.M. Shafee, Amr M.E. Safwat, Ahmed Hisham Morshed

Loss Compensation of a Passive Metamaterial Lens Using an Injection-Locked Oscillator ....................................... 618Wei-Chiang Lee, Tah-Hsiung Chu

Frequency Resolved Electrical Gating (FREG) System Based on a CRLH Leaky-Wave Antenna for UWB Signal Characterization .......................................................................................................................................... 622

Shulabh Gupta, Juan Sebastian Gomez-Diaz, Christophe Caloz

Subwavelength Hole Arrayed Stack: Towards Terahertz High Resolution Imaging Systems.................................... 626Charles Croenne, Frederic Garet, J. Carbonell, Eric Lheurette, Karine Blary, Jean-Louis Coutaz, Didier Lippens

Design Techniques for Circularly Polarized Antennas Using Metamaterial Structures ............................................. 630Eduardo Ugarte-Munoz, Francisco Javier Herraiz-Martinez, Vicente Gonzalez-Posadas, Luis Enrique Garcia-Munoz, Daniel Segovia-Vargas

EUMC34: APPLICATION SPECIFIC ANTENNA DESIGNS 2 A Dual-Band Printed Dipole Antenna for Indoor GSM-BTS Applications.................................................................. 634

Karim Mohammadpour-Aghdam, Soheil Radiom, Guy A.E. Vandenbosch, Georges Gielen

Circular Polarized Patch Antenna for 5.8 GHz Dedicated Short-Range Communication .......................................... 638Daniel Megnet, Heinz Mathis

A Dual-Polarized Parasitic Patch Antenna for MIMO Systems .................................................................................... 642Daniele Pinchera, Fulvio Schettino

Efficient and Accurate Investigation of Linear Arrays Consisting of UWB Radiators ............................................... 645F. Muge Tanyer-Tigrek, Ioan E. Lager, L.P. Ligthart

Design Guidelines for a Planar Multi-Turn Loop Antenna for Wireless Bio-Medical Telemetry System................................................................................................................................................................................. 649

Divya S. Gamini, Prasad N. Shastry

EUMC35: SPECIAL SESSION ON 40 YEARS OF EUROPEAN MICROWAVES. WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? Introduction to the Special Session on 40 Years of European Microwave Conference................................................ 653

Andre Vander Vorst

Early Days of the European Microwave Conference: How Did It Start? ..................................................................... 655Peter J.B. Clarricoats, Andre Vander Vorst

Montreux, Switzerland: The 4th EuMC ........................................................................................................................... 657Fred E. Gardiol

The First European Microwave Week 1998 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands............................................................. 662L.P. Ligthart

Some Observations on the Development of the European Microwave Association ..................................................... 667Andrew F. Wilson

40 Years of EuMC and Beyond ........................................................................................................................................ 669Roberto Sorrentino, Thomas J. Brazil

EUMC36: UNCONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR FILTER REALIZATION Multipactor Prediction in Novel High-Power Low-Pass Filters with Wide Rejection Band ....................................... 675

I. Arregui, S. Anza, I. Arnedo, C. Vicente, A. Lujambio, J. Gil, M. Chudzik, B. Gimeno, T. Lopetegi, M.A.G. Laso, V.E. Boria

An 11--18GHz Four-Channel DBR Multiplexer for Electronic Warfare Systems....................................................... 679Stephane Cadiou, Cedric Quendo, Eric Rius, Jean-Francois Favennec, Benjamin Potelon, Remi Segalen, Francoise Mahe

Miniaturized Bandpass Filter Using Coupled Stacked LC Resonators in an Organic Build-Up Substrate............................................................................................................................................................................. 683

Chien-Hsun Chen, Chien-Hsiang Huang, Tzyy-Sheng Horng, Sung-Mao Wu, Chi-Tsung Chiu, Chih-Pin Hung, Jian-Yu Li, Cheng-Chung Chen

Topology Optimization of Microwave Filters Including Dielectric Resonators ........................................................... 687H. Khalil, Stephane Bila, Michel Aubourg, Dominique Baillargeat, Serge Verdeyme, J. Puech, L. Lapierre, C. Delage, T. Chartier

EUMC37: LINEAR AND DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENTS On the Validity of Single-Ended Mixed-Mode S-Parameter Measurements for Differential Active Devices ................................................................................................................................................................................ 691

O. Schmitz, S.K. Hampel, H. Rabe, J. Simon, Ilona Rolfes

Considerations on the De-Embedding of Differential Devices Using Two-Port Techniques ....................................... 695Vadim Issakov, Maciej Wojnowski, Andreas Thiede, Robert Weigel

On-Wafer Differential Noise Figure and Large Signal Measurements of Low-Noise Amplifier ................................ 699Yin-Cheng Chang, Shuw-Guann Lin, Hsien-Yuan Liao, Hwann-Kaeo Chiou, Ying-Zong Juang

Broadband Characterization of Microstrip Launcher Structures Through a Single Measurement .......................... 703Zhiguo Su, Thomas J. Brazil

Vector Corrected Noise Figure and Noise Parameter Measurements of Differential Amplifiers ............................... 707Joel Dunsmore, Susan Wood

EUMC38: TRANSMISSION LINES: THEORY AND ANALYSIS Full-Wave Analysis of Microstrip Transmission Lines of Polygonal Cross-Section .................................................... 711

Giulia Coluccini, Mario Lucido, Gaetano Panariello

A New Method for the Accurate and Efficient Analysis of Multiple Coupled Microstrip Lines ................................ 715Mario Lucido

Design and Modeling of GaAs/AlGaAs Nonlinear Waveguides by Hertzian Potential Formulation ......................... 719Alessandro Massaro, Vittoriana Tasco, Maria Teresa Todaro, Roberto Cingolani, Massimo De Vittorio, Adriana Passaseo

The Leakage Phenomena in Finite-Width Substrate Microstrip Line .......................................................................... 723Guang-Fu Cheng, Shang-Te Yang, Ching-Kuang C. Tzuang

Nonreciprocity of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Characteristics in a Grounded Ferrite Slab Waveguide with a Metallic Strip Grating ........................................................................................................................ 727

Kazuo Nishimura

EUMC39: NOVEL MICROWAVE DESIGN TECHNIQUES Realization of an Effective Free-Space Perfect Electromagnetic Conductor (PEMC) Boundary by a Grounded Ferrite Slab Using Faraday Rotation............................................................................................................. 731

Attieh Shahvarpour, Toshiro Kodera, Armin Parsa, Christophe Caloz

Investigations of Transmission Lines and Resonant Structures on Flexed Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) Substrates up to 67 GHz ........................................................................................................................................ 735

Alexander Geise, Ulf Strohmaier, Arne F. Jacob

A Ka-Band Butler Matrix with Antenna Array Based on Micromachined Rectangular Coaxial Structures ........................................................................................................................................................................... 739

Yi Wang, Maolong Ke, Michael J. Lancaster

Integrated and Self-Biased Planar Magnetic Microwave Circuits Based on Ferromagnetic Nanowire Substrates ........................................................................................................................................................................... 743

Louis-Philippe Carignan, Toshiro Kodera, Arthur Yelon, Christophe Caloz, David Menard

EUMC40: NOVEL ANTENNA CONCEPTS New Printed Filtering Antenna with Selectivity Enhancement...................................................................................... 747

Chao-Tang Chuang, Shyh-Jong Chung

An Embedded Filtering Antenna Using Multiple Layers with Dielectric Lens ............................................................ 751Tae-Yoon Seo, Jae W. Lee, Taek K. Lee, Choon Sik Cho

Modular Hybrid Architecture for a Large Aperture Circularly Polarized Shaped-Beam Antenna .......................... 755Giacomo Guarnieri, Giuseppe Mauriello, Guido Biffi Gentili, A. Vallecchi

The Design of Wideband Reconfigurable Antenna with Four Polarizations ................................................................ 759Bi Qun Wu, Kwai-Man Luk

Miniaturized Loaded Crossed Dipole Antenna with Omni-Directional Radiation Pattern in the Horizontal Plane ................................................................................................................................................................ 763

Karim Mohammadpour-Aghdam, Hadi Aliakbarian, Saeed Farsi, Reza Faraji-Dana, Guy A.E. Vandenbosch, Walter De Raedt

EUMC41: TUNABLE AND UNCONVENTIONAL FILTERS Tunable Microstrip Quasi-Elliptic Function Bandpass Filters ...................................................................................... 767

Wenxing Tang, Jia-Sheng Hong

Tri-Section Stepped-Impedance Resonators for Design of Dual-Band Bandstop Filter .............................................. 771Chih-Kang Lung, Kuo-Sheng Chin, Jeffrey S. Fu

Novel Implementations for Microstrip Resonator Filters in Transversal Topology .................................................... 775David Canete-Rebenaque, Monica Martinez-Mendoza, Juan Pascual-Garcia, Juan Sebastian Gomez-Diaz, Alejandro Alvarez-Melcon

Harmonic Suppressed Single Groove PCML Bandpass Filter ...................................................................................... 779Jayaseelan Marimuthu, Mazlina Esa

A Compact Stepped-Impedance Pseudo-Interdigital Bandpass Filter with Controllable Transmission Zero and Wide Stopband Range ...................................................................................................................................... 783

Yi-Ming Chen, Sheng-Fuh Chang

EUMC42: MATERIAL AND DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION METHODS Real-Time Observations and Analyses of RF Wave Propagations by Live Electrooptic Imaging Camera ............................................................................................................................................................................... 787

Masahiro Tsuchiya, Kiyotaka Sasagawa, Takahiro Shiozawa

A Novel Sensor Design for the Determination of Dielectric Profiles Using Time Domain Reflectometry.................. 791B. Will, M. Gerding

Procedure and Test-Fixture for Measurements of the Time of Tuning of Ferroelectric Varactors ........................... 795A.B. Kozyrev, V.N. Osadchy, D.M. Kosmin

Temperature of a Heated Material in a Microwave Oven Considering Change of Complex Relative Permittivity ........................................................................................................................................................................ 798

Shinya Watanabe, Masaki Karakawa, Osamu Hashimoto

Planar Circuits for Non-Contact Near-Field Microwave Probing................................................................................. 802Jonathan D. Chisum, Mabel Ramirez-Velez, Zoya Popovic

EUMC43: EXCITATION, RADIATION AND SCATTERING: THEORY AND MODELLING Excitation of a Periodic Microstrip Line Through a Nonperiodic Vertical Current ................................................... 806

Guido Valerio, Paolo Baccarelli, Paolo Burghignoli, Alessandro Galli

Extending Antenna Theory to the Optical Domain ........................................................................................................ 810C. De Angelis, A. Locatelli, D. Modotto, S. Boscolo, M. Midrio, F. Sacchetto, A.-D. Capobianco, F.M. Pigozzo, C.G. Someda

Radiation from an Open-Ended Parallel Plate Waveguide with a Ferrite Plug........................................................... 814Kazuo Nishimura

Imaging Homogeneous Bodies via Metamorphic Curves and Global Optimization.................................................... 818Lorenzo Crocco, M. D'Urso, Tommaso Isernia

The Influence of Perturbations of a Screen with Below-Cutoff Holes on the Enhanced Transmission Resonance Response .......................................................................................................................................................... 822

A.A. Kirilenko, A.O. Perov, N.G. Don

EUMC44: THZ COMPONENTS Passive Metal Mesh Based Quasi-Optical Selective Components for Subterahertz and Terahertz Applications........................................................................................................................................................................ 826

S.A. Kuznetsov, Andrey V. Arzhannikov, V.V. Kubarev, A.V. Gelfand, N.I. Fedorinina, Yu.G. Goncharov, Peter V. Kalinin, N.A. Vinokurov, B.G. Goldenberg, M. Sorolla

Kinetic Inductance Detectors Based Receiver Array Architectures for Imaging at THz Frequency ......................... 830A. Iacono, A. Neto, G. Gerini, J. Baselmans, S. Yates, A. Baryshev, H. Hoevers

A 660GHz Local Oscillator Subsystem: Design, Testing and Alignment ...................................................................... 834Su-Wei Chang, Cheuk-yu Edward Tong, Abigail Hedden, Yuh-Jing Hwang, Raymond Blundell

A CW Sub-THz Generator Based on a Double Sideband-Suppressed Carrier Without Additional Filters .................................................................................................................................................................................. 838

Sungil Kim, Han-Chul Ryu, Seong-Bum Kang, Minhwan Kwak, Se-Young Jeong, Dae-Won Kang, Sang Kug Choi, Mun-Chul Baek, Kwang-Young Kang

Corrugated Waveguide Slow-Wave Structure for THz Travelling Wave Tube........................................................... 842Mauro Mineo, Claudio Paoloni, Aldo Di Carlo, A. Fiorello, M. Dispenza

EUMC45: ANTENNA MODELLING Reducing Coupling in Compact Arrays for WSN Nodes via Pre-Fractal Defected Ground Structures .................... 846

Constantine G. Kakoyiannis, Philip Constantinou

Numerical Modeling of an Integrated Multi-Sector Antenna Using the DG-FDTD Method ...................................... 850R. Pascaud, R. Gillard, R. Loison, L. Le Coq, J. Thevenard, A. Louzir, D. Lo Hine Tong, C. Nicolas, C. Person, J.P. Coupez

On Antenna Phase Centre and Its Determination with Nelder-Mead Simplex Optimising Algorithm...................... 854Nikola Basta, Achim Dreher

Classical ADE and PACO Omnidirectional Dual-Reflector Antennas Simulated in 2-D Using a Nystrom-Type MDS Algorithm ........................................................................................................................................ 858

Andrey A. Nosich, Ronan Sauleau, Yuriy V. Gandel

Efficient Techniques in the Analysis of Array Elements for Electromagnetic Remote Sensing.................................. 862S. Wang, X.D. Chen, C.G. Parini, J. McCormick

EUMC46: MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES Exploring the Benefits of Ultra-Wideband Radar for High- and Ultra-High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging ............................................................................................................................................................................... 866

Florian Thiel, Matthias A. Hein, U. Schwarz, J. Sachs, T. Lindel, Frank Seifert

A New Wire Patch Cell for the Exposure of Cell Cultures to Electromagnetic Fields at 2.45 GHz: Design and Numerical Characterization.......................................................................................................................... 870

Alessandra Paffi, Francesca Apollonio, Micaela Liberti, Laura Grandinetti, Simone Chicarella, Guglielmo d'Inzeo

Water Bolus Influence on Temperature Distribution of Applicator for Small Melanoma Tumors ........................... 874Paolo Togni, Jan Vrba, Luca Vannucci

Design and Realization of a New Type of Interstitial Antenna for Ablation Therapies............................................... 878M. Cavagnaro, C. Amabile, Paolo Bernardi, Stefano Pisa, N. Tosoratti

Power Absorption in the Body of a Cameraman Exposed to the Electromagnetic Field Emitted from a Digital Radio-Camera ....................................................................................................................................................... 882

Paolo Bernardi, M. Cavagnaro, Mario La Rosa, Stefano Pisa, Emanuele Piuzzi

EUMC47: MODELLING OF PASSIVE COMPONENTS Multiport De-Embedding Technique for Balanced Varactor High Frequency Characterization .............................. 886

Y. Morandini, R. Debroucke, J.F. Larchanche, S. Jan, S. Boret, D. Gloria, J. Pekarik

Modeling and Measurement of Coplanar Transmission Lines with Significant Proximity and Surface Roughness Effects .............................................................................................................................................................. 890

Brian Curran, Ivan Ndip, Christian Werner, Veronika Ruttkowski, Marcus Maiwald, Heinrich Wolf, Volker Zoellmer, Gerhard Domann, Stephan Guttovski, Horst Gieser, Herbert Reichl

Modeling of Integrated Microstrip Lines on Silicon Substrates up to 140 GHz........................................................... 894Daniel Gruner, Zihui Zhang, Georg Boeck

Analysis of Failure Impact on Microwave Power Combining ....................................................................................... 898Nicolas Picard, Jean-Michel Denoual, Daniel Bourreau, Alain Peden

Synthesis of Reflection Type Negative Group Delay Circuit Using Transmission Line Resonator ............................ 902Heungjae Choi, Younggyu Kim, Yongchae Jeong, Chul Dong Kim

EUMC48: ACTIVE ARRAY ANTENNAS A `Stitched' Flexible Light Weight Multilayer 16x16 Antenna Array on LCP ............................................................ 906

David J. Chung, Swapan K. Bhattacharya, George E. Ponchak, John Papapolymerou

X-Band Sub-Antenna for Low Cost AESA Radars ........................................................................................................ 910Niklas Billstrom, Klas Axelsson, Bruno Lumetzberger

RF-MEMS Phased Array Antenna on Low-Loss LTCC Substrate for Ka-Band Data Link ...................................... 914William Gautier, V. Ziegler, Armin Stehle, Bernhard Schoenlinner, Ulrich Prechtel, Wolfgang Menzel

Design and Demonstration of 1-Bit and 2-Bit Transmit-Arrays at X-Band Frequencies ............................................ 918H. Kaouach, L. Dussopt, Ronan Sauleau, Th. Koleck

Realization of a Focal Plane Array Receiver System for Radio Astronomy Applications........................................... 922D. Glynn, R. Nesti, J.G. Bij de Vaate, N. Roddis, Ernesto Limiti

EUMC49: NONLINEAR MEASUREMENTS Novel Vector Non-Linear Measurement System for Intermodulation Measurements ................................................ 926

Kokulathasan Thalayasingam, Holger Heuermann

On-Wafer LSNA Measurements Including Dynamic-Bias ............................................................................................ 930G. Avolio, G. Pailloncy, Dominique Schreurs, M. Vanden Bossche, Bart Nauwelaers

Laboratory System for a Traceable Measurement of Error Vector Magnitude .......................................................... 934Martin Hudlicka

A Broadband Standing Wave RF Interferometer for Fast and Low-Cost Spectral Analysis ..................................... 938Simon Hemour, Florence Podevin, Pascal Xavier

A Novel Load-Pull Setup with Envelope Calibration for Bias Modulated Measurements .......................................... 942Olof Bengtsson, Lars Vestling, Jorgen Olsson

EUMC 50: MODAL AND TIME DOMAIN TECHNIQUES Unified Time- and Frequency-Domain Approach for Accurate Modelling of Electromagnetic Radiation Processes in Ultra-Wideband Antennas ......................................................................................................... 946

Diego Caratelli, Alexander G. Yarovoy, L.P. Ligthart

Electromagnetic Simulation of Electrically Large Scenarios Using the Incoherent Transmission Line Matrix Method: Theory and Application ........................................................................................................................ 950

Susanne Hipp, Uwe Siart, Peter Russer

Reliable Approximation of the Solution of Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Boundary Value Problems Involving Bianisotropic Media for Numerical Simulator Testing ................................................................ 954

Paolo Fernandes, Marina Ottonello, Mirco Raffetto

Novel Method of Lines Approach Combining 2D and 3D Analysis............................................................................... 958Larissa Vietzorreck

Floquet's Design and Circuit Modelling of Discontinuous Planar Waveguides at High Frequencies ........................ 962Alessandro Massaro, Roberto Cingolani, Adriana Passaseo, Massimo De Vittorio

EUMC51: ADVANCES IN SPACEBASED SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR, DEEP SPACE LINKS AND RADIOMETRY TerraSAR-X Dual Receive Antenna Mode: Experimental Data Results on Azimuth Ambiguity Suppression and GMTI ..................................................................................................................................................... 966

Martina Gabele, Marwan Younis

Effects of Atmospheric Precipitation on Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Measurements............................... 970Frank Silvio Marzano, Saverio Mori, Nazzareno Pierdicca, Luca Pulvirenti, James A. Weinman

Analysis of Links to Deep Space Probes at W Band Exploiting Radiative Transfer Solutions and Remote Sensing Data ......................................................................................................................................................... 974

Frank Silvio Marzano, Vinia Mattioli, Nazzareno Pierdicca, Luca Pulvirenti, Carlo Capsoni

A Non-Linear Circuit Model for Dynamic Evaluation of Microwave Brightness Temperature of the Moon ................................................................................................................................................................................... 978

Alessandro Di Carlofelice, Piero Tognolatti

A Space-Based 90 GHz Radiometer for the Observation of Solar Flares: Feasibility Study ...................................... 982F. Alimenti, V. Palazzari, A. Battistini, L. Roselli, S.M. White, M. Velli, A. Bigazzi, F. Berrilli

EUMC52: WAVE PROPAGATION: MODELLING AND MEASUREMENTS Impact of Hydrometeors on Attenuation on Parallel Terrestrial Paths at 58 GHz and 93 GHz ................................ 986

Vaclav Kvicera, Martin Grabner, Ondrej Fiser

An Analysis of the Effects of Wall Shapes on Electromagnetic Waves Propagating Around Buildings .................... 990Mayumi Matsunaga, Toshiaki Matsunaga, Toshiyuki Sueyoshi

Reciprocity, Coupling and Scattering: A New Look at SPM for Rough Surface ......................................................... 994Pasquale Imperatore, Antonio Iodice, Daniele Riccio

Estimation of Magnetic Field Coverage Inside the Car for Passive Access System Entry .......................................... 998A. Takacs, M. Huard, Sebastien Kessler, G.A. Chakam, E. Lardjane

EUMC53: PASSIVE COMPONENTS Miniaturization of FBAR Duplexer Using PCB Embedded High Q Spiral Inductors............................................... 1002

Seong J. Cheon, Dong H. Bang, Jae Y. Park

Physical Implementation of 3D Integrated Solenoids Within Silicon Substrate for Hybrid IC Applications...................................................................................................................................................................... 1006

M. Duplessis, O. Tesson, F. Neuilly, J.R. Tenailleau, P. Descamps

A Millimeter-Wave Resistance Error Tolerant Termination in Multi-Layered LTCC Substrate ........................... 1010Takeshi Yuasa, Yukihiro Tahara, Naofumi Yoneda, Hideyuki Oh-hashi

60GHz Substrate Integrated Waveguide Crossover Structure .................................................................................... 1014Tarek Djerafi, Ke Wu

EUMC54: COMPONENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ARRAY BEAM CONTROL Design of 2.4-GHz CMOS Reconfigurable Dual-Function Switch Network and Its Application on Array Beamforming ........................................................................................................................................................ 1018

Chia-Chan Chang, Ruey-Hsuan Lee, Ting-Yueh Chin

A Novel 2.4GHz High-Resolution and Low-Power Phased Array Transmitter ......................................................... 1022Francesco Cannone, Gianfranco Avitabile, Giuseppe Coviello

2.4 GHz Phase Conjugating Lens with Near to Far Field Image Displacement Capability ...................................... 1026N.B. Buchanan, V.F. Fusco, O. Malyuskin

Near Field Focusing in Large Reflectarray Antennas Using 1-Bit Digital Phase Shifters ......................................... 1029Siamak Ebadi, Roberto Vincenti Gatti, Luca Marcaccioli, Roberto Sorrentino

Investigation on the Transmission Beam-Steering Capabilities of Tunable Impedance Surfaces ............................ 1033I. Russo, D. Gaetano, Luigi Boccia, Giandomenico Amendola, G. Di Massa

EUMC55: MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION A Novel Multimodal Technique for the Unique and Simultaneous Determination of Material Permittivity and Permeability ........................................................................................................................................ 1037

M. Anis, Andreas Jostingmeier, Berthold Panzner, Abbas S. Omar

Dielectric Microwave Characterization of the SU-8 Thick Resin Used in an Above IC Process .............................. 1041Ayad Ghannam, Christophe Viallon, David Bourrier, Thierry Parra

RF Diagnostic Methods for Two Nanostructured Polymer Applications ................................................................... 1045Isabel Molenberg, Jean-Michel Thomassin, Etienne Ferain, Christophe Detrembleur, Isabelle Huynen

Microstrip Photonic Crystals and Their Utilization for Measurement of Liquids..................................................... 1049Dmitry A. Usanov, Alexander V. Skripal, Anton V. Abramov, Anton S. Bogolubov, Maxim Y. Kulikov, Denis V. Ponomarev

Resonant Method for Measurement of a Complex Permittivity of Wine.................................................................... 1053E.V. Krivenko, A.Ya. Kirichenko, V.I. Lutsenko, G.V. Golubnichaya

EUMC/EUMW PLENARY SESSION Seeing the Unseen: What Can We Learn from Polarization-Sensitive Eyes in Nature and How Can We Design Better Imaging Systems?.............................................................................................................................. 1057

Nader Engheta, Viktor Gruev, Shih-Schon Lin, Jan Van der Spiegel

EUMC/EUMW CLOSING SESSION The Com Side of Things .................................................................................................................................................. 1059

Peter Olanders

EUMC POSTER01 Surrogate-Based Optimization of Microwave Structures Using Space Mapping and Kriging ................................. 1062

Slawomir Koziel

Extended Hammerstein Model for RF Power Amplifier Behavior Modeling ............................................................ 1066Farouk Mkadem, Slim Boumaiza

Frequency Selective Harmonic Balance Analysis ......................................................................................................... 1070Jarmo Virtanen, Ville Karanko, Taisto Tinttunen, Mike Heimlich

Optimization of BandPass Delta Sigma Modulators Using Parameters Identification.............................................. 1074David Gautier, Smail Bachir, Claude Duvanaud

Broadband Equivalent Circuit Extraction Methodology with De-Embedding of Floating Ground References ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1078

Sidina Wane, Damienne Bajon

A Novel Design Method of Highly Efficient Saturated Power Amplifier Based on Self-Generated Harmonic Currents ......................................................................................................................................................... 1082

Jangheon Kim, Junghwan Moon, Jungjoon Kim, Slim Boumaiza, Bumman Kim

Novel Multi-Band Matching Scheme for Highly Efficient Power Amplifier .............................................................. 1086Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi

A 3.5 GHz 2nd Harmonic Tuned PA Design ................................................................................................................. 1090L. El Maazouzi, Paolo Colantonio, A. Mediavilla, Franco Giannini

Ultra Linear C-Band MMIC Power Amplifiers with 50dBm OIP3 ............................................................................ 1094J. Leckey, A. Alexander

New Microwave Gas Detector Using Dielectric Resonator Based on a Whispering-Gallery-Mode ......................... 1097Hamida Hallil, Philippe Menini, Herve Aubert

Compact Microstrip Patch Antennas for Passive RFID Backscatter Tags................................................................. 1101Martin Schussler, Matthias Maasch, Christian Damm, Rolf Jakoby

Channel Modelling for UHF RFID ................................................................................................................................ 1105A. Lazaro, D. Girbau, D. Salinas, R. Villarino

Novel Chipless RFID Tag for Conveyor Belt Tracking Using Multi-Resonant Dipole Antenna .............................. 1109Isaac Balbin, Nemai C. Karmakar

An UHF RFID Tag with Long Read Range................................................................................................................... 1113Jae-Young Jung, Hyunseok Kim, Heyung-Sub Lee, Kyung-Whan Yeom

CMOS Fully-Integrated Wireless Temperature Sensors with On-Chip Antenna...................................................... 1117Fabio Aquilino, Francesco G. Della Corte, Letizia Fragomeni, Massimo Merenda, Fabio Zito

Microwave Drying Machine for Textile Materials........................................................................................................ 1121Jan Vrba, Milan Stejskal, Marika Pourova

Station for Resonance Microwave Heating.................................................................................................................... 1125Peter V. Kalinin, Andrey V. Arzhannikov, Alexander V. Burdakov, Vladimir V. Bobylev, Viktor G. Ivanenko, Alexander G. Makarov, Konstantin I. Mekler, Sergey V. Polosatkin, Andrey F. Rovenskikh

SP48T Module Architecture and RF-MEMS Multi-Throw Switches for a Multi-Beam Antenna Measurement Set-Up at K- and Ka-Band...................................................................................................................... 1128

V. Ziegler, Armin Stehle, G. Georgiev, Bernhard Schoenlinner, Ulrich Prechtel, H. Seidel, U. Schmid, J. Hartmann

A Six Bit, 6--18GHz, RF-MEMS Impedance Tuner for 50 Ω Systems........................................................................ 1132Asle E. Festo, Kjetil Folgero, Kjetil Ullaland, Karl Martin Gjertsen

A Three-Step High-Q Variable MEMS Capacitor with Low Actuation Voltage ....................................................... 1136Nino Zahirovic, Raafat R. Mansour, Ming Yu

A Novel Miniature CPW Topology of a High-Pass/Low-Pass T-Network Phase Shifter at 30GHz ......................... 1140K. Hettak, G.A. Morin, M.G. Stubbs

Single-to-Balanced Multi-Coupled Line LTCC Bandpass Filters with Compact Size and Impedance Matching Capability ........................................................................................................................................................ 1144

Chin-Lung Tsai, Yo-Shen Lin

A Wideband Waveguide-to-Multilayer-PCB-Microstrip Transition for Millimetre Wave Measurement Applications ............................................................................................................................................. 1148

Amin Enayati, Steven Brebels, Guy A.E. Vandenbosch, Walter De Raedt

A Novel Broadband High Power Coaxial-to-CPW Directional Coupler..................................................................... 1152Hamidreza Mirzaei, Ali Nasr-Azadani, Reza Safian, Hamid Mirmohammad Sadeghi

The Cauchy-Riemann Equations in Determining the Refractive Index of Microwave Isolator of Ferrite-Metal Strips in a Waveguide.............................................................................................................................. 1156

M. Obol, D. Tilton, Mohammed N. Afsar

New Compact Wide-Band Branch-Line Couplers ........................................................................................................ 1159Bader M. Alqahtani, Abdel Fattah Sheta, Majeed A. Alkanhal

A New Compact 3D SiGe 90º Hybrid Coupler Using the Meandering TFMS and Shielded Strip Line at 20GHz........................................................................................................................................................................... 1163

K. Hettak, G.A. Morin, M.G. Stubbs

High Quality Factor Extraction of Miniaturized Coupled Line Bandpass Filters Implemented Using RF Silicon Integrated Circuits ........................................................................................................................................ 1167

In-Ho Kang, Hong-Chao Zhang, Young Yun, Paul J. Tasker, Johannes Benedikt, Adrian Porch

Miniaturized Lumped-Distributed Wideband Balun Using Double-Sided CPW Structure ..................................... 1171Han Lim Lee, Dong-Zo Kim, Won-Gyu Lim, Moon-Que Lee, Jong-Won Yu

Two-Layered WGM Resonator-Based Technique for Microwave Characterization of Condensed Matter with Extremely High and Extremely Low Losses ............................................................................................ 1175

Alexander A. Barannik, Nickolay T. Cherpak, Yuriy V. Prokopenko, Konstantin I. Torokhtiy, Elena N. Shaforost, Svetlana A. Vitusevich

Millimeter-Wave System-on-Package Complex Waveguide to Microstrip Line Transition Integrated with Antenna Array......................................................................................................................................................... 1179

Alexander Bondarik, Dong Suk Jun, Hae Cheon Kim, Je Hoon Yun

Design of External Matching Unit with High Power Vacuum Windows for the FAST-ICRH System .................... 1183Gian Luca Ravera, Riccardo Maggiora, Francesco Mirizzi, Angelo A. Tuccillo

Optimized Pad Design for Millimeter-Wave Applications with a 65nm CMOS RF Technology.............................. 1187Sofiane Aloui, Eric Kerherve, Jean-Baptiste Begueret, Robert Plana, Didier Belot

Wideband Modeling of RF Circuits Using Automatic Physical Augmentation.......................................................... 1191Yong-Xin Guo, A. Rasmita, Arokiaswami Alphones

Optimization of Millimeter Wave Microfabricated Folded Waveguide Traveling-Wave Tubes.............................. 1195Ruilin Zheng, Xuyuan Chen

Layout Design of On-Chip Transformer with Uniform Variation of Coil Widths..................................................... 1199Heng-Ming Hsu, Sih-Han Lai, Chien-Wen Tseng, Guan-Lin Fu

Shrinking VCO Enables Configurable Synthesizers .................................................................................................... 1203Ajay K. Poddar, Ulrich L. Rohde

Center Frequency, Bandwidth, and Transfer Function Tunable Bandpass Filter Using Ring Resonator and J-Inverter ................................................................................................................................................ 1207

Kunihiro Kawai, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi

Time Alignment in a Dynamic Load Modulation Transmitter Architecture ............................................................. 1211Haiying Cao, Ali Soltani Tehrani, Hossein Mashad Nemati, Christian Fager, Thomas Eriksson, Herbert Zirath

Improvements in the Flicker Noise Reduction Technique for Oscillator Designs ...................................................... 1215Irfan Ibrahim, Holger Heuermann

Dual-Band T-Junction with a Reconfigurable Power Ratio......................................................................................... 1219Giuseppina Monti, Rosa De Paolis, Luciano Tarricone

Multi-Bit Reconfigurable Resonator Using Tapped Transmission Line and RF Switches........................................ 1223Yasushi Yamao, Jun-ichi Ohtsuka, Hiroki Mori, Ryota Fukuda

Novel RF Direct Under-Sampling Technique and Its Application to OFDM Systems .............................................. 1227Ryoichi Okuizumi, Tatsuya Namiki, Masahiro Muraguchi

Push-Push Oscillator Design Based on a Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) Resonator .................................. 1231Apostolos Georgiadis, Selva Via, Ana Collado, F. Mira

A New Approach to the Analysis and Synthesis of Lossy Reconfigurable Matching Networks................................ 1235Federico Casini, Roberto Vincenti Gatti, Vincenzo Perrone, Roberto Sorrentino

Frequency Tunable Microstrip Resonators and Filters ............................................................................................... 1239L. Athukorala, D. Budimir

The Design of mW-Class Compact Size Rectenna Using Sharp Directional Antenna ............................................... 1243Yasuo Hiramatsu, Tsunayuki Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Fujimori, Minoru Sanagi, Shigeji Nogi

Tuneable Lumped-Element Directional Coupler Using Metamaterial Transmission Lines ..................................... 1247Polina Kapitanova, Dmitry Kholodnyak, Irina Vendik

A W-Band MMIC Vector Modulator Utilizing Tandem Couplers and 50nm MHEMTs ......................................... 1251L.B. Lok, Chi-Jeon Hwang, H.M.H. Chong, Iain G. Thayne, Khaled Elgaid

A Low Power VCO Using Active Inductor for Low Phase Noise and Wide Tuning Range ...................................... 1255Sang-Ki Eun, Choon Sik Cho, Jae W. Lee, Jaeheung Kim

EUMC POSTER02 Bandstop Filter Using Hybrid EBG Structure .............................................................................................................. 1259

Akhilesh Mohan, Animesh Biswas, Andrew A.P. Gibson, Danielle Kettle

A New Approach for an Embedded Wi-Fi Controller in a C Band Phased Array Antenna ..................................... 1263M. Cicolani, A. De Luca, Giuseppe Schettini, M. Teglia

Design Parameter Space for Width-Modulated Microstrip Line Based Periodic Unit Cell ...................................... 1267Francesco Monticone, Ladislau Matekovits, Mario Orefice

Periodically Loaded Waveguide Analysis by Propagating and Evanescent Mode Superposition ............................ 1271Y. Weitsch, Thomas F. Eibert

Radiation Equivalent Circuit Model of Zeroth-Order Resonator Antenna ............................................................... 1275David Vrba, Milan Polivka

An Offset-Fed Microstrip Antenna with Reusable Harmonics Based on a Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Line Resonator........................................................................................................................... 1279

Seongmin Pyo, Jung-Woo Baik, Won-Sang Yoon, Junho Choi, Sang-Min Han, Young-Sik Kim

Frequency Tuning of a CRLH CPW Antenna on Ferrite Substrate by Magnetic Biasing Field .............................. 1283Gheorghe Sajin, S. Simion, Florea Craciunoiu, Andrei Muller, Alina Cristina Bunea

Compact and Highly Selective Right/Left-Handed Loaded Coplanar Waveguide Lines .......................................... 1287A.L. Borja, J. Carbonell, V.E. Boria, Didier Lippens

Analysis of New Polarizing Properties of Negative Indexed Materials at Microwave Frequencies.......................... 1291Alessandro Toscano, Lucio Vegni

Band-Broadening Design Technique of CRLH-TLs Branch-Line Couplers Operating at Two Arbitrary Frequencies Using CRLH-TLs Matching Networks ................................................................................... 1295

Tadashi Kawai, Miku Nakamura, Sadami Tanigawa, Isao Ohta, Akira Enokihara

Analytical Solution for the Design of Planar EBG Structures with Spurious-Free Frequency Response ................ 1299I. Arnedo, J.D. Schwartz, I. Arregui, M.A.G. Laso, D.V. Plant, J. Azana, T. Lopetegi

Distributed Frequency Doubler Based on Non-Linear Composite Right-/Left-Handed Cascaded Cells................. 1303S. Simion, G. Barlolucci, R. Marcelli

Dual-Band Low-Noise Amplifier Using Step-Impedance Resonator (SIR) Technique for Wireless System Applications......................................................................................................................................................... 1307

Erick Emmanuel Djoumessi, Ke Wu

Packaging Technologies for Highly Integrated 77 GHz Automotive Radar Sensors ................................................. 1311Marcel Mayer, Klaus Baur, Thomas Walter

Study on High Rate Long Range Wireless Communications in the 71--76 and 81--86GHz Bands........................... 1315Val Dyadyuk, John D. Bunton, Y. Jay Guo

Sub-Nanosecond Pulse Filtering and Amplification Through First-Order Controlled Circuit Instability.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1319

F.X. Moncunill-Geniz, P. Pala-Schonwalder, J. Bonet-Dalmau, F. del Aguila-Lopez, R. Giralt-Mas

An Ultra-Low Power OOK RF Transceiver for Wireless Sensor Networks............................................................... 1323Chi-Jeon Hwang, Ian McGregor, Richard Oxland, Griogair Whyte, Iain G. Thayne, Khaled Elgaid

Integration of Novel mm-Wave Components on Flexible Organic Substrates for Automotive Radar Applications...................................................................................................................................................................... 1327

Amin Rida, Farzad Nasri, Alexandros Margomenos, Manos M. Tentzeris

A New Algorithm of Signal Subspace Based IPR for Direction of Arrival Estimation.............................................. 1331Yi Zhan, Da-zhuang Ji

A Technique for the Extraction of the Connector Response in Adaptive Parasitic Antenna Arrays ....................... 1334Daniele Pinchera, Marco Donald Migliore

Beam Steering Using Retrodirective Array Near Field Characteristics ..................................................................... 1338N.B. Buchanan, V.F. Fusco

Spatial Encryption Using a Retrodirective Antenna Array ......................................................................................... 1341V.F. Fusco, N.B. Buchanan

Channel Crosstalk Analysis in Interleaved Array Antennas for FMCW Radar........................................................ 1345Christian Trampuz, Ioan E. Lager, Massimiliano Simeoni, L.P. Ligthart

Continuum Modelling of a Circular Planar Array of Coupled Microwave Oscillators............................................. 1349S. Tooni, A. Banai

A Multi Crossing Wire Bonding Technique for High Power Transistor Packages.................................................... 1353Jongsik Lim, Seongmin Oh, Yongho Lee, Jakyung Koo, Yongchae Jeong, Dal Ahn

Implementation of the Front-End Module with a Power Amplifier for Dual-Band Wireless LAN.......................... 1357Jong-In Ryu, Jong-Won Moon, Dongsu Kim, Jun Chul Kim

Ultra Thin Power Amplifier Module with Embedded Passives and Actives on Aluminum Substrate ..................... 1361Kyoung-Min Kim, Young-Se Kwon

A Compact High Power T/R Module for X-Band Phased Array Radar Applications Using an Anodized Aluminum Substrate ...................................................................................................................................... 1365

Sung-Ku Yeo, Cheol Ho Kim, Jeong-Ho Ahn, Jong-Hoon Chun, Young-Se Kwon

Packaging of Photodetector Modules for 100Gbit/s Applications Using Electromagnetic Simulations ................... 1369C. Jiang, Viktor Krozer, H.-G. Bach, G.G. Mekonnen, T.K. Johansen

Lead-Strontium-Titanate Varactor-Tuned CPW Bandstop Filter on Liquid Crystal Polymer Substrates ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1373

Young-Hoon Chun, Roman Keller, Jia-Sheng Hong, Charalampos Fragkiadakis, Robert V. Wright, Paul B. Kirby

Design of a Ku-Band Hybrid Stripline Hairpin-Dual Behavior Resonator Filter...................................................... 1377Alexandre Manchec, Yann Clavet, Cedric Quendo, Eric Rius, Jean-Francois Favennec, Herve Simon, Remi Segalen, Francoise Mahe

Microstrip Bandpass Filters with Attenuation Poles Due to Dual-Mode Behaviour ................................................. 1381Takeshi Masaoka, Hiroyuki Deguchi, Mikio Tsuji, Kyohei Ebisu

Design of Dual-Band Bandpass Filters with Short-End Coupled Lines ...................................................................... 1385Ching-Wen Tang, Wei-Ting Liu, Ming-Guang Chen, Yuan-Chih Lin

Super Compact UWB Bandpass Filter Using Unit-Cell CRLH-TL Based on Via-Pin Capacitor ............................ 1389Jindo Byun, Yong-Il Kwon, Hai-Young Lee

A Novel Dual-Band BPF Using Sierpinski-Based Resonator for WLAN.................................................................... 1393Wei-Yu Chen, Shoou-Jinn Chang, Min-Hang Weng, Ru-Yuan Yang

Ku Band Filter Based on Low Loss Alumina Octagonal Dielectric Resonators Made by 3D Ceramic Stereolithography ............................................................................................................................................................ 1397

Nicolas Delhote, Matthieu Chatras, Dominique Baillargeat, Serge Verdeyme

Dual Band Bandpass Filters Based on Strong Coupling Directional Couplers .......................................................... 1401Miguel A. Sanchez-Soriano, Enrique Bronchalo, German Torregrosa-Penalva

An S-Band Low-Spurious LTCC BPF Using Ground-Neighbored Circular Capacitances and Length-Dispersed Connecting Lines............................................................................................................................................ 1405

S. Yoneda, H. Hatakeyama, H. Uchida, T. Ohwada, Naofumi Yoneda

A Quasi-Elliptic Ferroelectric Tunable Filter for X-Band Applications..................................................................... 1409Stanis Courreges, Zhiyong Zhao, Kwang Choi, Andrew Hunt, John Papapolymerou

Low-Loss Micro-Machined Four-Pole Linear Phase Filter in Silicon Technology .................................................... 1413William Gautier, Armin Stehle, Bernhard Schoenlinner, V. Ziegler, Ulrich Prechtel, Wolfgang Menzel

A Microstrip LPF with Attenuation Poles by Using Coupled Lines and a Chip-Capacitor ...................................... 1417T. Yasuzumi, Osamu Hashimoto, T. Uwano

Single Part Microwave Filters Made from Selective Laser Melting ............................................................................ 1421Jose Antonio Lorente, Monica Martinez-Mendoza, Axel Zafra Petersson, Laurent Pambaguian, Alejandro Alvarez-Melcon, Christoph Ernst

Split Gate Line Distributed Power Amplifier Using Tapered Drain Line Approach and Active Broadband Input Power Divider .................................................................................................................................... 1425

Walter Ciccognani, Giancarlo Giolo, Ernesto Limiti, Patrick Ettore Longhi

Envelope Tracking Technique Applied on a 10W 2nd Harmonic Tuned Power Amplifier at 2.14 GHz .................. 1429Elisa Cipriani, Paolo Colantonio, Franco Giannini, Rocco Giofre, Luca Piazzon

Power Amplifier Memory-Less Pre-Distortion for 3GPP LTE Application............................................................... 1433S. Bensmida, K.A. Morris, J. Lees, P. Wright, Johannes Benedikt, Paul J. Tasker, M.A. Beach, J. McGeehan

A New Digital Predistortion for Linearity Improvement and Suppression of Memory Effects................................ 1437D. Bondar, D. Budimir

Optimum Bias for Highly Linear and Efficient Doherty Power Amplifier with Memoryless Digital Predistortion .................................................................................................................................................................... 1441

Mun-Woo Lee, Yong-Sub Lee, Sang-Ho Kam, Yoon-Ha Jeong

Systematic Investigation of the Impact of Harmonic Termination in the Efficiency Performance of Above Octave Bandwidth Microwave Amplifiers......................................................................................................... 1445

D.M. FitzPatrick, J. Lees, A. Sheikh, Johannes Benedikt, Paul J. Tasker

Wideband RF Power Amplifier Predistortion Using Real-Valued Time-Delay Neural Networks ........................... 1449Slim Boumaiza, Farouk Mkadem

Reconstruction Filters for Switched-Mode Power Amplifier Systems ........................................................................ 1453E. Serebryakova, A. Samulak, K. Blau, Matthias A. Hein

Robust Linearization of RF Amplifiers Using NonLinear Internal Model Control Method..................................... 1457Smail Bachir, Claude Duvanaud

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