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A Review of Nonmultilayer Planar Crossovers: Device for Transmission and Isolation of Multiple Signals in a Planar Configuration IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Lanlan Liao, Zhongmao Li, Mengjie Qin, Pengzhan Liu, Xin Qiu, Zhiqiang Li
With the rapid development of semiconductor manufacturing technology and the booming demand in the electronics market, researchers, guided by Moore’s Law, are working toward the miniaturization and integration of devices: loading more circuits onto smaller semiconductor die and expecting smaller units to achieve superior performance. Therefore, the complexity of the transmission line routing between
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A Preview of the August Issue [From the Editor’s Desk] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Robert H. Caverly
Even though the date on the cover of this issue of IEEE Microwave Magazine says August 2024, as I write this column, the 2024 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is still a month away. However, I don’t think I am risking much by saying that the conference was well attended and technically (and socially) engaging, with so many activities going on that one had to use care to pick and choose the ones
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The MTT-S Technical Areas: Striving for Scientific Excellence [President’s Column] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Maurizio Bozzi
The field of interest of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) encompasses components and systems operating in the frequency range from megahertz to terahertz. Specifically, MTT-S interests include the theory and applications of radio waves and guided-wave and wireless technologies (comprising nanostructures, devices, integrated circuits, multicircuit assemblies, components, packages
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Information, Knowledge, and Understanding [MicroBusiness] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Fred Schindler
As an undergrad in engineering school, I was required to take an introduction to material science course. The textbook we used covered a wide range of material science topics. It described and named various material properties and phenomena. But there was only a superficial treatment of the underlying physics or chemistry. Our professor, no doubt a distinguished material science researcher, was particularly
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Fourier-Space Image Reconstruction Using Microwave Measurements: The Path Toward Real-Time Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Imaging IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Reza K. Amineh, Natalia K. Nikolova
The use of electromagnetic waves at microwave and millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies in imaging has been growing rapidly in the last two decades with applications in security screening, biomedical imaging, nondestructive testing, and the inspection of goods and packages. The nonionizing nature of the radiation renders microwave and mm-wave imaging (MMI) safe for humans and, thus, attractive, especially
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A Tale of Two Phases: An Overview of Phase-Change Material RF Switch Technology: Sub-20-fs RON*COFF RF Switch Technology for the Mm-Wave and 5G/6G Revolutions IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Nabil El-Hinnawy, Gregory Slovin, Kurt Moen, Chris Masse, David Howard
It was the lowest of R ON *C OFF , the highest of F CO , it was a time of unbridled optimism, it was a time of insurmountable challenge, there was knowledge of the crystalline, and ignorance of the amorphous, elegance in operation, and ugliness in reliability, there was hope with integration, yet despair with power handling, it was going to revolutionize the industry, only to disappear before it had
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Millimeter-Wave Ceramic Antennas and Fibers for Extremely High-Temperature Applications [Application Notes] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Abhishek Sharma, Caleb Romero, Yanghyo Rod Kim
Many industrial, aerospace, and defense applications require electronics operating in harsh conditions like extremely high temperatures [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] .
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The 2024 MTT-S Graduate Student Fellowship Awards [Education News] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Giovanni Crupi, Valeria Vadalà, Marco Mercuri, Changzhi Li, Xun Gong
Provides society information that may include news, reviews or technical notes that should be of interest to practitioners and researchers.
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Technical Committee 24 Report 2021–2023 [MTT-S Society News] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Robert L. Schmid, Nils Pohl
Provides society information that may include news, reviews or technical notes that should be of interest to practitioners and researchers.
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Igniting the Waves: MTT-S Expands Its Horizon in Kolkata, the City of Joy [MGA News] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Chinmoy Saha, Goutam Chattopadhyay
Provides society information that may include news, reviews or technical notes that should be of interest to practitioners and researchers.
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Exploring the Wilderness: Amateur Radio Adventures in Royal Belum, Perak and Kuala Keniam, Pahang [Women in Microwaves] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Nurul Huda Abd Rahman
I am currently an associate professor at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia ( Figure 1 ). I earned an M.Eng. degree in electronics from the University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K. in 2008, followed by a Ph.D. in electrical, electronic, and systems engineering from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2014. Prior to my academic role, I was a spacecraft engineer at Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn
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Report on YP Activities During MAPCON 2023 [Young Professionals] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Somak Bhattacharyya, Anamiya Bhattacharya, Shruti Sinha, Zubair Akhter
The 2023 edition of the IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON 2023), the joint flagship conference of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society and IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society, was held at The Forum Celebration Center and Wyndham Hotel in Ahmedabad, India, 11–14 December 2023. Nearly 800 delegates were present at the conference, which offered a session on Young
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Solution to Last Month’s Quiz [Enigmas, etc.] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Takashi Ohira
The poles in question from last month’s puzzle are shown in Figure 1 . The slope angle is now denoted as $\mathit{\theta}$ to seek a more general solution than just specified to 30°.
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The July 2024 Issue at a Glance [From the Editor’s Desk] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Robert H. Caverly
ChatGBT. Copilot. Gemini. These and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools are in the news and help us complete tasks faster than ever. The press coverage on the future of AI technologies is ample and both positive and negative; however presented, though, these technologies are here to stay. These AI tools are a paradigm shift in the way we perform our day-to-day activities, and this includes their
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The MTT-S Portfolio of Scientific Publications [President’s Column] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Maurizio Bozzi
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) has a broad portfolio of scientific publications, which serves as a valuable repository of peer-reviewed papers describing the major technical advances within the microwave community.
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No Silos [MicroBusiness] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Fred Schindler
I joined what was then called the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society shortly after beginning my working career. Having been assigned a few RF and microwave development projects, MTT-S seemed to be the logical society for me to join. A few years before, as a student, I became an IEEE member. When I completed a master’s degree with a concentration in microwave engineering, it confirmed my decision
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The Anniversary Quiz [Microwave Surfing] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Rajeev Bansal
We celebrate many anniversaries this year. IEEE traces its roots back to 1884, so 2024 marks the 140th anniversary of the society [1] . This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the Antennas and Propagation Society. This column, which had its inception in 1987 when the Antennas and Propagation Magazine was still a Newsletter , has also been appearing (under the name Microwave Surfing) in the Microwave
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A Review of Electromagnetics-Based Microwave Circuit Design Optimization IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Chandan Roy, Ke Wu
Electromagnetics (EM)-based optimization techniques have always been a major interest in the microwave research community due to their vital role in the design and development of microwave circuits and systems. Achieving the desired specifications in terms of S-parameters over different frequency bands is one of the critical steps in the microwave circuit and system design and development process [1]
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Reconfigurable Fractal Devices IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Khushbu Patel, Subhasish Pandav, Santanu Kumar Behera
In modern wireless systems, it is essential to incorporate numerous functions into a single component to accomplish cost-effective, lossless, and miniaturized properties. To achieve these facilities, multifunctional devices (MFDs) are necessary. An MFD is an electromagnetic radiating or receiving device that offers additional functions that might comprise multiple bands, reconfiguration, filtering
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Resonance Effects in Periodic and Aperiodic Lattice Structures IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Jasim Uddin, Jon Platts, Ginu Rajan, Wai-keung Fung, Syed Zahurul Islam, Muhammad Usama Islam
Planar artificial materials possess captivating optical characteristics that arise from the activation of electric and magnetic dipole moments, which are stimulated by external electric and magnetic fields. This stimulation leads to plasmonic resonance, which occurs at specific frequencies when the materials oscillate. These phenomena offer significant advantages in achieving wide bandwidths for various
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Review of Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Techniques and Technologies [Book/Software Reviews] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 James Chu
This book collects the best and brightest authors in this technology space; they produced fourteen outstanding chapters, which include everything you need to know about RF/microwave engineering, from design to research. Some chapters dive very deep into theory, and other chapters focus on the practical design and implementation of RF/microwave circuits, subsystems, and systems. For an RF engineer,
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Education Committee News [Education News] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Xun Gong, Rashaunda Henderson
Provides society information that may include news, reviews or technical notes that should be of interest to practitioners and researchers.
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Welcome to the 27th European Microwave Week in Paris, France [Around the Globe] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Guillaume Ducournau, Aurelian Crunteanu
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 27th European Microwave Week (EuMW), which will take place between 22 and 27 September 2024 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France.
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The 2023 IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference in Leuven [Women in Microwaves] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Marie Mertens
The IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) took place in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2023. The event brought together academics and professionals in the field of microwaves for biomedical diagnostics, therapy, and other applications to connect and exchange information on the latest progress in the field. The event hosted 110 participants from 23 countries, of which approximately
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IEEE Radio and Wireless Week 2024 [Conference Report] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Changzhi Li, Holger Maune, Václav Valenta, Roberto Gomez-Garcia
Provides society information that may include news, reviews or technical notes that should be of interest to practitioners and researchers.
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Report on Chapter Activities During 2023 [Around the Globe] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Somak Bhattacharyya
Provides society information that may include news, reviews or technical notes that should be of interest to practitioners and researchers.
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Reflectionless High-Pass Filters for Load-Pull Setups: Reflectionless High-Pass Filters Improve Load Pull Measurement Stability IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Jongheun Lee, Osman Ceylan, Juseop Lee
Characterization of devices operating under large signal conditions at nonlinear regions requires specific measurement setups since the output power value, operation efficiency, power gain, and linearity are functions of the source impedance, input signal level, biasing values, and load impedance. Hence, measuring a device’s parameters while varying the source or load impedance (called source-pull
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Class-Φ2 Power Amplifier With Resonant Gate Driver: High-Efficiency Power Amplifier for 50 MHz IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Zhechi Ye, Calvin H Lin, Juan Rivas-Davila
RF power amplifiers (PAs) serve an important role for various applications, such as communication, induction heating, plasma generation, and wireless power transfer [1] , [2] , [3] . With the current demands for energy conservation, the importance of high-efficiency PAs has been ever increasing. Efficient power delivery alleviates the burden of thermal management, improving the system stability and
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SWIPT Base Stations for Battery-Free, Wirelessly Powered IoT Networks: A Review on Architectures, Circuits and Technologies IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Jorge Virgilio de Almeida, Xiaoqiang Gu, Ke Wu
The wirelessly driven Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to revolutionize sensor applications by replacing conventional wired systems with ad hoc wireless sensor networks. IoT-based sensor networks allow the addition and expansion of new sensor nodes without the additional costs and hassles related to the use of new wires, including expensive and time-consuming electromagnetic (EM) interference analysis
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Print! Place! Perform!: Additively Manufactured Surface-Mounted Bandpass Filter in X Band IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Bartosz Tegowski, Dominik Langer, Anton Sieganschin, Marvin Wenzel, Alexander Koelpin
The advance of 3D-printing technology over the last decade makes additive manufacturing not only attractive for rapid prototyping, but also provides it as a trendsetting approach to realize conventional as well as sophisticated functional microwave and millimeter-wave passive components. It has proven its ability to replicate conventional waveguides with a comparable electrical performance [1] . In
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Remembering Kenneth L. Carr [In Memoriam] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Meadow Merrill
Recounts the career and contributions of Kenneth L. Carr.
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It’s Tee Time: An Ultrabroadband Componentless Bias Tee: A Planar Ultrabroadband Componentless Bias Tee in Microstrip Line Technology IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Tobias Koegel, Andre Scheder, Markus Meyl, Stefan Sohr, Martin Vossiek
With the trend toward ever-higher frequencies and continuously increasing bandwidth in communication for 5G and 6G as well as in the radar domain, the demand on broadband hardware components is rising accordingly [1] . Circuits that were initially considered simple have to be optimized further in order to meet challenging demands.
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Women in (Wireless) Power [Women in Microwaves] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Valentina Palazzi
The IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo is a prestigious event, gathering experts from both the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) and the IEEE Power Electronics Society community, working on wireless power technology solutions for a variety of applications, ranging from electric vehicles to Internet of Things and medical devices. Since its first edition in Perugia
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Solution to Last Month’s Quiz [Enigmas, etc.] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Takashi Ohira
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When High-Speed Communication Hits a Speed Bump: Exploring Shannon’s Equation in mm-Wave Links IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Carl D’heer, Patrick Reynaert
The last decades have been characterized by an unprecedented explosion of global data consumption driven by an increasingly connected world and the emergence of new (BW) bandwidth-intensive wireless applications, such as close-proximity wireless data transfer, highly immersive virtual reality/augmented reality applications, and high-capacity wireless backhaul links [1] . As a result, an ever increasing
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The MTT-S Administrative Committee: Organization, Roles, and Initiatives [President’s Column] IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Maurizio Bozzi
The Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) is a vast organization, boasting more than 13,500 members around the world and more than 200 local chapters. It publishes over a dozen scientific journals and organizes 40 international conferences across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Managing such a complex and multifaceted organization requires an efficient and motivated leading
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2024 IEEE Fellows Elevation and Recognition IEEE Microw. Mag. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Ali Darwish, Robert H. Caverly
Presents a listing of MMTS members who were elevated to the status of IEEE Fellow in 2024.