Abstract This paper presents a compact dual-band open-loop monopole MIMO antenna to serve 4G/5G applications. This antenna consists of two printed monopole antennas with very high isolation. Two enhancement techniques are utilized to improve the isolation between ports. Since each technique can provide high isolation of a single band, a combination of λ/4 slot and T-shape techniques are used to achieve high isolation of −19 dB and −35 dB at 2.4 GHz and 3.5 GHz, respectively. The proposed design has high efficiency, a low envelope correlation coefficient, and an acceptable level of realized gain (2.7 dBi and 2.2 dBi) at low and high bands. This design has been fabricated using low-profile printed circuit technology with a compact patch size of 50 × 25 mm2 based on an FR-4 substrate. Moreover, the simulation and measurement results are in good agreement.
{"title":"Dual-band open-loop monopole (2 × 1) printed MIMO antenna for 4G and 5G applications","authors":"A. Abdulhameed, F. Alnahwi, A. Abdullah","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0141","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper presents a compact dual-band open-loop monopole MIMO antenna to serve 4G/5G applications. This antenna consists of two printed monopole antennas with very high isolation. Two enhancement techniques are utilized to improve the isolation between ports. Since each technique can provide high isolation of a single band, a combination of λ/4 slot and T-shape techniques are used to achieve high isolation of −19 dB and −35 dB at 2.4 GHz and 3.5 GHz, respectively. The proposed design has high efficiency, a low envelope correlation coefficient, and an acceptable level of realized gain (2.7 dBi and 2.2 dBi) at low and high bands. This design has been fabricated using low-profile printed circuit technology with a compact patch size of 50 × 25 mm2 based on an FR-4 substrate. Moreover, the simulation and measurement results are in good agreement.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"403 - 412"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49019058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an emerging and low-cost revolutionary technology that can be deployed in future communication systems to enhance data transmission performance. An IRS comprises a lot of small, passive, and low-cost elements that can smartly reflect the incident signal from the transmitter to the receiver. In this paper, an IRS-enhanced multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink network is considered, in which a cell-edge user receives the data signal from a base station (BS). In this network, the direct path between the BS and the user is blocked by an obstacle, and the user receives only the tunable reflected signal from the IRS. To achieve spatial diversity, beamforming is applied to the antennas at the BS and the user. The goal is to jointly design the transceiver beamforming vectors and the IRS reflection coefficients so that the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the user is maximized. Since the IRS elements are passive, the amplitude of the IRS reflection coefficients must be equal to or smaller than one. The constrained SNR optimization problem is non-convex. We propose a three-step procedure to obtain an effective sub-optimal solution for this problem. Accordingly, an innovative non-iterative algorithm is proposed to design the problem parameters. Simulation results show that the IRS-enhanced MIMO downlink system, in which the proposed non-iterative algorithm is used to develop the network parameters, outperforms the conventional network without IRS in terms of bit error rate (BER).
{"title":"A novel non-iterative algorithm for the joint design of transceiver beamforming and surface reflection in an IRS-enhanced MIMO system","authors":"S.M.J. Asgari Tabatabaee, Farid Samsami Khodadad","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0189","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an emerging and low-cost revolutionary technology that can be deployed in future communication systems to enhance data transmission performance. An IRS comprises a lot of small, passive, and low-cost elements that can smartly reflect the incident signal from the transmitter to the receiver. In this paper, an IRS-enhanced multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink network is considered, in which a cell-edge user receives the data signal from a base station (BS). In this network, the direct path between the BS and the user is blocked by an obstacle, and the user receives only the tunable reflected signal from the IRS. To achieve spatial diversity, beamforming is applied to the antennas at the BS and the user. The goal is to jointly design the transceiver beamforming vectors and the IRS reflection coefficients so that the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the user is maximized. Since the IRS elements are passive, the amplitude of the IRS reflection coefficients must be equal to or smaller than one. The constrained SNR optimization problem is non-convex. We propose a three-step procedure to obtain an effective sub-optimal solution for this problem. Accordingly, an innovative non-iterative algorithm is proposed to design the problem parameters. Simulation results show that the IRS-enhanced MIMO downlink system, in which the proposed non-iterative algorithm is used to develop the network parameters, outperforms the conventional network without IRS in terms of bit error rate (BER).","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"371 - 383"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48728204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract In this article, two dual-band microstrip bandpass filters (BPFs) with high selectivity and independently controllable passbands are designed based on three parallel-coupled lines (TPCLs). The first BPF proposed in this paper is achieved by employing a pair of folded F-type resonators (FFRs) and conventional TPCL structure. By adjusting the above parameters of each FFR, the center frequencies of the two passbands can be controlled easily. In the meantime, TPCL can enhance the coupling between the source and load, and introduce multiple transmission zeros (TZs), which can conduce to a higher selectivity. To obtain superior selectivity, the second BPF is designed based on a novel TPCL. The novel TPCL is based on the traditional one, which further enhances selectivity since transmission paths are doubled. In order to achieve miniaturization and enhance coupling, FFRs are folded. In addition, four transmission zeros (TZs) are generated to improve the selectivity of the two passbands. The measured results of the fabricated BPFs centered at 2.45/3.5 GHz agree well with the simulated ones, which validates the proposed design method.
{"title":"Design of dual-band BPFs with high selectivity","authors":"Min Wang, Lei Chen, T. Zhang, Jiahui Peng","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0178","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this article, two dual-band microstrip bandpass filters (BPFs) with high selectivity and independently controllable passbands are designed based on three parallel-coupled lines (TPCLs). The first BPF proposed in this paper is achieved by employing a pair of folded F-type resonators (FFRs) and conventional TPCL structure. By adjusting the above parameters of each FFR, the center frequencies of the two passbands can be controlled easily. In the meantime, TPCL can enhance the coupling between the source and load, and introduce multiple transmission zeros (TZs), which can conduce to a higher selectivity. To obtain superior selectivity, the second BPF is designed based on a novel TPCL. The novel TPCL is based on the traditional one, which further enhances selectivity since transmission paths are doubled. In order to achieve miniaturization and enhance coupling, FFRs are folded. In addition, four transmission zeros (TZs) are generated to improve the selectivity of the two passbands. The measured results of the fabricated BPFs centered at 2.45/3.5 GHz agree well with the simulated ones, which validates the proposed design method.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"365 - 370"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47456381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-14Epub Date: 2022-03-07DOI: 10.1017/S0007114522000575
Yongzhong Guo, Bo Ma, Xinhua Li, Hui Hui, Yun Zhou, Na Li, Xiaomei Xie
Current studies on inhibitory effects of n-3 PUFA on pro-inflammatory cytokines have inconsistent results. Thus, a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was conducted to identify the effects of n-3 PUFA administration on circulating IL-6 and TNF in patients with cancer. Studies that examined the effects of n-3 PUFA administration on circulating IL-6 and TNF in patients with cancer were identified by searching PubMed and EMBASE from January 1975 to February 2021. Differences in n-3 PUFA administration and control conditions were determined by calculating standardised mean differences (SMD) with 95 % CI. Twenty studies involving 971 patients met the inclusion criteria. The overall SMD were 0·485 (95 % CI 0·087, 0·883) for IL-6 and 0·712 (95 % CI 0·461, 0·962) for TNF between n-3 PUFA administration and control conditions. Sources of heterogeneity were not found through subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Publication bias was observed in TNF with a slight contribution to the effect size. n-3 PUFA can reduce circulating IL-6 and TNF levels in patients with cancer. Results supported the recommendation of n-3 PUFA as adjuvant therapy for patients with cancer, possibly excluding head and neck cancer, owing to their anti-inflammatory properties.
目前关于n-3 PUFA对促炎细胞因子抑制作用的研究结果并不一致。因此,我们进行了一项随机对照试验的荟萃分析,以确定n-3 PUFA对癌症患者循环IL-6和TNF的影响。通过检索1975年1月至2021年2月的PubMed和EMBASE,研究了n-3 PUFA给药对癌症患者循环IL-6和TNF的影响。通过计算标准化平均差异(SMD) (95% CI)来确定n-3 PUFA给药和对照条件的差异。20项涉及971例患者的研究符合纳入标准。在n-3 PUFA给药和对照组之间,IL-6的总体SMD为0.485 (95% CI 0.087, 0.883), TNF的总体SMD为0.712 (95% CI 0.461, 0.962)。通过亚组和元回归分析未发现异质性的来源。在TNF中观察到发表偏倚,对效应大小有轻微贡献。n-3 PUFA可降低肿瘤患者循环IL-6和TNF水平。结果支持n-3 PUFA作为癌症患者的辅助治疗,可能排除头颈癌,因为其抗炎特性。
{"title":"<i>n</i>-3 PUFA can reduce IL-6 and TNF levels in patients with cancer.","authors":"Yongzhong Guo, Bo Ma, Xinhua Li, Hui Hui, Yun Zhou, Na Li, Xiaomei Xie","doi":"10.1017/S0007114522000575","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0007114522000575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current studies on inhibitory effects of <i>n</i>-3 PUFA on pro-inflammatory cytokines have inconsistent results. Thus, a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was conducted to identify the effects of <i>n</i>-3 PUFA administration on circulating IL-6 and TNF in patients with cancer. Studies that examined the effects of <i>n</i>-3 PUFA administration on circulating IL-6 and TNF in patients with cancer were identified by searching PubMed and EMBASE from January 1975 to February 2021. Differences in <i>n</i>-3 PUFA administration and control conditions were determined by calculating standardised mean differences (SMD) with 95 % CI. Twenty studies involving 971 patients met the inclusion criteria. The overall SMD were 0·485 (95 % CI 0·087, 0·883) for IL-6 and 0·712 (95 % CI 0·461, 0·962) for TNF between <i>n</i>-3 PUFA administration and control conditions. Sources of heterogeneity were not found through subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Publication bias was observed in TNF with a slight contribution to the effect size. <i>n</i>-3 PUFA can reduce circulating IL-6 and TNF levels in patients with cancer. Results supported the recommendation of <i>n</i>-3 PUFA as adjuvant therapy for patients with cancer, possibly excluding head and neck cancer, owing to their anti-inflammatory properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"35 1","pages":"54-65"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88873340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Galip Orkun Arican, I. Kanbaz, Zohreh Noamadeh, E. Aksoy
Abstract This article deals with design and development of a novel 7th order low-pass filter with defected ground structures for S-band applications. The proposed LPF structure was comprised of dumbbell shaped interdigital defected ground structures and open stubs as series inductor and shunt capacitor in the pass band. In addition, an equivalent circuit model was derived and optimized to achieve a 3-dB cut off frequency about 4 GHz with a reflection coefficient of better than −20 dB. Moreover, proposed low-pass filter was manufactured on a Rogers RO4003C substrate with a dielectric constant of 3.38, the dissipation factor of 0.0027. The developed LPF has a very flat pass-band with a transmission coefficient less than −0.5 dB and the measured transmission coefficient better than −18 dB in the passband (DC-3.6 GHz). Meanwhile, the prototype has a 20 dB harmonic suppression level in the frequency range from 5.54 GHz up to 43.5 GHz. Furthermore, the measured peak to peak group delay variation was less than 170 ps in the passband. The proposed filter has a very compact size of 195.3 mm2.
{"title":"Design and analysis of novel DGS-loaded low-pass filter with wide stopband","authors":"Galip Orkun Arican, I. Kanbaz, Zohreh Noamadeh, E. Aksoy","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0168","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article deals with design and development of a novel 7th order low-pass filter with defected ground structures for S-band applications. The proposed LPF structure was comprised of dumbbell shaped interdigital defected ground structures and open stubs as series inductor and shunt capacitor in the pass band. In addition, an equivalent circuit model was derived and optimized to achieve a 3-dB cut off frequency about 4 GHz with a reflection coefficient of better than −20 dB. Moreover, proposed low-pass filter was manufactured on a Rogers RO4003C substrate with a dielectric constant of 3.38, the dissipation factor of 0.0027. The developed LPF has a very flat pass-band with a transmission coefficient less than −0.5 dB and the measured transmission coefficient better than −18 dB in the passband (DC-3.6 GHz). Meanwhile, the prototype has a 20 dB harmonic suppression level in the frequency range from 5.54 GHz up to 43.5 GHz. Furthermore, the measured peak to peak group delay variation was less than 170 ps in the passband. The proposed filter has a very compact size of 195.3 mm2.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"357 - 364"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46995711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze and synthesize L-shaped compact microstrip antennas (LCMA) and T-shaped compact microstrip antennas using regression-based machine learning algorithms (TCMA). This was accomplished by simulating 3808 LCMAs and 900 TCMAs operating at UHF and SHF frequencies with different physical and electrical characteristics. The acquired data was utilized to create a data set containing the antennas’ physical and electrical characteristics, as well as their resonant frequencies in the TM010 mode. Four baseline regression models and seven machine learning models were developed to determine the resonance frequency of antennas and the values of the physical parameters required for a particular frequency. To examine the efficacy of machine learning models, three-dimensional LCMAs and TCMAs were created using polylactic acid (PLA) and felt-based flexible substrates, as well as copper tape. The results illustrate the feasibility of using machine learning models for LCMA and TCMA analysis and synthesis.
{"title":"Analysis and synthesis of L- and T-shaped flexible compact microstrip antennas using regression-based machine learning approaches","authors":"M. Bicer","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0070","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this study was to analyze and synthesize L-shaped compact microstrip antennas (LCMA) and T-shaped compact microstrip antennas using regression-based machine learning algorithms (TCMA). This was accomplished by simulating 3808 LCMAs and 900 TCMAs operating at UHF and SHF frequencies with different physical and electrical characteristics. The acquired data was utilized to create a data set containing the antennas’ physical and electrical characteristics, as well as their resonant frequencies in the TM010 mode. Four baseline regression models and seven machine learning models were developed to determine the resonance frequency of antennas and the values of the physical parameters required for a particular frequency. To examine the efficacy of machine learning models, three-dimensional LCMAs and TCMAs were created using polylactic acid (PLA) and felt-based flexible substrates, as well as copper tape. The results illustrate the feasibility of using machine learning models for LCMA and TCMA analysis and synthesis.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"281 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46213071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Boban Sazdic-Jotic, Boban P. Bondzulic, J. Bajčetić, M. Andric, I. Pokrajac, Danilo Obradovic, B. Zrnic
Abstract This research focuses on an improved automatic target recognition algorithm for solving the classification challenge of ground-moving targets from pulsed-Doppler radar. First, it was studied how decision-making intervals affect the proposed algorithm. Second, the altering of the data augmentation process was investigated. Third, a consideration of the three time-frequency signal representations and finally the use of different deep learning models for the classification issues were examined. It is proven that the proposed algorithm can efficiently recognize all targets enclosed in the publicly available RadEch dataset, with 4 s of radar echoes. When the decision-making time is only 1 s, a classification probability of 99.9% was obtained, which is an improvement related to the other research studies in this area. Furthermore, when the decision-making time is reduced 16 times the classification accuracy is reduced by only 1.3%. Moreover, the proposed algorithm was successful on another dataset enclosing ground-moving targets from comparable pulsed-Doppler radar.
{"title":"Improving the automatic target recognition algorithm’s accuracy through an examination of the different time-frequency representations and data augmentation","authors":"Boban Sazdic-Jotic, Boban P. Bondzulic, J. Bajčetić, M. Andric, I. Pokrajac, Danilo Obradovic, B. Zrnic","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0015","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This research focuses on an improved automatic target recognition algorithm for solving the classification challenge of ground-moving targets from pulsed-Doppler radar. First, it was studied how decision-making intervals affect the proposed algorithm. Second, the altering of the data augmentation process was investigated. Third, a consideration of the three time-frequency signal representations and finally the use of different deep learning models for the classification issues were examined. It is proven that the proposed algorithm can efficiently recognize all targets enclosed in the publicly available RadEch dataset, with 4 s of radar echoes. When the decision-making time is only 1 s, a classification probability of 99.9% was obtained, which is an improvement related to the other research studies in this area. Furthermore, when the decision-making time is reduced 16 times the classification accuracy is reduced by only 1.3%. Moreover, the proposed algorithm was successful on another dataset enclosing ground-moving targets from comparable pulsed-Doppler radar.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"257 - 272"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41910471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract To obtain radiation pressure of a hybrid chiral structure, we derive the transfer matrix method and optical force densities from the Maxwell stress tensor for a planar layered bianisotropic media. The key derivations are how to get wavevectors and field components of each layer, transfer matrices connecting four eigenwaves of adjacent chiral media, as well as the force densities expressed by co- and cross-polarized reflection and transmission coefficients. After the validation of the methods and programs is performed, the radiation pressure of a layered biaxial bianisotropic chiral slab is studied. The effects of linearly and circularly polarization incident waves, incident angle, thickness, opposite handedness (optical activity), anisotropy, gain and loss of chiral media on the radiation pressure are discussed. Our work elucidates the mechanism of light-chiral media interactions, provides better understanding of chiral detection, optical trapping, and biophysics.
{"title":"Radiation pressure of a hybrid bianisotropic chiral structure","authors":"Samira Nemati Pehrabad, Maoyi Wang, Shitian Zhang, Simin He, Maoyan Wang","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0118","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To obtain radiation pressure of a hybrid chiral structure, we derive the transfer matrix method and optical force densities from the Maxwell stress tensor for a planar layered bianisotropic media. The key derivations are how to get wavevectors and field components of each layer, transfer matrices connecting four eigenwaves of adjacent chiral media, as well as the force densities expressed by co- and cross-polarized reflection and transmission coefficients. After the validation of the methods and programs is performed, the radiation pressure of a layered biaxial bianisotropic chiral slab is studied. The effects of linearly and circularly polarization incident waves, incident angle, thickness, opposite handedness (optical activity), anisotropy, gain and loss of chiral media on the radiation pressure are discussed. Our work elucidates the mechanism of light-chiral media interactions, provides better understanding of chiral detection, optical trapping, and biophysics.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"249 - 255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41934245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The driving power of the local oscillator (LO) determines whether the mixers can work in an optimal state. Implementing high-power LO sources is challenging for transceivers in the terahertz band beyond 100 GHz. In this paper, a cross-coupled oscillator based on Cascode amplifiers is proposed. Using the principle of current-reuse, a high-power doubler-embedded cross-coupled local oscillator is designed by combing a frequency doubler and a cross-coupled oscillator. The circuit is processed by 55-nm CMOS technology. With a supply voltage of 1.6 V, the output power reaches −1.3 dBm at 156 GHz, and the DC-to-RF efficiency is 2.1%. In addition, this local oscillator has been used in an up-conversion mixer.
摘要本振(LO)的驱动功率决定了混频器能否工作在最优状态。对于100 GHz以上太赫兹频段的收发器来说,实现高功率LO源是一项挑战。本文提出了一种基于Cascode放大器的交叉耦合振荡器。利用电流复用原理,将倍频器与交叉耦合振荡器相结合,设计了大功率内嵌倍频器的交叉耦合本振。该电路采用55纳米CMOS技术处理。当电源电压为1.6 V时,在156 GHz时输出功率达到−1.3 dBm, dc - rf效率为2.1%。此外,本振已用于上变频混频器。
{"title":"A 156 GHz high-power doubler-embedded cross-coupled local oscillator in 55 nm CMOS technology","authors":"Sheng-Wen Yang","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0104","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The driving power of the local oscillator (LO) determines whether the mixers can work in an optimal state. Implementing high-power LO sources is challenging for transceivers in the terahertz band beyond 100 GHz. In this paper, a cross-coupled oscillator based on Cascode amplifiers is proposed. Using the principle of current-reuse, a high-power doubler-embedded cross-coupled local oscillator is designed by combing a frequency doubler and a cross-coupled oscillator. The circuit is processed by 55-nm CMOS technology. With a supply voltage of 1.6 V, the output power reaches −1.3 dBm at 156 GHz, and the DC-to-RF efficiency is 2.1%. In addition, this local oscillator has been used in an up-conversion mixer.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"323 - 328"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45998091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Small size of the implantable antenna is the major concern in Implantable Medical Devices. A compact implantable wideband radiator working at the ISM band is proposed for biotelemetry applications. The overall dimension of the proposed radiator is 10 mm ⁎ 15 mm ⁎ 0.8 mm and the thickness includes substrate and superstrate thickness. The Coaxial feeding method is employed here. The inner and outer diameter of the coaxial feed is 1 and 1.5 mm respectively. The design process starts with a creation of rectangular patch of size 10 mm ⁎ 15 mm and the coaxial feed is located at (2.5, 7). Then slot like loops are introduced on a rectangular patch. This compact size is achieved by introducing small loops on a rectangular patch along with triangular cuts at the bottom right and top-left of the patch. The antenna is simulated with a tissue model (Skin, Fat, Muscle, Bone) and measured with a Body Equivalent Fluid (phantom). The −10 dB bandwidth is obtained over 1340 MHz (1.66–3 GHz) and the fractional bandwidth of 54.7% at the ISM band. The simulated gain and radiation efficiency of the radiator are −13.5 dBi and 3.15% respectively. The measured return loss of the proposed antenna is −30.53 dB and the SAR value averaged over 1 g tissue is 302.6 W/kg with 1 W input power. When compared to the previous works mentioned in the literature the proposed antenna displays wider bandwidth, high gain, low SAR and high radiation efficiency.
摘要在植入式医疗器械中,小尺寸的植入式天线是主要关注的问题。提出了一种工作在ISM波段的紧凑型植入式宽带辐射器,用于生物遥测应用。所提出的散热器的整体尺寸为10 mm 15 mm 0.8 mm,厚度包括衬底和衬底厚度。本文采用同轴进给方法。同轴进给的内径为1 mm,外径为1.5 mm。设计过程首先创建尺寸为10 mm 15 mm的矩形贴片,同轴进给位于(2.5,7)处。然后在矩形贴片上引入槽状环路。这种紧凑的尺寸是通过在矩形贴片上引入小环以及在贴片右下角和左上角的三角形切口来实现的。天线用组织模型(皮肤、脂肪、肌肉、骨骼)模拟,用等效体液(体模)测量。在1340mhz (1.66 - 3ghz)频段获得−10db带宽,ISM频段的分数带宽为54.7%。仿真所得的辐射增益和辐射效率分别为- 13.5 dBi和3.15%。在输入功率为1w时,天线的回波损耗为−30.53 dB,在1g组织上的平均SAR值为302.6 W/kg。与已有文献相比,该天线具有带宽宽、增益高、SAR低、辐射效率高等特点。
{"title":"Miniaturized wideband implantable slotted loop antenna for biotelemetry applications","authors":"Palanivel Rajan Selvakumaran, P. Mohanraj","doi":"10.1515/freq-2022-0130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/freq-2022-0130","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Small size of the implantable antenna is the major concern in Implantable Medical Devices. A compact implantable wideband radiator working at the ISM band is proposed for biotelemetry applications. The overall dimension of the proposed radiator is 10 mm ⁎ 15 mm ⁎ 0.8 mm and the thickness includes substrate and superstrate thickness. The Coaxial feeding method is employed here. The inner and outer diameter of the coaxial feed is 1 and 1.5 mm respectively. The design process starts with a creation of rectangular patch of size 10 mm ⁎ 15 mm and the coaxial feed is located at (2.5, 7). Then slot like loops are introduced on a rectangular patch. This compact size is achieved by introducing small loops on a rectangular patch along with triangular cuts at the bottom right and top-left of the patch. The antenna is simulated with a tissue model (Skin, Fat, Muscle, Bone) and measured with a Body Equivalent Fluid (phantom). The −10 dB bandwidth is obtained over 1340 MHz (1.66–3 GHz) and the fractional bandwidth of 54.7% at the ISM band. The simulated gain and radiation efficiency of the radiator are −13.5 dBi and 3.15% respectively. The measured return loss of the proposed antenna is −30.53 dB and the SAR value averaged over 1 g tissue is 302.6 W/kg with 1 W input power. When compared to the previous works mentioned in the literature the proposed antenna displays wider bandwidth, high gain, low SAR and high radiation efficiency.","PeriodicalId":55143,"journal":{"name":"Frequenz","volume":"77 1","pages":"315 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45185624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}