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We propose the design of a reconfigurable impedance matching network for the lower RF frequency band, based on a developed RF-MEMS technology. The circuit is composed of RF-MEMS ohmic relays, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors and…
Segmented, or slow-wave electrodes have emerged as an index-matching solution to improve bandwidth of traveling-wave Mach Zehnder and phase modulators on the thin-film lithium niobate on insulator platform. However, these devices require…
Planar Orthomode Transducers (OMTs) are commonly used for polarization measurements at millimeter wavelengths. We present an optical coupling study of an octave bandwidth planar OMT in circular waveguide based on 3D electromagnetic…
We experimentally demonstrate a broadband, fabrication tolerant, CMOS compatible compact silicon waveguide taper (34.2 um) in silicon-on-insulator wire waveguides. The taper works on multi-mode interference along the length of the taper. A…
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems exploit spatial diversity to facilitate multi-user communications with high spectral efficiency by beamforming. As MIMO systems utilize multiple antennas and radio frequency (RF) chains, they…
A highly-efficient multi-resonant RF energy-harvesting rectenna based on a metamaterial perfect absorber featuring closely-spaced polarization-independent absorption modes is presented. Its effective area is larger than its physical area,…
This paper presents a linear complexity iterative rake detector for the recently proposed orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation scheme. The basic idea is to extract and combine the received multipath components of the…
A systematic design of adaptive waveform for Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) has recently been proposed and shown through simulations to lead to significant performance benefits compared to traditional non-adaptive and heuristic waveforms. In…
Spectrally and energy efficient orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (SEE-OFDM) is an optical OFDM technique based on combining multiple asymmetrically clipped optical OFDM (ACO-OFDM) signals into one OFDM signal. By summing different…
A stepped-impedance low-pass filter with integrated hollow waveguide absorbers is presented. The filter combines low insertion loss in the passband with strong attenuation at high frequencies, making it well suited for superconducting…
Low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and hybrid beamforming have emerged as efficient solutions to reduce power consumption with satisfactory spectral efficiency (SE) in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems.…
A novel mm-wave microstrip-fed patch antenna with broad bandwidth and wide angular coverage suitable for integration in planar arrays is designed, analyzed and verified by measurements. The antenna provides a bandwidth of 13.1% between 34.1…
Conformal techniques, based on the covariance of Maxwell's electrodynamics under the full conformal group in four spacetime dimensions, are discussed in relation with the constant input impedance properties of frequency-independent…
This paper considers an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) point-to-point wireless communication system with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer. We study a receiver which is able to harvest energy from the…
We present proof-of-operation for a new method of electron thermometry using microwave impedance of a hafnium micro-absorber. The new method leads to an ultimate THz-range detector suitable for microwave readout and frequency division…
Integrated optical filter based on microring resonators plays a critical role in many applications, ranging from wavelength division multiplexing and switching to channel routing. Bandwidth tunable filters are capable of meeting the…
We present an adaptive approach for synchronizing both the phase and frequency of radio-frequency transceivers over long-range wireless links to support distributed antenna array applications. To enable distributed beamforming between…
This paper proposes a low-complexity iterative receiver for the recently proposed Orthogonal Chirp Division Multiplexing (OCDM) modulation scheme, where we consider a system under frequency-selective channels and constrained to channel…
Low resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) can be employed to improve the energy efficiency (EE) of a wireless receiver since the power consumption of each ADC is exponentially related to its sampling resolution and the hardware…
This work studies a broadband graded metamaterial, which integrates the piezoelectric energy harvesting function targeting low-frequency structural vibrations, lying below 100 Hz. The device combines a graded metamaterial with beam-like…