2018 48th European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2018) Madrid, Spain 23-27 September 2018 Pages 757-1584 IEEE Catalog Number: CFP18455-POD ISBN: 978-1-5386-5285-5 2/2 Copyright © 2018, European Microwave Association (EuMa) All Rights Reserved *** This is a print representation of what appears in the IEEE Digital Library. Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. IEEE Catalog Number: CFP18455-POD ISBN (Print-On-Demand): 978-1-5386-5285-5 ISBN (Online): 978-2-87487-051-4 Additional Copies of This Publication Are Available From: Curran Associates, Inc 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 USA Phone: (845) 758-0400 Fax: (845) 758-2633 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.proceedings.com EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page1/81] EuMC01 : Power Amplifier Architectures for High Efficiency and Linearity Chair: Georg Fischer, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany Co-Chair: Paolo Colantonio, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Italy Time 08:30–10:10, 25 Sept 2018, N101 + N102 1 A High-Efficiency GaN Transistor Module with Thick-Film BST-Based Tunable Matching Network Sebastian Preis 1, Alex Wiens 2, Enrico Lia 3, Wolfgang Heinrich 1, Rolf Jakoby 2, Holger Maune 2, Olof Bengtsson 1 1FBH, Germany; 2Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany; 3ESA-ESTEC, The Netherlands 5 Dynamic Load Modulated Low-Voltage GaN PA Using Novel Low-Loss GaN Varactors Raul Amirpour, Sebastian Krause, Rüdiger Quay, Oliver Ambacher, Fraunhofer IAF, Germany 9 Band-Limited Digital Predistortion with Band-Switching Feedback Architecture for 5G mmWave Power Amplifiers Soubhik Deb, Masaaki Tanio, Shinichi Hori, Noriaki Tawa, Yasushi Wada, Kazuaki Kunihiro, NEC, Japan 13 Novel DC-Biasing Circuits with Arbitrary Harmonic-Control Capability for Compact High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers Shinichi Tanaka, Tomoya Oda, Kento Saiki, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan 17 Practical Load Compensation Networks in Chireix Outphasing Amplifiers Using Offset Transmission Lines Aleksander Bogusz 1, Jonathan Lees 1, Roberto Quaglia 1, Gavin T. Watkins 2, Steve C. Cripps 1 1Cardiff University, UK; 2Toshiba Research Europe, UK [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page2/81] EuMC02 : Measurement Systems Chair: Ilona Rolfes, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Co-Chair: Bianca Will, FH Südwestfalen, Germany Time 08:30–10:10, 25 Sept 2018, N105 21 Impact of On-Silicon De-Embedding Test Structures and RF Probes Design in the Sub-THz Range Chandan Yadav, Marina Deng, Sebastien Fregonese, Magali De Matos, Bernard Plano, Thomas Zimmer, IMS (UMR 5218), France 25 On-Wafer Broadband Microwave Measurement of High Impedance Devices — CPW Test Structures with Integrated Metallic Nano-Resistances K. Daffe 1, F. Mubarak 2, V. Mascolo 2, H. Votsi 3, N.M. Ridler 4, G. Dambrine 1, I. Roch 1, K. Haddadi 1 1IEMN (UMR 8520), France; 2VSL, The Netherlands; 3University of Surrey, UK; 4NPL, UK 29 A Unified, Wave-Based Calibration Framework for Vector Network Analyzers Indy Magnus, Yves Rolain, Gerd Vandersteen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium 33 Nonlinear Three-Port Characterization of a Class-G Supply Modulated RF Power Amplifier Using a Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer Felice Francesco Tafuri 1, Troels Studsgaard Nielsen 2, Nikolai Wolff 3, Ole Kiel Jensen 1, Jan Hvolgaard Mikkelsen 1, Olof Bengtsson 3 1Aalborg University, Denmark; 2Keysight Technologies, Denmark; 3FBH, Germany 37 On Wafer Millimetre Wave Power Detection Using a PN Junction Diode in BiCMOS 55nm for in-situ Large Signal Characterization Joao Carlos Azevedo Goncalves 1, Issa Alaji 1, Daniel Gloria 2, Vincent Gidel 2, Frederic Gianesello 2, Sylvie Lepilliet 1, Guillaume Ducournau 1, François Danneville 1, Christophe Gaquière 1 1IEMN (UMR 8520), France; 2STMicroelectronics, France [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page3/81] EuMC03 : Couplers and Dividers Chair: Anthony Ghiotto, IMS (UMR 5218), France Co-Chair: Roberto Sorrentino, RF Microtech, Italy Time 08:30–10:10, 25 Sept 2018, N109 + N110 41 Compact Tunable Wilkinson Power Divider with Simple Structure Xiaolong Wang 1, Zhewang Ma 2, Masataka Ohira 2, C.-P. Chen 3, Tetsuo Anada 3 1Jilin University, China; 2Saitama University, Japan; 3Kanagawa University, Japan 45 Liquid Crystal Based Tunable Reflection-Type Power Divider Matthias Nickel 1, Mario Mueh 2, Roland Reese 1, Ersin Polat 1, M. Jost 1, Christian Damm 2, Rolf Jakoby 1, Holger Maune 1 1Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany; 2Universität Ulm, Germany 49 High Performance 3dB Coupler (Hybrid) with Broadband Flat Amplitude Characteristics Uwe Rosenberg 1, Petronilo Martín-Iglesias 2 1Mician Global Engineering, Germany; 2ESA-ESTEC, The Netherlands 53 Design of a SIW Based Hybrid Ring Coupler with Arbitrary Power Splitting Ratio Using Gaussian Process Regression Karthik Thothathri Chandrasekaran, Arokiaswami Alphones, Muhammad Faeyz Karim, NTU, Singapore 57 Arbitrary Terminated Coupler with Tunable Negative and Positive Group Delay Responses Girdhari Chaudhary, Phanam Pech, Phirun Kim, Yongchae Jeong, Chonbuk National University, Korea [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page4/81] EuMC04 : Metamaterials and Periodic Structures Chair: Ferran Martín, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Co-Chair: Dmitry Kholodnyak, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia Time 08:30–10:10, 25 Sept 2018, N115 61 Three-Dimensional Frequency Selective Surface with Multiple Transmission Zeros for Wide Stopband Jianping Zhu 1, Zhenyong Yu 2, Cheng Wang 1, Cheng Huang 1, Wanchun Tang 2 1NJUST, China; 2Nanjing Normal University, China 65 Theoretical Minimum of Phase Shift Error of Switchable-Channel Phase Shifters on Left-Handed and Right-Handed Transmission Lines Dmitry Kholodnyak, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia 69 Slow-Wave Artificial Transmission Lines Based on Stepped Impedance Shunt Stub (SISS) Loading: Analysis and Stopband Bandwidth Enhancement Jan Coromina, Jordi Selga, Paris Vélez, Jordi Bonache, Ferran Martín, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain (NA) A Microfluidic-Based Reflective-Type 1-Bit Terahertz Digital Metamaterial F.-J. Hu, P. Song, H.-F. Liu, L.-C. Tu, HUST, China 77 Practical Design of a Band-Pass Filter Using EBG SIW Technology David López 1, Ángela Coves 1, Enrique Bronchalo 1, Germán Torregrosa 1, Maurizio Bozzi 2 1Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain; 2Università di Pavia, Italy [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page5/81] EuMC05 : Special Session: 5G Technology in Asia Pacific Chair: Maurizio Bozzi, Università di Pavia, Italy Co-Chair: Kamran Ghorbani, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Time 08:30–10:10, 25 Sept 2018, N116 (NA) Introduction to the Special Session: 5G Technology in Asia Pacific Roberto Sorrentino, RF Microtech, Italy (NA) Filtering Antennas in China Quan Xue, SCUT, China (NA) Synthesized Transmission Lines — Past, Present, and Future Tzyh-Ghuang Ma, NTUST, Taiwan (NA) Microwave Metasurface Antennas for 5G Network Zhi Ning Chen, NUS, Singapore [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page6/81] EuMC06 : Non-Planar 3D Waveguide Filters Chair: Marco Guglielmi, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Co-Chair: Jerzy Michalski, SpaceForest, Poland Time 08:30–10:10, 25 Sept 2018, N117 85 Spurious Free Non Uniform Width Dielectric Loaded Filters Sharjeel Afridi, Ian Hunter, Muhammad Y. Sandhu, University of Leeds, UK 89 Novel Solution for the Coaxial Excitation of Inductive Rectangular Waveguide Filters A.A. San Blas 1, J.C. Melgarejo 2, Vicente E. Boria 2, M. Guglielmi 2 1Universitat Miguel Hernández d’Elx, Spain; 2Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain 93 Very-Compact Waveguide Bandpass Filter Based on Dual-Mode TM Cavities for Satellite Applications in Ku-Band L. Pelliccia 1, Cristiano Tomassoni 2, F. Cacciamani 1, P. Vallerotonda 1, Roberto Sorrentino 1, J. Galdeano 3, C. Ernst 3 1RF Microtech, Italy; 2Università di Perugia, Italy; 3ESA-ESTEC, The Netherlands 97 Failure Analysis of Microwave Air Breakdown for the Cavity Filter with Remainder Zhaorong Li, Gang Xu, Rong Zeng, Liming Lv, Wenjie Li, Xiaohua Li, CAEP, China 101 High Quality TE011 Mode Cavity Filter for Input Multiplexer Applications Fei Li, Jun Yang, Xinshe Yin, CAST, China [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page7/81] EuMC07 : Special Session: 20th Anniversary of the European Microwave Week Chair: Roberto Sorrentino, RF Microtech, Italy Time 13:50–15:50, 25 Sept 2018, N101 + N102 (NA) The Years Before the European Microwave Week Andrew F. Wilson, EuMA, Belgium (NA) The Last Stand Alone European Microwave Conference — Jerusalem, September 8–12, 1997 Asher Madjar, Independent Researcher, Israel (NA) The Simultaneous Creation of the European Microwave Week and Association 1997–1998 André Vander Vorst, EuMA, Belgium (NA) First European Microwave Week 1998 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Leo P. Ligthart, EuMA, The Netherlands (NA) The Evolution of the EuMW and EuMA Roberto Sorrentino, EuMA, Italy (NA) The Future Becomes the Present Steve Nightingale 1, Holger Meinel 2 1CMS Technologies, UK; 2EuMA, Germany [Search] EuMC 2018 Table of Contents [Page8/81] EuMC08 : Waveguide Devices and Circuits Chair: Maurizio Bozzi, Università di Pavia, Italy Co-Chair: Nicolas Delhote, XLIM (UMR 7252), France Time 13:50–15:30, 25 Sept 2018, N109 + N110 113 Wideband Probe-Type Waveguide-to-Microstrip Transition for 28GHz Applications Andrey Mozharovskiy, Sergey Churkin, Alexey Artemenko, Roman Maslennikov, Radio Gigabit, Russia 117 A Wideband Millimeter-Wave SIW-to-RWG Transition for Thin Single Layer Substrates with Thick Metal Cladding Steffen Hansen 1, Simon Kueppers 1, Nils Pohl 2 1Fraunhofer