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The term "one size fits all" has never applied to microwave test fixtures. They are instead almost always custom creations designed to serve a specific test application, and cannot easily be modified to meet other needs in the future. This has always presented a problem for cost-conscious designers. In...

A versatile new three-stage buffer amplifier has been introduced that is ideal for use as a receiver front end low noise amplifier, but, as a result of its dual bias configurations, it can also be used as a driver amplifier or LO buffer with good linearity and higher gain....

The satisfaction that mobile phones can provide is highly dependent on their autonomy. Three factors can be easily identified which have a strong influence on autonomy: the power consumption of the mobile phone, the intensity of the electromagnetic field near the mobile and the battery capacity. The first of...

The gigahertz transverse electromagnetic mode (GTEM) cell was first proposed in 1987 1 and subsequently patented in 1989 by D. Konigstein and D. Hansen 2 as a high frequency variant of the transverse electromagnetic mode (TEM) cell, which is also known as the Crawford cell. 3 The GTEM cell...

Measuring far field antenna patterns requires separating the transmit antenna and the antenna under test (AUT) by a large distance in order to minimize the field amplitude and phase variations across the test aperture. When the AUT is many wavelengths across, the far field distance becomes quite large. Thus,...

Generally, an oscillator can be seen as a positive feedback system. It usually consists of an amplifier followed by a resonator, which is fed back to the amplifier input, as shown in Figure 1 . The amplifier task is to compensate for the losses in the resonator, and the...

1996 saw Microwave Journal publish an in-depth look at the European microwave industry. It considered technological developments, pinpointed areas of activity and attempted to identify trends that would shape the future. In the light of the market's subsequent downturn, particularly in the telecommunications industry and the knock-on effect that...

Willkommen in München, home of the Oktoberfest. This October, though, the microwave community will also be celebrating a "Microwavefest," as European Microwave Week follows immediately on from the world famous beer festival. While the Oktoberfest may be enjoying its 170 th anniversary, the EuMW is a relative youngster, celebrating...

The 6 th European Microwave Week, to be held October 6 to 10 at the International Congress Centre Munich (ICM), is capitalizing on the success of previous events, with expected growth in the number of delegates and visitors. The Week covers all major aspects of RF, microwave, millimetre and...

Communication is essential for finding your way around an unfamiliar city. Once that is done it is easy to concentrate on the nice things, like visiting the sights, attending cultural events or simply getting to know people in a pleasant atmosphere. We at Rohde & Schwarz have been committed...