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Linear dispersion codes (LDC) can support arbitrary configurations of transmit and receive antennas in multiinput multi-output (MIMO) systems. In this paper, we investigate two transmit diversity applications of LDC for orthogonal frequency division
We demonstrate an approach for electric-field measurements of high power radiation sources with a room temperature Rydberg-atom gas. We present strong-field measurements of microwaves tuned near the two photon 65D5=2−66D5=2 Rydberg transition in rubidium
Jan Obrzut, Caglar Dogu Emiroglu, Oleg A. Kirillov, Yanfei Yang, Randolph E. Elmquist
A method is established to reliably determine surface conductance of single-layer or multi-layer atomically thin nano-carbon graphene structures. These can be synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), epitaxial growth on silicon carbide (SiC)
Lee J. Richter, Hyunbok Lee, Christopher McNeil, Eliot Gann, Lars Thomsen, S. Park, J. Jeong, Z. A. Page, Egle Puodziukynaite, Todd Emrick, Alejandro Briseno, John C. Stephenson, Dean M. DeLongchamp
Market demand for ubiquitous, increased functionality products at low cost (the internet of things) is spurring development in additive, solution processing of electronic devices. Performance in thin-film functional devices, be they transistors, diodes, or
Damir Senic, Antonio Sarolic, Zbigniew M. Joskiewicz, Christopher L. Holloway
We provide the results of human body absorption cross section (ACS) measurements. The setup was based on the reverberation chamber as a well-known measurement environment capable of performing ACS measurements. The approach was supported by reference
Dylan F. Williams, Paul D. Hale, Catherine A. Remley, Gustavo Avolio, Dominique Schreurs, Diogo C. Ribeiro, Pawel Barmuta, Gian Piero Gibiino, Mohammad Rajabi, Arkadiusz Lewandowski, Jaros?aw Szatkowski, Kuangda Wang
This paper describes tests of the calibration-comparison method as an approach to assessing the measurement accuracy of large-signal network analyzer calibrations. We show that having one trusted reference calibration allows the calibration accuracy of the
Yao Ma, Daniel G. Kuester, Jason B. Coder, William F. Young
To address the spectrum scarcity problem and enhance spectrum utilization efficiency, spectrum sharing and coexistence of different wireless communication systems are important ongoing research topics. Unlicensed use of the ISM band by the long-term
With wireless communication becoming more and more common in simple everyday devices, the available spectrum is quickly filling up and the risk of interference is increasing. This interference could be a slight nuisance to or it could be a more significant
Identify and assess capabilities needed to connect most elements of the internet of everything (IoE) and highlight technology needs and gaps. This includes supporting connection of a broad range of sensors, devices, and products and to support information
Wei Li, Nhan Van Nguyen, Guangjun Cheng, Angela R. Hight Walker, David J. Gundlach, Yiran Liang, boyuan Tian, Xuelei Liang, Lian-Mao Peng
The broadband (0.7 eV to 9.0 eV) optical properties of chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) grown graphene are determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry. The optical absorption follows the fine structure constant in the energy range from 1.0 eV to 2.0 eV, but
Yanfei Yang, Chiashain Chuang, Chieh W. Liu, Randolph Elmquist
Abstract: Graphene is an atomic-thickness carbon lattice that can be exfoliated from solid graphite or grown using high temperature processing methods on a variety of substrates. Many practical applications of large-area graphene, however, are limited by
Brian J. Grummel, Habib A. Mustain, Z. J. Shen, Allen R. Hefner Jr.
Transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding has shown to be an attractive die-attach material and solder for high-temperature packaging. The material reliability of Au-In TLP has been investigated in this work utilizing electrical resistivity measurement as an
Thomas J. Silva, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Mathias Weiler, Martin Schoen
The damping α of the spinwave resonances in 75 nm, 120 nm, and 200 nm -thick Permalloy films is measured via vector-network- analyzer ferromagnetic-resonance (VNA-FMR). Inductive coupling between the sample and the waveguide leads to an additional
Christina A. Hacker, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Curt A. Richter, Mariona Coll
In this chapter we examine the various approaches to making electrical contact to large area molecular junctions. We will highlight the experimental concerns that one must consider and the various approaches to make reliable structures and characterize the
Superconducting electronics is an established technological field for sensors, quantum computation and quantum-based standards and is emerging as an important low-power alternative to semiconductors. As in any electronics fabrication, the production of
This report studies the effect of frequency offset, quantization error, random additive noise, and random phase jitter on the results of sine fitting and performing Discreet Fourier Transforms (DFT) of measurements of sinewaves with Data Acquisition
A new approach to detect absolute radio-frequency (RF) electric fields (E-fields) that uses Rydberg atoms at room temperature in vapor cells has recently been demonstrated. The large transition dipole moments between energetically adjacent Rydberg states
In this era of inter-connectivity where almost everybody, everything, and anything are networked, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) also known as the Internet of Things (IoT) have emerged as vital systems that use information systems to observe and modify the
Gustavo Avolio, Antonio Raffo, Jeffrey Jargon, Dominique Schreurs, Dylan Williams
This work focuses on the accuracy of nonlinear de-embedding applied to microwave transistor time-domain waveforms. The waveforms are acquired with a mixer-based Large-Signal Network Analyzer (LSNA) and are corrected at the transistor's reference planes by
Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Mathias A. Weiler, Martin A. Schoen, Thomas J. Silva, Jonathan Z. Sun, Daniel C. Worledge
We used broadband ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy to measure the second and forth order perpendicular magnetic anisotropies in Ta/ Co60Fe20B20/MgO layers over a thickness range of 0.8-5 nm. For a thickness greater than 1.0 nm, the easy axis is
Chukwudi A. Okoro, Lyle E. Levine, Yaw S. Obeng, Ruqing Xu
In this work, an experimental study of the influence of Cu through-silicon via (TSV) diameter on stress build up was performed using synchrotron-based X-ray microdiffraction technique. Three Cu TSV diameters were studied; 3 µm, 5 µm and 8 µm, all of which
Dylan F. Williams, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Uwe Arz, Paul D. Hale
We discuss the role of the wave impedance in temporal measurements in rectangular waveguide and present a simple rule-of-thumb for estimating the difference of the temporal electric and magnetic field waveforms supported by the dominant TE10 mode. We also
Tam H. Duong, Jose M. Ortiz, David W. Berning, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Sei-Hyung Ryu, John W. Palmour
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a dynamic electro-thermal simulation and analysis approach for device design and short-circuit safe-operating-area (SOA) characterization using a physics-based electro-thermal Saber®* model. Model parameter
Robert R. Keller, Katherine P. Rice, Mark Stoykovich
Transmission electron backscatter diffraction (t-EBSD), also known as transmission electron forward scatter diffraction (t-EFSD) or transmission Kikuchi diffraction in the SEM (TKD-SEM), can provide significant improvements in spatial resolution over
Jehoon Yun, YongChae Jeong, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri
A wideband coupled transmission line (CTL) cell to measure the operating range of an UHF RFID (ORUR) is presented. Also, an ORUR test system is proposed to increase the isolation to more than 55 dB. It is shown that the ORUR measured by this proposed cell