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As part of the ongoing effort at NIST to develop a microwave brightness temperature standard, we are exploring the electromagnetic and thermal characteristics of microwave calibration targets. Part of this effort is focused on measuring the electromagnetic
We review the advantages of a national standard for microwave brightness temperature and outline our proposed approach toward developing such a standard. The proposal is a combined standard that would comprise both a standard radiometer, traceable to
The application of mode-matching to determine the shielding properties of thick screens containing a doubly-periodic array of apertures has been demonstrated through numerical results. The geometries used for generating the numerical data were intended to
As Guest Editors, we are honored and excited to introduce this Mini-Special Issue of the Transactions devoted to Measurements for Large-Signal Characterization and Modeling of Nonlinear Analog Devices, Circuits, and Systems. Large-signal measurements
We examine the effects of using an unshielded cable as a reference standard for the evaluation of the high-frequency shielding effectiveness of cables. We placed an unshielded cable (wire) in five different configurations in our reverberation chamber. In
Roger Marks, Carl Eklund, Subbu Ponnuswamy, Kenneth L. Stanwood, Nico J. van Waes
This book serves as a companion to IEEE Std 802.16, which defines the IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN Standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. It provides an introduction and overview of the technology while explaining the rationale behind the choices
NIST has developed the capability to measure noise parameters on a wafer int he 1-12.4 GHz range. In this paper we briefly describe the measurement methods and the uncertainty analysis and present results of measurements on a very poorly matched transistor
Thomas P. Crowley, J Miall, J dereede, J. Furrer, A Michaud, E. Dressler, T Zhang, K. Shimaoka, J H. Kim
We present the results of a supplementary comparison in RF power measurements with 2.4 mm connectors. This is the highest frequency RF power comparison with coaxial connectors. All participant measurements agree with the reference values within their
Eyal Gerecht, Dazhen Gu, James P. Randa, Dave K. Walker, Robert L. Billinger
We report on design of a radiometer for traceable noise-temperature measurements at terahertz frequencies, including noise measurements on cryogenic IF components, development and test of quasi-optical adapter technology, development of black body
William E. Bailey, Stephen E. Russek, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler
The magnitude of the electronic channeling contribution is a significant open issue in the understanding of giant magnetoresistance (GMR). We show that for the technologically important system Co/Cu/Co, channeling GMR can be isolatedand quantified
Donna C. Hurley, M Kopycinski-Muller, Eric Langlois, Anthony B. Kos, N. Barbosa
We have used contact-resonance-frequency atomic force microscopy techniques to nondestructively image variations in adhesion as a buried interface. Images were acquired on a sample containing a 20nm gold (Au) blanket film on silicon (Si) with a 1 nm
Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Nino Canales, Janalee A. Graham, Doug Martin, Scott Yencer, Donald Hibbard, Louis L. Nagy, Tyrone L. Roach
This paper describes a thorough evaluation of an outdoor automotive antenna test range. Electric-field uniformity results are generated from accurate, full-wave electromagnetic simulations of the test range. Measured electric-field results using an
Per E. Fornberg, Christopher L. Holloway, Perry F. Wilson
The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is used to investigate if the currents induced on equipment under test (EUT) in a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell are similar to those induced in a free space environment. The approach is to simulate an
James Booth, Jordi Mateu, Michael D. Janezic, James R. Baker-Jarvis, James A. Beall
We have developed an integrated microfluidic/microelectronic measurement platform in order to accurately measure the dielectric properties of sub-?L volumes of liquids at frequencies up to 40 GHz. We use on-wafer calibration techniques to obtain accurate S
This work evaluates the microwave properties of ferroelectric BaSrTi0 thin films by measuring the frequency response of several coplanar transmission lines and interdigital capacitor structures as a function of DC applied electric field from 100 Hz to 40
Jordi Mateu, James Booth, Susan A. Schima, Carlos Collado, David Seron, J M. Callaghan
This work evaluates the microwave nonlinear properties of ferroelectric BSTO thin films by measuring the frequency response of several coplanar transmission lines and interdigital capacitor structures as a function of the applied electric field from 150 Hz
James P. Randa, Tom McKay, Susan L. Sweeney, Dave K. Walker, Lawrence Wagner, David R. Greenberg, Jon Tao, G. Ali Rezvani
We review the concept of reverse noise measurements in the context of on-wafer transistor noise characterization. Several different applications of reverse noise measurements are suggested and demonstrated. Reverse measurements can be used to check
We measured voltage versus magnetic field (V-H}/I}) on commercial Nb 3Sn wires. Typically, voltage-current (V-I) at constant field is measured to determine the critical current (I c). Recently, V-H at constant or ramping current is being measured to assess
Sangita S. Kalarickal, Pavol Krivosik, Mingzhong Wu, C E. Patton, Michael Schneider, Pavel Kabos, Thomas J. Silva, John P. Nibarger
Strip line (SL), vector network analyzer (VNA), and pulsed inductive microwave magnetometer (PIMM) techniques were used to measure the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) linewidth for a series of Permalloy films with thicknesses of 50 and 100 nm. The SL-FMR
Pasquale Massimo, Celegato Federica, Coisson Marco, Magni Alessandro, Perero Sergio, Pavel Kabos, Teppati Valeria, Han Suk Hee, Kim Jongryoul, Lim Sang Ho
The static and microwave magnetic properties of soft nanogranular (Fe0.7)Co0.3)71B22Ni films with a 2T saturation magnetization are presented as a function of thickness, ranging from 135 to 235 nm. Microwave permeability values from 10 to 50 are measured
Dazhen Gu, Eyal Gerecht, Fernando Rodriquez Morales, Sigfrid Yngvesson
We present first results with a two-dimensional(2D)scanning, terahertz passive heterodyne imaging system currently under development. The imager is based on a phonon-cooled quasi-optically coupled HEB mixer integrated with an InP MMIC IF low-noise
James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic, Jerzy Krupka
High-permittivity dielectric samples have been measured employing a transmission/reflection method in 7-mm coaxial transmission lines with an air-gap correction implementd that is based on a single-frequency measurement of these specimens using a TE 01δd
The relative permittivity and loss tangent of cross-linked polystyrene, fused silica glass, and low-temperature co-fired (LTCC) ceramic substrated have been measured overa temperature range of -50 to 100 oC using a split-cylinder resonator operating at
Simone Lee, Y. C. Lee, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, John M. Moreland, Pavel Kabos
Calorimetric probes for near-field imaging of high-frequency (1-20 GHz) magnetic fields were fabricated by depositing patterned metal structures on micromachined, dielectric multilayer cantilevers. In the presence of high-frequency magnetic fields, the
John M. Moreland, John Kitching, Peter D. Schwindt, Svenja A. Knappe, Li-Anne Liew, V Shah, V Gerginov, Ying-Ju Wang, Leo W. Hollberg
We are developing a new class of sensors based on atoms confined in micro-fabricated enclosures. Recent work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has lead to a prototype chip scale atomic clock (CSAC) with remarkable operating