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van Schelven, R.M. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Cavallo, D. (author)In this study, an efficient power combiner for mm-wave frequency transmitters is investigated. The combiner is based on a parallel plate waveguide (PPW) excited with multiple parallel feeds. The Doherty power combiner scheme is also integrated in the proposed concept, to increase the efficiency of the amplifiers when implementing amplitude...journal article 2023
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- Spirito, M. (author), Jargon, Jeffrey (author), Martens, Jon (author), Lewis, Dennis (author) journal article 2023
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Bosma, S. (author), van Rooijen, N. (author), Alonso Del Pino, M. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)We report on the first demonstration of dynamic beam steering using a scanning lens phased array. A scanning lens phased array relies on a combination of mechanical and electrical phase shifting to dynamically steer a high-gain beam beyond the grating-lobe free region using a sparse array. These two concepts have been demonstrated separately in...journal article 2022
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Hoogelander, M. (author), van Berkel, S.L. (author), Malotaux, E.S. (author), Alonso Del Pino, M. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Neto, A. (author), Cavallo, D. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)In this contribution we will present the diffraction-limited imaging capabilities of a focal plane array (FPA) of antenna-coupled direct-detectors at submillimeter wavelengths. The FPA prototype is a tightly sampled, 12-pixel array that was developed in a 22 nm CMOS technology and it covers a band from 200 GHz to 600 GHz. A quasi-optical (QO)...conference paper 2022
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Mortazavi, S.M. (author), Shen, Y. (author), Mul, D.P.N. (author), de Vreede, L.C.N. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Babaie, M. (author)This article presents an efficient digital polar transmitter (DPTX) at mm-wave frequencies that exploit a novel N -way series Doherty combiner (SDC) to enhance its drain and system efficiency at deep power back-off (PBO). The proposed N -way SDC is scalable and can be implemented elegantly using N transformers and N-1 shunt capacitors. As a...journal article 2022
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Esposito, C. (author), De Martino, C. (author), Lehmann, S. (author), Zhao, Z. (author), Mothes, S. (author), Kretzschmar, C. (author), Schroter, M. (author), Spirito, M. (author)In this contribution, We analyze the bandwidth versus accuracy trade-offs of conventional two-step de-embedding approaches, often employed to extract the device model parameters. The accuracy limitation of incorporating the pad/line section of classical DUT test-fixtures into shunt-series complex and frequency-dependent elements is analyzed by...conference paper 2022
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Bosma, S. (author), van Rooijen, N. (author), Alonso Del Pino, M. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)We report the measured results of a sparse, 4x1 scanning lens phased array prototype at W-band that is capable of beam steering a directive (>30 dBi) beam towards ±20° with sidelobe levels around -10 dB. The array elements are high-aperture-efficiency resonant leaky-wave lens antennas with a feed that suppresses the spurious TM0 mode over a...conference paper 2022
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- Jargon, Jeffrey A. (author), Martens, Jon (author), Rumiantsev, Andrej (author), Spirito, M. (author) journal article 2022
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van Rooijen, N. (author), Alonso Del Pino, M. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)This work presents a novel lens antenna architecture based on a core-shell lens design with a leaky-wave in-packaged antenna at 150GHz. An electrically small core lens made of dense dielectric material is used to enhance the radiation of the in-packaged antenna. A low-loss dielectric shell lens with electrically large dimensions is then added to...conference paper 2022
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De Martino, C. (author), Esposito, C. (author), Schroter, M. (author), Spirito, M. (author)In this contribution, we employ direct calibration/de-embedding approaches to validate the large signal device model of state-of-the-art HBTs and CMOS technologies operating in the mm-wave frequency band WR6. The capability of placing the first tier calibration reference plane in close proximity to the DUT allows the large signal metric to be...conference paper 2022
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Arias Campo, M. (author), Holc, Katarzyna (author), Weber, Rainer (author), De Martino, C. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Leuther, Arnulf (author), Bruni, Simona (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)Thanks to the large bandwidth availability, millimeter and sub-millimeter wave systems are getting more attractive to be used in a wide range of applications, such as high-resolution radar or high-speed communications. In this contribution, a new lens antenna in-package solution is presented for the H-band (220320 GHz), including a wideband...journal article 2021
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van Berkel, S.L. (author), Malotaux, E.S. (author), De Martino, C. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Cavallo, D. (author), Neto, A. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)A complete system modeling and characterization of a wideband differential terahertz (THz) direct detector, integrated in a commercial CMOS technology, is presented. The detector consists of a recently developed double leaky-slot lens antenna that operates from 200 to 600 GHz in combination with a differential Schottky barrier diode (SBD) direct...journal article 2021
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Finkel, M. (author), Thierschmann, R. (author), Katan, A.J. (author), Westig, M.P. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author)We have realized a microstrip based terahertz (THz) near field cantilever that enables quantitative measurements of the impedance of the probe tip at THz frequencies (0.3 THz). A key feature is the on-chip balanced hybrid coupler that serves as an interferometer for passive signal cancellation to increase the readout circuit sensitivity...journal article 2019
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van Berkel, S.L. (author), Malotaux, E.S. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Cavallo, D. (author), Neto, A. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)A 12-pixel THz Focal Plane Array (FPA), integrated in Global Foundries 22nm CMOS technology, enabling high resolution passive THz imaging, is presented. The array efficiently couples blackbody radiation from 200 GHz to 600 GHz to Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) in a differential topology. An antenna-detector co-design results in an average...conference paper 2019
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Mubarak, F.A. (author), Romano, R. (author), Galatro, L. (author), Mascolo, V. (author), Rietveld, Gert (author), Spirito, M. (author)This paper analyzes and accurately models the complex noise behavior of vector network analyzers (VNAs) when measuring large-mismatch devices and subsequently shows how the VNA measurement noise performance is enhanced through implementation of a high-speed, broadband, active RF interferometer module. The presented VNA noise model provides a...journal article 2019
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Vlachogiannakis, G. (author), Pertijs, M.A.P. (author), Spirito, M. (author), de Vreede, L.C.N. (author)A compact sensing pixel for the determination of the localized complex permittivity at microwave frequencies is proposed. Implemented in the 40-nm CMOS, the architecture comprises a square patch, interfaced to the material-under-test sample, that provides permittivity-dependent admittance. The patch admittance is read out by embedding the patch...journal article 2018
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van Berkel, S.L. (author), Malotaux, E.S. (author), Cavallo, D. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Neto, A. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)The optical performance of a wideband double bowtie slot antenna, implemented in 28nm CMOS technology, is evaluated. The antenna serves as a verification antenna for an uncooled single-pixel radiometer operating from 200 GHz to 600 GHz. The performance is evaluated in terms of radiometric pattern that is derived from the measured radiation...conference paper 2018
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Hu, Z. (author), Vlachogiannakis, G. (author), Pertijs, M.A.P. (author), de Vreede, L.C.N. (author), Spirito, M. (author)A 0.14-μ m CMOS 2-D permittivity imaging matrix prototype operating at microwave frequencies is presented. It comprises 25 permittivity-sensing pixels, each consisting of a sensing patch connected to a dedicated RF bridge. A trans-conduct-ance stage converts the imbalance voltage to a current signal, subsequently down-converted to an...conference paper 2018
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van Berkel, S.L. (author), Malotaux, E.S. (author), Cavallo, D. (author), Spirito, M. (author), Neto, A. (author), Llombart, Nuria (author)The design and performance analysis are presented for a passive uncooled radiometer pixel suitable for integration in 28 nm CMOS technology. In the configuration a single wideband antenna, operating from 200 GHz to 600 GHz, is connected to a pn-junction diode. Including the antenna-detector impedance mismatch, the detector shows an average NEP...conference paper 2017
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Galatro, L. (author), Spirito, M. (author)In this paper, we propose a method based on 3-D electromagnetic simulations, for the characteristic impedance extraction of transmission lines employed in TRL calibration, focusing on lines integrated in silicon technologies. The accuracy achieved with TRL calibrations using the proposed characteristic impedance extraction is benchmarked...journal article 2017
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