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Kooij, Roeland (author)As the world is getting used to 5G technology, 6G is already on the horizon. With the ultimate goal of very low latency communication and Tbps data rates, 6G supports new wireless technologies such as virtual and augmented reality and autonomous driving. In this new generation of wireless communication, high frequencies up to 100 GHz are used...master thesis 2023
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Hu, Weiya (author)Flat lens antennas are convenient solutions to realize highly directive antennas for millimeter wave and terahertz frequencies. Unlike the traditional three-dimensional bulky lens antennas, flat lenses are compact, low profile, and planar structures that can be manufactured with standard multi-layer technology, e.g. printed circuit board (PCB)...master thesis 2023
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Subramani, Surya Natarajan (author)Radiation pattern measurements is a critical step in characterizing antennas before they are used in any system for a specific application. To identify any defects or to acquire the true radiation characteristics of the antenna under test, densely sampled measurements are desired. However, this results in a time and cost expensive measurement...master thesis 2023
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Griffith, Kiana (author)This thesis analyzes and describes a wearable pressure sensor to detect intraocular pressure and guide clinician diagnosis of glaucoma. Although glaucoma has many<br/>symptoms and risk factors, high intraocular pressure is the most predominant. A method to continuously and accurately record intraocular pressure measurements and fluctuations in a...master thesis 2023
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Anand Nair, Keshav (author)The mm-wave operational band (24-30 GHz) is becoming increasingly important for various practical applications. However, at such high frequencies, the issue of propagation losses arises, emphasizing the necessity for these systems to achieve high radiation efficiency. Dielectric Resonator Antennas (DRA) are promising candidates to replace...master thesis 2023
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Bechrakis Triantafyllos, Alexandros (author)In the framework of this MSc thesis the analysis of core-shell leaky-wave lens antennas is presented, based on a combination of asymptotic and Physical Optics techniques. This study aims to develop an analysis approach which can be subsequently used for the optimization of the Fly’s Eye antenna concept, through enabling the investigation of...master thesis 2023
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Mavropoulou, Alexandra (author)In the framework of this MSc thesis, the analysis and design guidelines for part of the quasi-optical system of a proposed astronomical instrument, called TIFUUN, are presented. The TIFUUN instrument is an imaging spectrometer, planned to be placed in the ASTE telescope to perform ground-based astronomical observations in the mm-submm wavelength...master thesis 2023
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Zhao, Changxu (author)With the development of the fifth generation (5G) technologies and beyond, the requirements for future wireless communication systems become more stringent, which demand novel antenna design at millimetre waves. The most commonly proposed array topology for 5G usage is square 8x8 or 16x16 microstrip patches with the full digital beam-forming...master thesis 2023
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Tapia Barroso, Roderick (author)Future communication scenarios will require massive Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) by the use of multi-beam antenna systems. Maximizing the number of beams for a given antenna size is paramount given that the space allocated to the antenna is often limited. This work aims at evaluating the maximum number of beams by analyzing the SIR in...master thesis 2023
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Bosma, S. (author)Millimeter- and submillimeter wave applications, such as point-to-point wireless communications in beyond-5G scenarios, long-range automotive radars and astronomy and astrophysics science cases from space require antennas with high-gain beams that are steerable. At lower (microwave) frequencies, fully sampled phased arrays with thousands of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Mier Escurra, C. (author), Mor, A. R. (author), Vaessen, P.T.M. (author), Lathouwers, A.G.A. (author)One of the main difficulties in measuring partial discharges (PD) in gas-insulated substations (GIS) is the overlapping of pulses at the sensor's location, which distorts the pulse resolution and the charge estimation. This research presents a new method called “synergy,” which identifies and suppresses reflections using magnetic and electric...journal article 2023
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Hehenberger, S.P. (author), Caizzone, Stefano (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The utilization of additive manufacturing (AM) to engineer the permittivity profile of dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) is considered. For the first time, the capabilities of AM are exploited to create continuously swept permittivity profiles and applied to cylindrical DRAs. The spatial variant lattices (SVL) synthesis algorithm is...journal article 2023
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Patel, Kartik (author), Myers, N.J. (author), Heath, Robert W. (author)Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology can achieve high-speed communication due to the large available spectrum. Furthermore, the use of directional beams in mmWave system provides a natural defense against physical layer security attacks. In practice, however, the beams are imperfect due to mmWave hardware limitations such as the low-resolution...journal article 2023
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Gaspar Silva, Jose Rui (author), Finkel, M. (author), Laauwen, Wouter M. (author), Yates, S.J.C. (author), Mirzaei, B. (author), Vercruyssen, N. (author), Young, Abram (author), Walker, Christopher (author), Gao, J.R. (author)We have simulated and measured the beam properties of lens-antenna coupled hot electron bolometer mixers at a few supra-terahertz frequencies between 1.4 and 5.3 THz. The quasi-optical structures consist of an elliptical lens and a logarithmic spiral antenna. The model used for our simulations consists of a finite-element analysis to simulate...journal article 2023
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Van de Kreeke, N. (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Onat, N.B. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)The effects of multipath on the statistical cell-edge user service quality is for the first time investigated for mm-wave multi-user communication systems. The focus is given on setting the user spacing constraints and the transmit array topology via thinning, which can be used to enhance wireless security or decrease analog/digital complexity....conference paper 2023
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Onat, N.B. (author), Roldan Montero, I. (author), Fioranelli, F. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author), Aslan, Y. (author)Efficient prediction of embedded element patterns (EEPs) is including the mutual coupling (MC) effects in the optimization of irregular planar arrays is studied for the first time in the literature. An ANN-based methodology is used to predict the pattern of each element in the whole visible space for a flexible planar array topology in...conference paper 2023
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Birari, Natasha (author), Aslan, Y. (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author)An improved system-level power consumption model (PCM) for 5G base station multi-beam phased-array transmit architectures is developed. Using this model, it is shown that an optimum number of antenna elements of the array exists with respect to the total power consumption. The proposed model is benchmarked against a recent study which is shown...conference paper 2023
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Zhao, Changxu (author), Yarovoy, Alexander (author), Roederer, A.G. (author), Aslan, Y. (author)Design of millimeter-wave arrays for base stations operating in dense urban environment is investigated. Innovative designs for linear subarrays with shaped beam patterns for hybrid beamforming are proposed. The number of elements and element spacings in the subarrays are optimally selected based on a pattern matching technique. The subarrays...conference paper 2023
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Çelik, F.T. (author), Aslan, Y. (author)In this study, the thermal management problem of the modern communication systems with small array sizes is addressed. A novel dual-functional active antenna design strategy is introduced for adjustable frequency of operation and cooling extension at millimeter-wave bands. The concept is based on placing different types of heatsinks on the same...conference paper 2023
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Joof, Sulayman (author), Doğu, Semih (author), Çelik, F.T. (author), Karaçuha, Kamil (author)This study proposes a dipole antenna with wideband characteristics for microwave imaging (MWI) applications. The wide-band characteristic of the antenna is achieved by reshaping the geometry of the conventional dipole. The dipole is fed by a specially designed balun, together with a ground reflector in order to obtain a high gain unidirectional...conference paper 2023