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December 2023 Issue
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Featured Articles
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An 8-Element 5G Multistandard 28-/39-GHz Dual-Band, Dual-Polarized Phased Array for Compact Systems
This article presents an eight-element, 28-/39-GHz dual-band, dual-polarized phased array. The array is based on a dual-band stacked-patch antenna, which can operate simultaneously at 28 and 39 GHz in both polarizations, meeting the 5G 2×2 polarization MIMO standard at both frequencies. The array has a measured EIRP of 27–30 dBm at P1dB with a 3-dB bandwidth of 26.5–29 and 36–40 GHz. The array scans to ±40° at 28 GHz and ±30°–40° at 39 GHz in the azimuth plane.
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A UAV Based CMOS Ku-Band Metasurface FMCW Radar System for Low-Altitude Snowpack Sensing
This article presents development of a UAV based frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system for remotely sensing the water contained within snowpacks. To make the radar system compatible with the payload requirements of small UAV platforms, the radar electronics are implemented with CMOS technology, and the antenna is implemented as an extremely compact and lightweight metasurface (MTS) antenna. The developed radar was mounted on a drone and conducted surveys in both Idaho and Alaska during the 2022-2023 winter season.
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An Integrated Reconfigurable Spin Control System on 180 nm CMOS for Diamond NV Centers
This paper presents an integrated reconfigurable quantum control system, which is used to find electron-spin resonance frequency and perform Rabi, Ramsey, and Hahn-echo measurements for a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center spin qubit in diamond. The chip can be programmed to synthesize an RF signal tunable from 1.6 to 2.6 GHz, which is modulated with a sequence of up to 4098 reconfigurable pulses with a pulse width and pulse-to-pulse delay adjustable from 10 ns to 42 ms and 18 ns to 42 ms, respectively, at a resolution of 2.5 ns.
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Tunable Wideband High-Order Active Analog Delays With High Delay-Bandwidth Product
This letter describes analog delays based on wideband, high-order, tunable active all-pass filters (APFs) with poles and zeros prescribed by the Padé approximation. The number of inductors in the n th-order APF does not exceed n/2 for a compact area, low insertion loss, and wide bandwidth. The proposed sixth-order APF, implemented in TSMC 65-nm CMOS, exhibits a delay range from 250 ps (BW 10% = 0–8 GHz) to 400 ps (BW 10% = 0–5 GHz).
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High Efficiency Interdigitated Terahertz Photoconductive Antenna Integrated With Cylindrical Lens Array
Cylindrical lens array (CLA) and plasmonic nano-grating structures were integrated with a large area interdigitated photoconductive antenna (PCA) for high-efficiency terahertz (THz) emitter applications. The peak-to-peak amplitude of a pulse from the CLA-integrated plasmonic PCA was enhanced 5.5 times compared with that from the conventional PCA. The CLA focuses incident pulse laser light onto the interlaced active area to avoid destructive interference. The enhanced optical absorption increased the photo-generated carrier density at the device surface, leading to enhanced THz radiation power.
MTT-S News
Rudolf Henning Distinguished Mentoring Award
The Rudolph Henning Distinguished Mentoring Award is presented to recognize an individual who has performed exemplary service in encouraging students and/or mentoring young engineers to advance careers in the areas of RF/Microwave and/or Wireless Engineering. The selected person will be a current or past member of IEEE who has had a strong impact on influencing students, young engineers, or young faculty members to further their professional careers in the areas of RF/Microwave and/or Wireless Engineering. Factors to be considered are leadership, innovation, dedication, distinguished service, and breadth of participation. The eligibility and selection process shall comply with procedures and regulations established in IEEE and Society governing documents, in particular with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Award Limitations. The award will be presented at the annual IEEE WAMICON conference in Florida, USA.

The Rudy Henning Award, given yearly at the WAMICON conference, was established in 2009 and recognizes an individual who has performed exemplary service in encouraging students and/or mentoring young engineers to advance careers in the areas of RF, microwave, or wireless engineering. Factors to be considered are leadership, innovation, dedication, distinguished service, and breadth of participation.
Call for Nominations: Outstanding Chapter Award
Nominations are invited from the MTTS #Chapters for the #MTTS #Outstanding #Chapter #Award, which is given each year worldwide based on the quantity and quality of the activities and programs implemented by the chapter during the previous year (January 1 to December 31, 2023)
Call for Applications: Editor-in-Chief
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) invites applicants for the position of Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters (#MWTL) for a three–year term starting on Jan. 1, 2025. For any inquiry or information, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Professor J.-C. Chiao at chiao@ieee.org.
Upcoming Events/Calls
2024 IEEE Radio & Wireless Week (RWW2024)
RWW2024 will be held during the week of January 21, 2024, in San Antonio, TX, USA. RWW consists of five related conferences focusing on the intersection between wireless communication theory, systems, circuits, and devices technologies. RWW2024 is co-located with the 102nd ARFTG Microwave Measurement Symposium. This creates a unique forum for engineers to discuss various technologies for the state-of-art wireless systems and their end-use applications.
IEEE International Microwave Filter Workshop (IMFW)
IMFW 2024 is the second international workshop dedicated to the microwave/terahertz filter community, both academic and industrial segments. This Workshop represents a unique and unprecedented opportunity to bring together scientists from industry and academia around the world that specialize in filters, to share the most recent advances in filter theory, technology and manufacturing issues. There will be significant interaction between industrial expertise and academia, by intent.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Hjalti Sigmarsson
University of Oklahoma, USA
Managing Editor
Dr. Tejinder Singh
Dell Technologies, Canada
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