2016 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems
Baylor University
March 31-April 1, 2016
Agenda and Technical Program
Thursday, March 31st
Auditorium, Mayborn Museum
12:00 Registration (Mayborn Museum Lobby)
1:00
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Charles Baylis, General Chair
Austin Egbert, President, Baylor IEEE Student Chapter
Dr. Oren Eliezer, Technical Program Chair
Session A: Wireless Power Transfer – Auditorium (SBC Theatre)
Chair: Randall Jean, Baylor University
Co-Chair: Donald Lie, Texas Tech University
1:20
Keynote: Surface Waves and the ‘Crucial’ Propagation Experiment
Ken Corum, Michael Miller, and James Corum, Texzon Technologies
2:20
A Resonant Voltage Multiplier for Long-Range Inductive Power Transmission
Hesam Sadeghi Gugheri and Mehdi Kiani, Pennsylvania State University
2:40
Efficient Near-Field Inductive Wireless Power Transfer for Miniature Implanted Devices
Using Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance at 5.8 GHz
Bhargava Teja Nukala, Jerry Tsay, Donald Lie, Jerry Lopez, and Tam Nguyen, Texas Tech
University
3:00
Break and Move to Mayborn Museum Classroom MMC1701 for Sessions B and C
Session B: Passive Circuits
Chair: Rashaunda Henderson, University of Texas at Dallas
Co-Chair: Taylor Barton, University of Texas at Dallas
3:20
Printed Circuit Board Rectangular Waveguide with Full Band Microstrip to Waveguide
Transition
Michael Gomez and Rashaunda Henderson, University of Texas at Dallas
3:40
Multi-Order Transmission Line-Radial Stub Networks for Broadband Impedance
Matching and Power Combining in a Watt-Level Silicon Power Amplifier
M. Mahdi Assefzadeh, Aydin Babakhani, Rice University
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Session C: Spectrum Forum
Chair: Oren Eliezer, University of Texas at Dallas
Co-Chair: Charles Baylis, Baylor University
4:20
Use of Wireless in Healthcare Delivery: An Analysis of the System Impacts (Invited)
Stephen Berger, TEM Consulting
4:40
Dynamic Spectral Mask Construction for Radar Transmission Based on Communication
Receiver Locations
Casey Latham, Charles Baylis, Robert J. Marks II, Baylor University
Lawrence Cohen, Naval Research Laboratory
5:00
Comparison of Multidimensional Circuit Optimization Techniques for Real-Time
Transmitter Use
Joseph Barkate, Alexander P. Tsatsoulas, Charles Baylis, Robert J. Marks II, Baylor University
Lawrence Cohen, Naval Research Laboratory
5:20
Student Poster Session and Reception – Mayborn Classroom Breezeway
6:30
Conference Dinner and Industry Panel Session – Mayborn Classroom Breezeway
Friday, April 1st
Mayborn Museum - classroom MMC1701
Session D: Active Circuits and RF Systems
Chair: Alan Davis, University of Texas at Arlington
Co-Chair: Liang Dong, Baylor University
8:20
Measurement and Analysis of Human Micro-Doppler Features in Foliaged Environments
Willis Troy, David Lin, Yang Li, Michael Thompson, Baylor University
8:40
A Novel Quadrature Multi-Loop CMOS Ring Oscillator with Current Compensation
Technique
Xiaoying Deng, Xin Lin, Yanyan Mo, Mingcheng Zhu, Shenzhen University
9:00
Multi-Port Noise Parameter Determination
Luciano Boglione, Naval Research Laboratory
9:20
Nonlinear Analysis of Bang-Bang Digital PLL with Accumulative Noise Using Markov Chains
Pratheem Bondalapati and Won Namgoong, University of Texas at Dallas
9:40
A Study on Linearity vs. LTE 16QAM Signal Bandwidth and Supply Voltage for HighEfficiency SiGe Power Amplifier Design with CW Load-Pull
Jerry Tsay, Jerry Lopez, Travis Hall, Bhargava Teja Nukula, Donald Lie, Texas Tech University
10:00 Break
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Session E: Antennas and Propagation
Chair: David Jackson, University of Houston
Co-Chair: Yang Li, Baylor University
10:20 A TDOA Localization Method Based on De-embedding the Propagation Background
Mengna Yang, David Jackson, Ji Chen, Zubiao Xiong, University of Houston
Jeffery Williams, Sandia National Laboratories
10:40 Electrically-Small Folded Cylindrical Helix Antenna for Wireless Body Area Networks
Dong Xue, Brian Garner, Yang Li, Baylor University
11:00 Simulating Electromagnetic Wave Propagation on Moving Humans: Comparison with
Experimental Results
George Lee, Brian Garner, Yang Li, Baylor University
11:20 Characterization of Narrowband On-Body Wireless Channels Using Motion Capture
Experimentation
Erik V. Forrister, George Lee, Dong Xue, Brian Garner, Yang Li, Baylor University
11:40 Lunch
Session F: Power Amplifiers
Chair: Taylor Barton, University of Texas at Dallas
Co-Chair: Bryant Baker, Qorvo
1:00
Keynote: Gallium Nitride Power MMICs - Promise and Problems
Charles Campbell, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Distinguished Microwave
Lecturer, Qorvo
2:00
A 300 MHz to 1200 MHz Saturated Broadband Amplifier in GaN for 2W Applications
Quentin Diduck, Waclaw Godycki, Chandra Khandavalli, Richard Booth, Dubravko Babić,
Earl McCune, Douglas A. Kirkpatrick, Eridan Communications
2:20
High Efficiency 20 W GaN Doherty Power Amplifier for 1.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz for Microcell
Base Station Applications
Tammy Ho and Jeff Gengler, Qorvo
2:40
Class F 5-6 GHz 10 W GaN Amplifier
Tran A. Kim, Matthew Williams, Richard Martin, Qorvo
3:00
Dual-band Chireix Combining Network
Prathamesh H. Pednekar, Taylor Barton, University of Texas at Dallas
3:20
Break
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Session G: Millimeter-Wave to Optical Applications
Chair: Jonathan Hu, Baylor University
Co-Chair: Oren Eliezer, University of Texas at Dallas
3:40
Realizing THz CMOS Vision Through Efficient Signal Generation Techniques (Invited)
Zeshan Ahmad, Kenneth O, University of Texas at Dallas
4:00
Comprehensive Adaptive Tuning of Silicon RF Photonic Filters
Shengchang Cai, Samuel Palermo, Texas A&M University
4:20
Student Poster Awards
4:40
Conference Concludes
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