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Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Tu1.2 – Convened – ACE - Advanced Numerical Methods
Chair:
Raphaël Gillard, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes, France
Co-Chair: John Volakis, Ohio State University, USA

Tu1.2.1
Convened - The Electromagnetic Data Exchange Much More than a Common Data Format
P E Frandsen, TICRA, Denmark, M Ghilardi, F Silvestri, ITLink, Italy, F Mioc, SATIMO, Italy, M Sabbadini, ESA, Netherlands
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.2.2
Convened - A Novel Domain Decomposition Technique for Solving Very Large Problems in Frequency and Time Domains
R Mittra, Pennsylvania State University, USA
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.2.3
Convened - Fast Analysis of Large Finite Arrays with a Combined MultiResolution - Fast MoM based Techniques
F De Vita, P De Vita, A Freni, University of Florence, Italy, P Pirinoli, F Vipiana, G Vecchi, Politécnico di Torino, Italy
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.2.4
Convened - Applications of the DG-FDTD Method
G Godi, R Pascaud, R Gillard, R Loison, IETR, France, J Wiart, M F Wong,
Telecom R&D, France, B Lindmark, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, L Garcia-Garcia, University of Madrid, Spain
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.2.5
Convened - Multiphysics Tools for Load Bearing Antennas Incorporating Novel Materials
J L Volakis, K Sertel, S Ghosh, The Ohio State University, USA
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.3 Convened Session – AMTA - Generic Antenna Measurements I
Chair:
Carlo Rizzo, MI Technologies (Europe)/AMTA, UK
Co-Chair: Ivan Boswell, QinetiQ, UK

Tu1.3.1
Convened - Far Field Pattern Analysis and Measurement of a Digital Beam Forming 8x8 Antenna Array Transmitting at 29.5 to 30 GHz
S Holzwarth, O Litschke, W Simon, IMST GmbH, Germany, K Kuhlmann, A F Jacob, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.3.2
Convened - Calculated and Measured In-Flight Antenna Patterns on an ATR 72 Aircraft
A Thain, EADS, France, D Clerc, S Fredj, S Gerbal, ATR, France
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.3.3
Convened - The IsoFilter™ Technique: Isolating an Individual Radiator from Spherical Near-Field Data Measured in a Contaminated Environment
D W Hess, MI Technologies, USA
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.3.4
Convened - The Impact on Measurement Accuracy of Specifing a Compact Antenna Test Range for High Power Testing
J McCormick, J Boyce, J Sayers, J Murray, Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems, UK
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.3.5
Convened - Application of Displaced Beam Method on Antenna Radiation Pattern Measurement
H Bartik, F Kondapaneni, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.4 Convened Session – Time Series as Channel Modeling for Satcom and Navigation Systems
Chair:
Danielle Vanhoenacker-Janvier, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Co-Chair: Joel Lemorton, ONERA, France

Tu1.4.1
Convened - Modeling of the Land Mobile Satellite Channel using a Virtual City Approach
F P Fontan, B Montenegro, B Sanmartin, P Valtr, University of Vigo, Spain, A Abele, V Fabbro, L Castanet, ONERA, France, F Lacoste, CNES, France
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.4.2
Convened - Time Series-based Prediction of Fade Dynamics and Shadowing Correlation Statistics for Navigation Systems
C Oestges, D Vanhoenacker-Janvier, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.4.3
Convened - Time Series Generators to Simulate Earth Satellite Links Affected by Scintillations
Y Béniguel, J-P Adam, IEEA, France
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.4.4
Convened - The Dynamics of Rain Attenuation in Northern Italy
M M J L van de Kamp, University of Bath, UK
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.4.5
Convened - Time Series Multipath Modeling of Suburban Environments in Landmobile Satellite Navigation
A Lehner, A Steingass, Institute for Communications and Navigation, Germany
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.5 Convened Session ACE – Active, Integrated and –mm Wave Antennas, MEMS II
Chair: Ronan Sauleau, University of Rennes 1, France
Co-Chair: Makoto Ando, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Tu1.5.1
Convened – Harmonic-Tuned Patch Active Integrated Antenna for a High-Efficiency Ku-Band Transmitter
P Baccarelli, P Burghignoli, F Frezza, A Galli, P Lampariello, S Paulotto, G Valerio, University of Rome, Italy
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.5.2
Convened - Tests of a 1.5-M Reflector Antenna in a 650 GHz Hologram CATR
J Ala-Laurinaho, J Häkli, A Karttunen, T Koskinen, A Lönnqvist, J Mallat, E Noponen, A Tamminen, M Vaaja, V Viikari, A Räisänen, TKK, SMARAD Radio Laboratory MilliLab, Finland, J Lemanczyk, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Netherlands
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.5.3
Convened - Non-Contact Coupling between Antenna and Circuit Front-Ends
K M Chan, P Gardner, P S Hall, Birmingham University, UK, E Lee, M/ACom Eurotec Operations, Ireland
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.5.4
Convened - A Compact MultiFunction Automotive Antenna
R I Henderson, W M A Qureshi, B Kumar, BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre, UK
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.5.5
Convened - Integrated Imaging Lens Antenna with Broadband Feeds
J R Costa, ISCTE, DCTI & Instituto de Telecomunicaçoés, Portugal, C A Fernandes, Instituto de Telecomunicaçoés, Portugal
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.6 Convened Session – ACE - Small Antennas and Terminals
Chair:
Marta Martinez Vázquez, IMST GmbH, Germany
Co-Chair:
Nicholas Buris, Motorola, USA

Tu1.6.1
Convened - Optimal Multiantenna Structures for Maximum Capacity in Wireless Compact Systems
R Serrano, S Capdevila, S Blanch, J Romeu, L Jofre, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, A Diallo, C Luxey, P Le Thuc, R Staraj, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.6.2
Convened - Radiation Q and Radiation Efficiency of Wideband Small Antennas and their Relation to Bandwidth and Cut-Off of Spherical Modes
D Nyberg, P-S Kildal, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, J Carlsson, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.6.3
Convened - Theory of Characteristic Modes and its Applications for Analysis of Fractal Microstrip Patch Antennas
P Hazdra, P Hamouz, M Mazanek, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.6.4
Convened - Channel Capacity Evaluation of UMTS Multi-Antenna Systems in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
A Diallo, C Luxey, P Le Thuc, R Staraj, G Kossiavas, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France, P Suvikunnas, M Mustonen, C Icheln, P Vainikainen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.6.5
Convened - A Comparison of Electrically Small Spherical Helix and Spherical Resonator Antennas
S R Best, The MITRE Corporation, USA
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.7 Convened Session – ACE - GPR Antennas and Medical Imaging
Chair:
Ian Craddock, University of Bristol, UK
Co-Chair:
Paul Meaney, Dartmouth College, USA

Tu1.7.1
Convened - Convened - GPR Absorbing Material Characterisation Using an Open-Ended Coaxial Probe
Y Huang, University of Liverpool, UK, A Sarri, IDS, Italy
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.7.2
Convened - On the Design of a Thin-Wire Bow-Tie Antenna for GPR using Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms
C Moreno de Jong Van Coevorden, M Fernández Pantoja, S G García, A Rubio Bretones, R Gómez Martín, University of Granada, Spain, K Palmer, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.7.3
Convened - Balanced Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for Breast Cancer Detection
J Bourqui, M Okoniewski, E C Fear, University of Calgary, Canada
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.7.4
Convened - The Design of Wide Slot Antenna for the Transmission of UWB Signals into the Human Body using FDTD Simulation
D R Gibbins, M Klemm, I J Craddock, G S Hilton, D L Paul, University of Bristol, UK
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.7.5
Convened - Methods for Dielectric Reconstruction in Microwave Tomography
A Fhager, A Voronov, C Chen, M Persson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.8 Convened Session – ACE - Array Antennas
Chair:
Gerard Caille, Thales Alenia Space, Belgium
Co-Chair:
Yahya Rahmat-Samii, UCLA, USA

Tu1.8.1
Convened - Large Multibeam Array Antennas with Reduced Number of Active Chains
G Caille, Y Cailloce, C Guiraud, Alcatel Alenia Space, France, D Auroux, T Touya, M Masmousdi, Paul Sabatier University, France
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.8.2
Convened - Orthogonally-Arranged Center-Feed Single-Layer Slotted Waveguide Array Antennas for Polarization Division Duplex
Y Tsunemitsu, K Kojima, G Yoshida, M Nagayasu, Japan Radio Co., Ltd. Japan, G Naohisa, Radial Antenna Laboratory, Japan, J Hirokawa, M Ando, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.8.3
Convened - Power Pattern Synthesis of Given Sources Exploiting Array Methods
O M Bucci, M D'Urso, University Federico II of Naples, Italy
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.8.4
Convened - Analysis of Curved Frequency Selective Surfaces
Z Šipuš, M Bosiljevac, S Skokic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.8.5
Convened - Voltage Controlled Steerable Array for Wireless Sensors Networks
G Dassano, M Orefice, Politécnico di Torino, Italy
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.9 Convened Session – Radio Propagation Measurements, Data Analysis and Measurement-based Channel Modelling
Chair: Pertti Vainikainen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Co-Chair: Ernst Zollinger, EB Bubikon, Switzerland

Tu1.9.1
Convened - Analysis of Scattering in Physically Nonstationary Mobile Radio Channels
M R J A E Kwakkernaat, M H A J Herben, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.9.2
Convened - Experimental Characterization of the MIMO Channel Temporal Behavior
M A Jensen, Brigham Young University, USA, J W Wallace, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.9.3
Convened - Testing for Kronecker Separability in Measured Channels
W A Th Kotterman, R S Thomä, Technical University Ilmenau, Germany
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.9.4
Convened - On the Influence of Data Models on Estimated Angular Distributions in Channel Characterisation
M Landmann, W A Th Kotterman, R S Thomä, Technical University Ilmenau, Germany
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.9.5
Convened - Simultaneous Characterization of Peer-to-Peer and Cellular Channels in Indoor Environments
P Kyritsi, P C F Eggers, Aalborg University, Denmark
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.10 Convened Session – ACE - Smart and Signal Processing Antennas (MIMO...)
Chair:
Angeliki Alexiou, Alcatel-Lucent, UK
Co-Chair: Yoshio Karasawa, University of Electro-Communications, Japan

Tu1.10.1
Convened - An Enhanced Transmit Diversity Scheme for MIMO MC-CDMA Systems using Three Antennas
A Marousis, P Constantinou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.10.2
Convened - Spatial Sharing for Multibeam Opportunistic Beamforming Techniques
N Zorba, M Navarro, Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain, A I Pérez-Neira, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.10.3
Convened - A New Antenna Shuffling Method for Hybrid Transmission Scheme
K Yu, A Alexiou, Bell Labs Research Alcatel-Lucent, UK
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.10.4
Convened - Reducing Hardware Complexity of MIMO Systems with Antenna Subarray Formation
P Theofilakos, A G Kanatas, University of Piraeus, Greece
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.10.5
Convened - The Impact of the User's Body on the Performance of a MIMO Terminal in “Pocket Position”
A Michalopoulou, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” & National Technical University of Athens, Greece, T Zervos, A A Alexandridis, K Peppas, F Lazarakis, K Dangakis, Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Greece, D I Kaklamani, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
09.50 - 10.10

Tu1.11 Convened - Memorial Session Honouring Prof J R James
Chair:
Kyohei Fujimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Co-Chair: Jean-Pierre Daniel, ADVANTEN, France

Tu1.11.1
Convened - Professor Jim James... A Great Researcher and Motivator in the Field of Antennas
W G Whittow, M I Kitra, J C Vardaxoglou, C J Panagamuwa, P McEvoy, J R James, Loughborough University, UK
08.30 - 08.50

Tu1.11.2
Convened - The Contribution of J R James to Dielectric Rod and Other Novel Antennas
I L Morrow, J S Dahele, Cranfield University, UK, P S Hall, University of Birmingham, UK
08.50 - 09.10

Tu1.11.3
Convened - The Contribution of J R James to Printed Antennas
P S Hall, University of Birmingham, UK
09.10 - 09.30

Tu1.11.4
Convened - Review of Small Antennas and Antennas for Mobile Systems in Memory of Professor J R James
K Fujimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan
09.30 - 09.50

Tu1.11.5
Convened - Small Antenna for Hyperthermia
K Ito, Chiba University, Japan
09.50 - 10.10

Tu2.2 Convened Session – ACE - Advanced Numerical Methods (Cont)
Chair:
Raphaël Gillard, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes, France
Co-Chair: John Volakis, Ohio State University, USA

Tu2.2.6
Convened - The Generalized Moment Method for Analysis of Structures with Varying Feature Sizes
N V Nair, M Vikram, B Shanker, L C Kempel, Michigan State University, USA
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.2.7
Convened - Parallelisation of the MLFMM for Distributed Memory Systems
J J van Tonder, U Jakobus, EM Software & Systems – S.A. (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.2.8
Convened - Integration of UPC-UAB Fast Solvers into the Antenna Simulation Software of UNEX-UPM, KUL, UPV and EPFL ACE Partners
A Heldring, J M Rius, J M Tamayo, Universitat Politénica de Catalunya, Spain, J Rubio, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain, J Zapata, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, V Volski, G Vandenbosh, Katholieke Universiteit Lueven, Belgium, M Mattes, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, A Valero, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, J Parrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.2.9
Convened - The Antenna Software Initiative (ASI) within ACE: Results and Future
G A E Vandenbosch, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, R Gillard, IETR- INSA, France
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.2.10
A New Sparsification and Compression Technique for High Frequency MoM by Means of Wavefront Basis Functions
F Vico, M Ferrando, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, G Vecchi, Politécnico di Torino, Italy
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.3 Convened Session – AMTA - Generic Antenna Measurements I (Cont)
Chair:
Carlo Rizzo, MI Technologies (Europe)/AMTA, UK
Co-Chair:
Ivan Boswell, QinetiQ, UK

Tu2.3.6
Convened - Economic and Time Efficient Test Sytems of Next-Generation Multi-Beam Antennas and Payloads
J Hartmann, J Habersack, H-J Steiner, H Wolf, W Seitz, Astrium GmbH, Germany
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.3.7
Convened - Convened - RCS Reduction in a Chessboard Like Structure using AMC Cells
J C Iriarte, I Ederra, R Gonzalo, Public University of Navarra, Spain, M Paquay, P de Maagt ESTEC, European Space Agency, Netherlands
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.3.8
Convened - Diagnostics of the SMOS Radiometer Antenna System at the DTU-ESA Spherical Near-Field Antenna Test Facility
C Cappellin, TICRA & Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, A Frandsen, TICRA, Denmark, S Pivnenko, O Breinbjerg, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, G Lemanczyk, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Netherlands
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.3.9
Convened - A Modified θ-Scanning Technique for Mitigation of Probe Correction Errors in Spherical Near-Field Antenna Measurements
T A Laitinen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.3.10
Convened - A New Balun for Antenna Measurement using Photonic Sensor
S Kurokawa, M Hirose, National Metrology Institute of Japan, Japan
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.4 Convened Session – Time Series as Channel Modeling for Satcom and Navigation Systems (Cont)
Chair:
Danielle Vanhoenacker-Janvier, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Co-Chair: Joel Lemorton, ONERA, France

Tu2.4.6
Convened - Stochastic Spatio-Temporal Modelling of Rain Attenuation for Propagation Studies
N Jeannin, L Castanet, J Lemorton, ONERA-DEMR, France, L Feral, H Sauvageot, Université Paul Sabatier, France, F Lacoste, CNES, France
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.4.7
Convened - Channel Modelling using Time Series – An Efficient Method for Modelling Slow Fading Effects
E Eberlein, A Heuberger, C Keip, Fraunhofer IIS, Germany
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.4.8
Convened - Test of the Model for the Generation of Attenuation Time Series based on ITALSAT Measurements
S Bertorelli, A Paraboni, C Riva, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.4.9
Convened - A Space-Time Model for Reproducing Rain Field Dynamics
A Núñez, V Pastoriza, P Mariño, F P Fontán, University of Vigo, Spain, U-C Fiebig, German Aerospace Center, Germany
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.4.10
Convened - Fading Channel Models for the Assessment of GNSS Receivers
R Prieto Cerdeira, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Netherlands
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.5 Convened Session – ACE - Active, Integrated and –mm Wave Antennas, MEMS II (Cont)
Chair: Ronan Sauleau, University of Rennes 1, France
Co-Chair: Makoto Ando, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Tu2.5.6
Convened - Time-Varying Matching Networks for Antennas
X Wang, D Peroulis, Purdue University, USA, L Katehi, University of Illinois, USA
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.5.7
Convened - MEMS-based Reconfigurable Reflectarrays
R Sorrentino, University of Perugia, Italy
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.5.8
Convened - 5 GHz Monolithic CMOS Transmitter and Antenna for Short-Range Communications
A Shamim, M Arsalan, L Roy, Carleton University, Canada
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.5.9
Convened - Broadband FERMI Antenna and its Application to MM-Wave Imaging
K Sawaya, H Sato, Y Wagatsuma, K Mizuno, Tohoku University, Japan
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.5.10
Convened - Digital Beam-Forming for Passive Millimetre Wave Security Imaging
N A Salmon, J Beale, J Parkinson, S Hayward, QinetiQ Ltd, UK, P S Hall, University of Birmingham, UK, R Macpherson, ALPS UK Electric, UK, R Lewis, Circuit Consultants Ltd, UK, A Harvey, Heriot Watt University, UK
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.6 Convened Session – ACE - Small Antennas and Terminals (Cont)
Chair:
Marta Martinez Vázquez, IMST GmbH, Germany
Co-Chair: Nicholas Buris, Motorola, USA

Tu2.6.6
Convened - Broadband Tuning of Mobile Terminal Antennas
R Valkonen, J Holopainen, C Icheln, P Vainikainen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.6.7
Convened - Electromagnetic Human Interaction with ISM 2.4GHz Laptop Antennas
J Guterman, A A Moreira, C Peixeiro, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal, Y Rahmat-Samii, University of California, USA
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.6.8
Convened - Slot Antenna Design for Wireless Communications Systems
N Behdad, University of Central Florida, USA, M Schamberger, N Buris, Motorola Labs, USA
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.6.9
Convened - Internal Active Antenna for FM Radio Reception in Mobile Handsets
P Lindberg, A Kaikkonen, Laird Technologies, Sweden
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.6.10
Convened - Analysis of the Transmitted Field Amplitude and SAR Modification due to Mobile Terminal – Flat Phantom Multiple Interactions
B Derat, SAGEM Communication, France, A Cozza, SUPELEC, France
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.7 Convened Session – ACE - GPR Antennas and Medical Imaging (Cont)
Chair:
Ian Craddock, University of Bristol, UK
Co-Chair:
Paul Meaney, Dartmouth College, USA

Tu2.7.6
Convened - Realistic Breast Models for Second Generation Tissue Sensing Adaptive Radar System
J M Sill, T C Williams, E C Fear, R Frayne, M Okoniewski, University of Calgary, Canada
10.40 – 11.00

Tu2.7.7
Convened - Implications of Reduced Measurement Data Sets on Overall Microwave Tomographic Image Quality
P M Meaney, T Zhou, S A Geimer, K D Paulsen, Dartmouth College, USA
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.7.8
Convened - Breast Cancer Detection using Symmetrical Antenna Array
M Klemm, I J Craddock, J Leendertz, A W Preece, R Benjamin, University of Bristol, UK
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.7.9
Convened - Application of the Log-Phase Formulation for Three-Dimensional Microwave Imaging
T Rubæk, P Meincke, O S Kim, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, P M Meaney, K D Paulsen, Dartmouth College, USA
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.7.10
Convened - Reconstruction of the Field Radiated by GPR Antenna into Ground
A G Yarovoy, W Qiu, B Yang, P J Aubry, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.8 Convened Session – ACE – Array Antennas (Cont)
Chair:
Gerard Caille, Thales Alenia Space, Belgium
Co-Chair: Yahya Rahmat-Samii, UCLA, USA

Tu2.8.6
Convened - Structuring Research on Conformal Antennas - A European Collaboration
Z Šipuš, University of Zagreb, Croatia, P Persson, Ericsson AB, Sweden, M Lanne, Saab Microwave Systems, Sweden, M Heckler, German Aerospace Center, Germany, S Maci, University of Siena, Italy, J L Masa-Campos, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, P Knott, Research Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar, Germany, V Ertürk, Bilkent University, Turkey, G Vandenbosch, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.8.7
Convened - Integral Equation based Method for the Fast Analysis of Irregularly Contoured Large Finite Phased Arrays
V B Ertürk, Bilkent University, Turkey, Ö Aydin Çivi, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.8.8
Convened - Microwave Holographic Tuning of a Dual-Polarized Ku-Band Microstrip Antenna Array
N Jin, Y Rahmat-Samii, University of California, USA
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.8.9
Convened - Design Considerations for Compact Mobile Ku-Band Satellite Terminals
R Baggen, IMST GmbH, Germany, S Vacarro, D Llorens del Río, JAST SA, Switzerland
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.8.10
Planar Microstrip Antenna Array for Wide-Scan Angle Active Phased Arrays
K S Beenamole, P N S Kutiyal, A Kedar, M Garg, S O Kundukulam, U K Revankar, Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, India
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.9 Convened Session – Radio Propagation Measurements, Data Analysis and Measurement-based Channel Modelling (Cont)
Chair:
Pertti Vainikainen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Co-Chair: Ernst Zollinger, EB Bubikon, Switzerland

Tu2.9.6
Convened - Small Terminal MIMO Channels with User Interaction
G F Pedersen, J B Andersen, P C F Eggers, J Ø Nielsen, H Ebert, Aalborg University, Denmark, T Brown, University of Surrey, UK, A Yamamoto, T Hayashi, K Ogawa, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, Japan
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.9.7
Convened - Dynamic Multi-Link Indoor MIMO Measurements at 5.3 GHz
J Koivunen, V-M Kolmonen, J Salmi, A Richter, P Suvikunnas, P Vainikainen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, P Almers, F Tufvesson, Lund University, Sweden, A F Molisch, Lund University, Sweden & Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), USA
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.9.8
Convened - Experimental Investigation of Frequency Dependence in Spatio-Temporal Propagation Behaviour
K Haneda, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland & Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, J Takada, Tokyo Institute of Technology & National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan, T Kobayashi, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.9.9
Statistical Technique to Identify Clusters from Multi-Dimensional Measurement Data
H Xiao, A Burr, University of York, UK, L Hentilä, P Kyösti, Elektrobit Testing Ltd., Finland
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.9.10
Convened - An Advanced IEEE 802.11b Channel Sounder based on PN Correlation and High Resolution Algorithms
J Jemai, T Kürner, Braunschweig Technical University, Germany
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.10 Convened Session – ACE - Smart and Signal Processing Antennas (MIMO...) (Cont)
Chair:
Angeliki Alexiou, Alcatel-Lucent, UK
Co-Chair: Yoshio Karasawa, University of Electro-Communications, Japan

Tu2.10.6
Convened - Macro-Cellular MIMO with Dual Polarized Base Station Antennas and Different Spacing
B Lindmark, KTH School of Electrical Engineering & Powerwave Technologies Inc, Sweden
P Zetterberg, KTH School of Electrical Engineering, Sweden, L Garcia-Garcia, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.10.7
Performance of WCDMA Networks with Space-Time Block Coding and Multiuser Detection
P Gkonis, D Kaklamani, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, G Tsoulos, University of Pelloponnese, Greece
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.10.8
Cooperative Interference Cancellation for Multiuser Transmission
K Nishimori, K Riichi, Y Takatori, A Ohta, S Kubota, NTT Corporation, Japan
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.10.9
Performance of Different Adaptive Beamforming Concepts in Cellular UMTS-FDD Networks Using Realistic Base Station Antenna Elements
S Bieder, L Häring, A Czylwik, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.10.10
Design, Influence in Space-Time Coding and Implementation of MIMO Planar Antennas for WLAN Applications
C Gómez-Calero, L González, J Calvo, R Martínez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
12.00 - 12.20

Tu2.11 Convened - Memorial Session Honouring Prof J R James (Cont)
Chair:
Jean-Pierre Daniel, ADVANTEN, France
Co-Chair: Kyohei Fujimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Tu2.11.6
Convened - Experimental Approach of the Electromagnetic Effects in Vivo Due to the Solitary-Waves Radiated by a Confined Plasma Antenna
G Dubost, A Bellossi, University of Rennes 1, France
10.40 - 11.00

Tu2.11.7
Convened - Challenges in Full Wave Electromagnetic Simulation of Very Compact Planar Antennas
A Vasylchenko, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & IMEC Leuven, Belgium, Y Schols, G A E Vandenbosch, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, W De Raedt, IMEC Leuven, Belgium
11.00 - 11.20

Tu2.11.8
Convened - 15 Years of Terminal Antenna Design at LEMA: An Overview
A K Skrivervik, J F Zürcher, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
11.20 - 11.40

Tu2.11.9
Convened - EBG Structures for Low Profile Antenna Designs: What have we Learned?
Y Rahmat-Samii, University of California Los Angeles, USA
11.40 - 12.00

Tu2.11.10
Convened - Vivaldi Antenna Arrays for Wide Bandwidth and Electronic Scanning
D H Schaubert, S Kasturi, A O Boryssenko, University of Massachsuetts, USA, W M Elsallal, University of Massachusetts & Rockwell Collins Advanced Technology Center, USA
12.00 - 12.20

Tu3.2 Invited Papers
Chair:
John Arnold, Univeristy of Glasgow, UK
Co-Chair:
Peter de Maagt, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Netherlands

Tu3.2.1
Invited Paper – Metamaterials in Antenna Applications
S Tretyakov, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
14.00 - 14.45

Tu3.2.2
Invited Paper – Recent Trends in Computational Electromagnetics
W C Chew, The University of Hong Kong, China, Y A Liu, M-K LI, A J Hesford, C P Davis, Z-G Qian, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
14.45 - 15.30

Tu3.3 Invited Papers
Chair:
Werner Wiesbeck, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Co-Chair:
Mark Beach, Bristol University, UK

Tu3.3.1
Invited Paper - UWB Sensor Networks for Position Location and Imaging of Objects and Environments
R S Thomä, O Hirsch, J Sachs, R Zetik, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
14.00 - 14.45

Tu.3.3.2
Invited Paper - Link Budgeted Performance Taking into Account Fading Phenomena and Radio Maps Design in Space, AOA, TD and Frequency Domains for Various Outdoor Scenarios
N Blaunstein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
14.45 - 15.30

Tu4.2 Convened Session – Reflectarrays II
Chair:
Rolf Jakoby, Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, Germany
Co-Chair: George Eleftheriades, University of Toronto, Canada

Tu4.2.1
Convened - Acceleration Methods for Full-Wave Modelling of Reflectarrays
M Bercigli, M Bandinelli, IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A, Italy, P De V ita, A. Freni, Università di Firenze, Italy, G Vecchi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
16.00 - 16.20

Tu4.2.2
Convened - A Broadband Low-Cost Single-Layer Printed Reflectarray
P De Vita, A Di Maria, A Freni, Università di Firenze, Italy, G L Dassano, P Pirinoli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, RE Zich, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
16.20 - 16.40

Tu4.2.3
Convened - Shaped Beam Reflectarray using Aperture-Coupled Delay Lines for LMDS Central Station
E Carrasco, M Arrebola, J A Encinar, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
16.40 - 17.00

Tu4.2.4
Convened - Adjustable High Impedance Surface for Active Reflectarray Application
P Ratajczak, P Brachat, France Telecom R&D, France, J-M Baracco, MARDEL, France
17.00 - 17.20

Tu4.2.5
Convened - Beam Switching Reflectarray using RF MEMS Technology
O Bayraktar, K Topalli, M Unlu, O Aydin Civi, S Demir, T Akin, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
17.20 - 17.40

Tu4.9 Computional Methods for Complex Systems I
Chair:
Paolo Lampariello, University of Rome, Italy
Co-Chair: Makoto Ando, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Tu4.9.1
Convened - Synergic Application of Advanced Modelling Methods to Space Antenna Design
A Freni, Università di Firenze, Italy, S Maci, Università di Siena, Italy, G Vecchi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, M Bandinelli, IDS, Italy, F Mioc, SATIMO, Italy, S B Sørensen, TICRA, Denmark, M Sabbadini, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Netherlands
16.00 - 16.20

Tu4.9.2
Convened - Synthetic-Functions Analysis of Antennas with Slots and Apertures
M Bercigli, M Bandinelli, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, L Matekovits, G Vecchi, IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A, Italy
16.20 - 16.40

Tu4.9.3
Stable FDTD on Disjointed Domains - A Discrete Green's Function Diakoptics Approach
B P de Hon, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, J M Arnold, University of Glasgow, UK
16.40 - 17.00

Tu4.9.4
Diakoptic Surface Integral-Equation Formulation Applied to Large 2-D Scattering Problems
D I Olcan, A R Djordjevic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, I M Stevanovic, Freescale Semiconductor, Switzerland, J R Mosig, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
17.00 - 17.20

Tu4.9.5
Field Estimation and Assessing Accuracy using Kriging
I L Morrow, Cranfield University, UK, A N Wraight, QinetiQ, UK
17.20 - 17.40

Tu4.10 Mobile Propagation
Chair:
Hajme Suzuki, CSIRO, Australia
Co-Chair: Mir Goraishi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Tu4.10.1
Estimation of Electric Field Distribution in Wireless Office LANs using the FDTD Method
L Harris, T Hikage, T Nojima, Hokkaido University, Japan
16.00 - 16.20

Tu4.10.2
Indoor Radio Coverage Optimization for WLAN
L Nagy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
16.20 - 16.40

Tu4.10.3
The Prediction of Indoor Radio Channel Impulse Response
R F Rudd, University of Surrey, UK
16.40 - 17.00

Tu4.10.4
Polarization Behaviour in Urban Macrocell Environments at 2.2 GHz
A Dunand, J-M Conrat, France Telecom, France
17.00 - 17.20

Tu4.10.5
Electromagnetic Wave Depolarization Behaviour at Different Frequencies for Various Dielectric Material
Y Lostanlen, T Tenoux, SIRADEL, France
17.20 - 17.40

Tu4.11 Lens Antennas
Chair: Ronan Sauleau, University of Rennes, France
Co-Chair: Zvonimir Šipuš , University of Zagreb, Croatia

Tu4.11.1
Lens Analysis Methods for Quasioptical Systems
S B Sørensen, K Pontoppidan, TICRA, Denmark
16.00 - 16.20

Tu4.11.2
Modeling, Design and Performances of Half Maxwell Fish-Eye Lens Antennas
B Fuchs, O Lafond, M Himdi, S Palud, L Le Coq, University of Rennes 1, France, S Rondineau, University of Colorado, USA
16.20 - 16.40

Tu4.11.3
Design of Dielectric Dome Antennas with Shaped and Pencil Beams at Millimeter Waves
G Godi, N T Nguyen, D Thouroude, R Sauleau, University of Rennes 1, France
16.40 - 17.00

Tu4.11.4
Lens Shaping Aimed at Improvement of the Beam-Switching Antenna Off-Axis Properties
A V Boriskin, A I Nosich, Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics NASU, Ukraine, R Sauleau, University of Rennes 1, France
17.00 - 17.20

Tu4.11.5
Analysis of Spherical Lens Antennas using Spectral Domain Approach
Z Šipuš , University of Zagreb, Croatia, N Burum, I Vilovic, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia
17.20 - 17.40

TuPA – Antenna Poster Session 2: Active Antennas and Metamaterials
Chair:
Richard Langley, University of Sheffield, UK
Co-Chair:
Yi Huang, University of Liverpool, UK
08.30 - 18.00

Active, Integrated and Reconfigurable Antennas

TuPA.001
Active Integrated Antenna with Low Noise Amplifier Design at 5 GHz
T Peter, M K A Rahim, J Din, T Masri, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

TuPA.002
Double Injection Locking Active Antenna
C Thongsopa, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, A Intarapanich, National Electronic and Computers Technology Center, Thailand

TuPA.003
Active Integrated Antenna with Image Reject Mixer Design
M K A Rahim, W K Chong, T Masri, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

TuPA.004
Simultenous Transmit and Receive Circular Polarized Active Integrated Antenna
M K A Rahim, Q X Feng, T Masri, M N A Karim, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

TuPA.005
Tunable Active EBG
H-J Lee, R J Langley, K L Ford, University of Sheffield, UK

TuPA.006
A Grid Amplifier Improved Model
I Russo, L Boccia, G Amendola, G Di Massa, University of Calabria, Italy

TuPA.007
Oblique Incidence Performance of an Active Square Loop Frequency Selective Surface
G I Kiani, K P Esselle, A R Weily, Macquarie University Sydney, Australia, K L Ford, University of Sheffield, UK

TuPA.008
Design of Notched Dielectric Resonators for Harmonic Tuning in Active Antennas
G Valerio, A Galli, University of Rome, Italy

TuPA.009
A Transmitting Active Array with Spatially Selective Linearization
N Amar, L Cabria, J A García, A Tazón, A Mediavilla, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain, F Marante, Instituto Superior Politécnico José A Echeverría, Cuba

TuPA.010
Phased Array based on Mutually Coupled Harmonic Self-Oscillating Mixers
S Ver Hoeye, L-F Herrán, M Fernández, F Las Heras, University of Oviedo, Spain

TuPA.011
Substrate Integrated Radiating Waveguides with a Coaxial Feed
E Arnieri, G Amendola, L Boccia, G Di Massa, University of Calabria, Italy

TuPA.012
Equivalent Length Design Equations for Right-Angled Microstrip Bends
H J Visser, Holst Centre, Netherlands

TuPA.013
Tunable Stub Resonators on KTN Ferroelectric Thin Films
A-G Moussavou, IETR & Université de Rennes 1, France, G Legeay, R Sauleau, X Castel, R Benzerga, K Mahdjoubi, IETR, France, S Députier, A Perrin, M Guilloux-Viry, Université de Rennes 1, France

TuPA.014
Optically Reconfigurable Dual-Band Compact Branch-Line Couplers
D Draskovic, D Budimir, University of Westminster, UK

TuPA.015
Integrated Antenna in Composite Material
J M Floc'h, X Castel, T Le Guillerm, IETR/INSA, France

TuPA.016
Optimization of the Photoconductive Antenna Gap
D Li, Y Huang, C Yang, X Tian, University of Liverpool, UK

TuPA.017
Continuous Beam-Steering Leaky-Wave Antenna based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide
Y Weitsch, T F Eibert, Universität Stuttgart, Germany

TuPA.018
Inset-Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna with Integrated Polycrystalline Photovoltaic Solar Cell
S V Shynu, M J Roo Ons, M J Ammann, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, S Gallagher, B Norton, Dublin Energy Lab, Focas Institute, Ireland

TuPA.019
Investigation on Proximity-Coupled Microstrip Inegrated PV Antenna
M J Roo Ons, S V Shynu, M J Ammann, Dublin Institue of Technology, Ireland, S McCormack, B Norton, Dublin Energy Lab, Focas Institute, Ireland

TuPA.020
Integrated Schottky-Contact in 2-Layer Inductive Grid Array
E T Doumanis, J C Vardaxoglou, Loughborough University, UK, D P Korfiatis, K A Thoma, University of Patras, Greece

TuPA.021
GEODA: Adaptive Antenna Array for Satellite Signal Reception
M Sierra-Perez, I Montesinos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain, A Torres, M Gomez, Ingeniería y Servicios Aeroespaciales S.A (INSA), Spain, J-L Masa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

TuPA.022
Experimental Characterization of a Polarization/Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna in an Indoor Environment
B Poussot, J-M Laheurte, L Cirio, D Delcroix, O Picon Université de Marne La Vallée, France

TuPA.023
Development of a Reconfigurable Antenna System for Ku Band Applications
E Chiavaccini, R Cioni, G Bernardini, M Pasotti, Ingengeria dei Sistemi spa, Italy

Metamaterials – 1 D

TuPA.024
Composite Right/Left-Handed Leaky Wave Antenna with 45-Degree Inclined Linear Polarization
S-I Matsuzawa, K Sato, Toyota Central Research & Development Laboratories Inc., Japan

TuPA.025
Electronic Beam Steering of an Active Metamaterial-based Directive Subwavelength Cavity
A Ourir, S N Burokur, A de Lustrac, Université Paris-Sud, France

TuPA.026
Optimized Design of a Miniaturized Waveguide with SRR-Loaded Lateral Walls
E Rajo-Iglesias, O Quevedo-Teruel, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, M Ng Mou-Kehn, University of Manitoba, Canada

TuPA.027
Frequency-Scanned Leaky-Wave Antenna from Negative Refractive Index Transmission Lines
C Liu, Sichuan University, China, W Menzel, University of Ulm, Germany

TuPA.028
New Radiating Structures based on Applying CRLH Concepts in Short Circuited Rings
D Castro, D Segovia Vargas, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, V González-Posadas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

TuPA.029
A Low-Profile Monopole-Like Small Antenna with Embedded Metamaterial Spiral-based Matching Network
T Kokkinos, A P Feresidis, J C Vardaxoglou, Loughborough University, UK

TuPA.030
Compact Fully Integrated GAAS Left-Handed Bandpass Filter for Ultrawide Band Wireless Applications
W Tong, Z Hu, University of Manchester, UK, H Yang, H Zhang, Chinese Acadmey of Sciences, China

TuPA.031
FSS Characteristics of a Coplanar Waveguide Left Handed Transmission Line on Ferrite Substrate
M A Abdalla, Z Hu, University of Manchester, UK

TuPA.032
Novel Metawaveguide Bandpass Filters
D Budimir, F Kamal, University of Westminster, UK

TuPA.033
A Magnetic Frill Current Model for the Excitation of a Carbon Nano Tube (CNT) Dipole Antenna
H T Anastassiu, E G Ladis, Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Greece

TuPA.034
Frequency Dependence of Bloch Impedance in Left-Handed Transmission Line
C Sabah, University of Gaziantep, Turkey & University of Texas at Brownsville, USA, F Urbani, University of Texas at Brownsville, USA, S Uckun, University of Gaziantep, Turkey

TuPA.035
Direct Verification of Backward-Wave Propagation in Subwavelength Waveguide Filled with Split-Ring Resonators
S Hrabar, D Zaluski, I Paskovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia

TuPA.036
Limitations in Bandwidth and Unit Cell Size of Composite Right-Left Handed Transmission Line based Leaky-Wave Antenna
A Rahman, Y Lee, Y Hao, C G Parini, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

TuPA.037
A Dual Band Circularly Polarized Antenna based on a Microstrip Patch Filled with Left-Handed Structures
F J Herraiz-Martínez, D Segovia-Vargas, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, V González- Posadas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

TuPA.038
Series-Fed Microstrip Patch Arrays Employing Metamaterial Transmission Lines: A Comparative Study
T Kokkinos, A Katsounaros, A P Feresidis, Loughborough University, UK

TuPA.039
Microstrip Patch Antenna for a Retinal Prosthesis
S Raghavan, G Anantha Kumar, National Institute of Technology, India

TuPA.040
Microstrip Patch Antenna Incorporating Negative Permittivity Metamaterial for Harmonic Suppression
A Ali, Z Hu, University of Manchester, UK

Metamaterials – 2 D

TuPA.041
Measurements of the Radiation Performance of a Planar Meta-surface based on Dipoles and Wires
E Saenz, R Gonzalo, I Ederra, Public University of Navarra, Spain, P de Maagt, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Netherlands

TuPA.042
Design of Compact Multi-Band EBG Structures
X L Bao, M J Ammann, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

TuPA.043
Investigation of Resonant Frequencies of High Impedance Surface Structure
G Niyomjan, Y Huang, University of Liverpool, UK

TuPA.044
Synthesis of New Artificial Magnetic Conductors for Wideband Ultra Compact Antennas
C Kossiavas, J-L Dubard, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France

TuPA.045
A Novel 2D Minkowski Gasket Electromagnetic Band Gap Structure for Multiband Microstrip Antenna
T Masri, M K A Rahim, M N A Karim, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

TuPA.046
Modified Slotted Patch Electromagnetic Band Gap Structure for Antenna Array Application
O Ayob, M K A Rahim, T Masri, M N A Karim, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, M Z A Abdul Aziz, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

TuPA.047
Wideband Slot Antenna using a Novel PBG Structure
S Moeini, H R Hassani, University of Shahed, Iran

TuPA.048
4x90 Degree Sectorial Metallic EBG Antenna for High Gain Omnidirectional Coverage
H Chreim, E Pointereau, B Jecko, University of Limoges, France

TuPA.049
Metallic EBG Sectoral Antenna for a Base Station with Horizontal Polarization
M Hajj, E Rodes, D Serhal, M Thévenot, T Monédière, B Jecko, University of Limoges, France

TuPA.050
Novel EBG Structure for Antenna Miniaturization
M Elayachi, P Brachat, France Telecom R&D, France, J M Ribero, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France

TuPA.051
EBG Navigation Antenna for Geosynchronous Satellite Applications
J C Iriarte, I Ederra, R Gonzalo, Public University of Navarra, Spain, J D Lacasse, J J Laurin, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, A Fourmault, Y Brand, Y Demers, MDA Space Mission, Canada,
P de Maagt, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Netherlands

TuPA.052
High Impedance Cylindrical Surface based on Periodically Modulated Microstrip-Line
L Matekovits, G C Vietti Colomé, M Orefice, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

TuPA.053
Compact EBG Surface Based on Capacitively Loaded Loop Resonators with Grounded Vias
L Inclán-Sánchez, J L Vázquez-Roy, E Rajo-Iglesias, E García-Muñoz, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain

TuPA.054
A Simplified Green Function for an AMC-Backed Substrate
L Deias, G Mazzarella, University of Cagliari, Italy

TuPA.055
Analysis of a Metamaterial based Leaky Wave Antenna with Laterally Shielded Planar Technology
M Padilla, J C Vardaxoglou, Loughborough University, UK

TuPA.056
Tunable Bandgap Metamaterials using Low Cost Dielectric Grids
E J Sartori, Universidade Estadual de Campinas & Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado, Brazil, H E Hernández-Figueroa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, J E Bertuzzo, Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado, Brazil

TuPA.057
Figure-of-Merit Analysis of Resonant Particles for Construction of Practical Metamaterials
Y Lee, Y Hao, Queen Mary, University of London UK, S Zumoberhaus, J R Mosig, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

TuPA.058
Bounds on Metamaterials in Scattering and Antenna Problems
C Sohl, M Gustafsson, G Kristensson, Lund University, Sweden

TuPA.059
Far Field Model for a Dipole Antenna over Artificial Impedance Surfaces
M Zhou, A Sutinjo, M Potter, M Okoniewski, University of Calgary, Canada

TuPA.060
The Impact of Metallic Scatterers on the Performance of a Class of Shielded Structures
S López-Peña, M Mattes, J R Mosig, Ecole Polytecnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

TuPA.061
Rigorous Representations of Antenna Fields in Cylindrically Stratified Unbounded Gyrotropic Media
A V Kudrin, E Yu Petrov, T M Zaboronkova, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Metamaterials – 3 D

TuPA.062
Hexagonal Metallo-Dielectric Periodic Structure: Characterization and Application
D Segovia-Vargas, S Arcas, F J Herraiz-Martínez, F Iñigo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, V González-Posadas, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

TuPA.063
Magnetism in High-Contrast Dielectric Photonic Crystals
T Lepetit, E Akmansoy, Université Paris-Sud, France

TuPA.064
Computational Analysis of Complicated Metamaterial Structures using MLFMA and Nested Preconditioners
Ö Ergül, T Malas, Ç Yavuz, A Ünal, L Gürel, Bilkent University, Turkey

TuPA.065
UAPO based Diffraction Coefficients for Lossless Double-Negative Metamaterial Slabs
G Gennarelli, G Riccio, University of Salerno, Italy

TuPA.066
Analysis of Dielectric Resonator Antenna Arrays with Supporting Perforated Rods
Y Zhang, A A Kishk, University of Mississippi, USA

TuPP - Propagation Poster Session
Chair: Vaclav Kvicera
Co-Chair: Lajos Nagy, KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Hungry
08.30 –18.00

TuPP.001
Fluctuations Effects of GPS signals on High Latitude Transionospheric Links
I I Shagimuratov, I E Zakharenkova, I I Ephishov, N Yu Tepenitzina, West Department of Izmiran, Russia

TuPP.002
Simulation Model of Ionospheric Communication Channel
B G Barabashov, M M Anishin, O Y Pelevin, South Federal University, Russia

TuPP.003
Matching Limits for Single-Band and Dual-Band Mobile Phone Antennas
Y Li, SAGEM Communication, ENSEA & SUPELEC, France, B Derat, T Cantin, O Tiennault, J De Oliveira, SAGEM Communication, France, D Pasquet, ENSEA, France, J-C Bolomey, SUPELEC, France

TuPP.004
Consolidation of a Multi-State Narrowband Land Mobile Satellite Channel Model
F P Fontan, I Lago, University of Vigo, Spain, R Cerdeira, A Bolea, Alamañac, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Netherlands

TuPP.005
Satellite Ionosphere Monitoring from Ultralow Heights
N P Danilkin, N G Kotanaeva, K A Alferov, Institute of Applied Geophysics, Russia, M M Anishin, Rostov State University, Russia

TuPP.006
Analysis of Fade Duration along Earth-Space Paths in the Tropics
C Amaya, Communications Research Centre Canada, Canada

TuPP.007
Ka Band Scintillation Results: Meteorological Dependencies and Modelling
R Teixeira, A Rocha, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

TuPP.008
Correlation between Speed of Rain Storms and Temporal Properties of Precipitation: Applications to the Synthetic Storm Technique
E Matricciani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

TuPP.009
Time Diversity in Satellite Links Affected by Rain: Prediction of the Gain at Different Localities
E Matricciani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

TuPP.010
Full-Wave Methods for RF Sources Location
Y Alvarez, F Las-Heras, M R Pino, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

TuPP.011
Implementation Issues of the Matched Field Processing Method of Refractivity Structure Sounding
P Valtr, P Pechac, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, V Kvicera, M Grabner, TESTCOM, Czech Republic

TuPP.012
The Improvement of the Quality of Images Observed by the Turbulent Earth Atmosphere
A A Pakhomov, A A Potapov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

TuPP.013
An Enhanced Method based on ILDC Theory for the Computation of Near Fresnel Zone Diffraction from Finite Edged Scatterers
E G Papkelis, P V Frangos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, H T Anastassiou, Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Greece

TuPP.014
Comparison of Shape Imaging between Pulse Integration, Correlation and Adaptive Filter
B Cheeseman, Y Huang, University of Liverpool, UK

TuPP.015
The Accuracy of a Radiowave Simulation Model at 20.7 GHz
D D Hodges, R J Watson, University of Bath, UK

TuPP.016
Estimation of Loran-C Ionospheric Signal Parameters via Esprit Algorithm
A Mohammed, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

TuPP.017
Far-Field Scattering with Fast Hybrid Integral Equation based – Ray Optical Method
A Tzoulis, T Vaupel, Institute of High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, FGAN e. V., Germany, T F Eibert, Universität Stuttgart, Germany

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