SP-626 October 2006

Proceedings of

The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation:

EuCAP 2006

6-10 November 2006 Nice, France

EUCAP CHAIRS J. Mosig (General Chair), EPFL, CH P. Ingvarson (Vice Chair), Saab Ericsso n Space, S B. Arbesse r-Rastburg (Vice Chair), ESA-ESTEC, NL A. Roederer (Honorary Chair), ESA-ESTEC, NL P. Brachat (Local Chair), France Telecom R&D, F C. Pichot (Local Chair), Univ. de Nice, F

Publication Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and

Propagation ‘EuCap 2006’, Nice, France (ESA SP-626, October 2006)

Editors H. Lacoste & L. Ouwehand

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CONTENTS

Plenary Sessions - Invited Papers 437898 COST: Its Recent Past and Its Future F. Fedi

431091 Near-Field Technology - An Emerging RF Discipline H. Schantz & J. Fluhler

430857 A Perspective on Array Antenna Developments L. Josefsson

362121 Observed Relation Between The Relative MIMO Gain And Distance B.W.M. Kuipers & L.M. Correia

431505 Propagation Issues for Mobile-Satellite Applications D.V. Rogers

415906 State of the Art and the Future in Modelling RF Components T. Weiland & I. Munteanu

430866 Electromagnetics in South Africa: Perspectives and Recent Achievements K.D. Palmer & H.C. Reader

431108 Antenna Arrays: What Does it Mean a Good Channel? M.A. Lagunas & A.I. Pérez-Neira

430862 A Wide Band Low Profile Array of End Loaded Dipoles with Dielectric Slab Compensation B.A. Munk

366691 Anisotropic Metamaterials and their Fabrication for Applications to Antennas and Microwave Devices J.L. Volakis

366655 Electronic Steerable MEMS Antennas R. Sorrentino, R.V. Gatti, L. Marcaccioli & B. Mencagli

431145 Antennas for Radio Astronomy A. van Ardenne

431357 Terahertz Technology for Space and Earth Applications P. de Maagt

349593 Planar Reconfigurable Antennas C.G. Christodoulou, L.F. Feldner, V. Zachou & D. Anagno

432430 Channel Characterization and Modeling for MIMO and Other Recent Wireless Technologies W. Wiesbeck, T. Fügen, M. Porebska & W. Sörgel

ANTENNAS

Session OA1: UWB Antennas for Mobile Communication Chairs: D. Manteuffel, H. Schantz

428016 Low-Profile Embedded Ultra-Wideband Antennas for Portable Devices Z.N. Chen, D. Liu & B. Gaucher

381132 Overview of Planar Monopole Antennas for UWB Applications M. Ferrando-Bataller, M. Cabedo-Fabrés, E. Antonino-Daviu & A. Valero-Nogueira

384359 Assessment of Antenna Performance for Ultra-Wideband Systems T. Dissanayake & K.P. Esselle

363918 Optimizing Antenna Performance for UWB Impulse Systems W. Sörgel, C. Sturm, M. Porebska & W. Wiebeck

378865 Ultra Wideband Wide Slot Antenna with Band-Rejection Characteristics X. Begaud

372918 Ultra Compressed Parametric Modelling of UWB Antenna Measurements Ch. Roblin

385768 An Ultra Wideband Linear Array Beamforming Concept Considering Antenna and Channel Effects M. Neinhüs, M. El-Hadity, S. Held, T. Kaiser & K. Solbach

Session OA2: Numerical Techniques for Antennas 350320 Design of High Gain Slotted Waveguide Antenna Using Metamaterials X. Dardenne, C. Craeye & A.O. Boryssenko

363938 A Unified Approach to Model Planar Multilayered Structures with Lateral Perfect Electric/Magnetic and Periodic Boundary Conditions P. Crespo-Valero, I. Stevanović & J.R. Mosig

312288 Input Susceptance of an Arbitrarily Large, Circular Loop Antenna H.T. Anastassiu

350947 Quick SAR Assessment Using Dual-Plane Amplitude-Only Measurement J. Fridén, M. Siegbahn, B. Thors & L. Hamberg

350213 3-D Green's Functions in 1-D Periodic Structures: A Comparative Analysis of the Acceleration Techniques G. Valerio, P. Baccarelli, P. Burghignoli & A. Galli

350265 On the Accuracy of MFIE and CFIE in the Solution of Large Electromagnetic Scattering Problems Ö. Ergül & L. Gürel

349433 Full Wave Analysis of Substrate Integrated Circuits E. Arnieri, G. Amendola, L. Boccia & G. Di Massa

363841 A New Fast Physical Optics Method for Very Large PEC Surfaces F. Vico, M. Ferrando, M. Baquero & M. Cabedo

Session OA3: Smart and Signal Processing Antennas, MIMO, Antenna Beamforming & Reconfigurable Antennas

347542 A Simple Pattern Correction Approach For High Frequency Surface Wave Radar On Buoys A. Bourges, R. Guinvarc’h, B. Uguen & R. Gillard

350267 Experiments of Closely Coupled Monopoles with Load Matching in a Random Field Y. Fei, B.K. Lau, A. Sunesson et al.

363909 Smart Antennas Control in Complex Scenarios through a Memory Enhanced PSO-Based Optimization Approach R. Azaro, M. Benedetti, F. De Natale & A. Massa

363898 A SVM-Based Multi-Resolution Procedure for the Estimation of the DOAs of Interfering Signals in a Communication System M. Donelli, R. Azaro, L. Lizzi et al.

346171 Implementation of a Miniaturised Antenna Array with Predefined Orthogonal Radiation Patterns J. Weber, C. Volmer, K. Blau et al.

363957 Design of a Focal Plane Array System at Cryogenic Temperatures J. Simons, J.G. Bij de Vaate, M.V. Ivashina et al.

350361 Optimal Uncoupled Impedance Matching for Coupled MIMO Arrays M. A. Jensen & B. Booth

347400 Shaped Single-Feed-Per-Beam Multibeam Reflector Antenna P. Balling, C. Mangenot & A.G. Roederer

Session OA4: Active Elements, Integrated & -MM Wave Antennas & MEMS 371886 Electronics Insertion into Printed Antennas D.S. Goshi, K.M.K.H. Leong & T. Itoh

346096 Planar Antenna Arrays Using a Feed Network with Nonradiative Dielectric (NRD) Waveguide U. Schmid & W. Menzel

346805 Off-Axis Performances of Half Maxwell Fish-Eye Lens Antennas at 77 GHz B. Fuchs, O. Lafond, M. Himdi et al.

349559 Composite Right/Left-Handed Leaky Wave Antenna for Millimeter-Wave Automotive Applications K. Sato, S.-i. Matsuzawa & Y. Inoue

350231 Optimization of Polarization/Pattern Diversity in Reconfigurable Antennas B. Poussot, L. Cirio, O. Picon et al.

350458 Single- and Double-Shell Shaped Lens Antennas with Asymmetrical Radiation Characteristics G. Godi, R. Sauleau & D. Thouroude

362346 Millimetre Wave Antennas Using Microstrip and Air Spaced Suspended Line Techniques for Vehicular Communications and Radar P. Gardner, P.S. Hall, E. Lee et al.

350497 Miniaturisation of Conventional Radio-Link Reflector Antennas by Using of Active Arrays J. Segador-Álvarez, L. Fernández-Martinez, L. de Inclán et al.

384314 Miniature Dual-Polarized L-Shaped Horn Antenna Array for Broadband Millimeter-Wave Electronically Scanned Arrays L. Schulwitz & A. Mortazawi

346219 Fresnel Reflector Antennas for MM-Wave Helicopter Obstacle Detection Radar C. Migliaccio, B.D. Nguyen, Ch. Pichot et al.

Session OA5: EM Interactions with Biological Tissues & Human Body 431993 Failure ÙModes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on the RF Performance of Mobile Device Terminals R. Tay, N. Chavannes, P. Futter et al.

432860 Electromagnetic, Thermal and Convection Dosimetry for In Vitro Microwave Exposure System P. Lévêque, A. Collin, M. Cueille & A. Perrin

432871 Public Exposure to RF from Installed Sources: Site Measurement and Personal Exposimetry G. Thuróczy, F. Molnár, J. Szabó et al.

432867 Modelling of the Interactions between Implanted Auditory Prosthesis and 900 MHz Radiofrequency: Application to Cochlear Implants P. Ravazzani, C. Franzoni, M. Parazzini & G. Tognola

432855 Assessment of Human Exposure to Realistic Radio-Frequency Source by Means of Analytical and Computational Methodologies A. Faraone, G. Bit-Babik & R. Zaridze

360964 Development of a Japanese 7-Month Pregnant Woman Model and Evaluation of SAR Generated by Mobile Radio Terminals T. Togashi, T. Nagaoka, K. Saito et al.

360903 SAR Distributions in the Abdomen of a Pregnant Woman Generated in a Bird Cage Coil for the MRI System K. Saito, S. Kikuchi, M. Takahashi et al.

432851 SAR Assessment Using Tissues Homogenization Technique A. Pradier, F. Lacroux, D. Lautru et al.

381030 RF Dosimetry Using Japanese Anatomical Models T. Onishi, H. Ebara, P. Pongpaibool et al.

Session OA6: Printed Elements & Associated Circuits 319727 Dual Polarised Sub-MM Wave Frequency Selective Beamsplitter R. Dickie, R. Cahill, H.S. Gamble et al.

347586 Novel Circularly Polarized Loop Coupled Dipole Antenna A.S. Andrenko

347956 Broadband Dipole Antenna on Electromagnetic Bandgap Ground Planes L. Akhoondzadeh-Asl & P.S. Hall

350446 Miniature Multiantenna for Optimal Capacity in Wireless Microsystems R. Serrano, M. Alonso, S. Capdevila et al.

363985 An Elliptic-Card UWB Antenna for Wireless Communications K. Bahadori & Y. Rahmat-Samii

371889 Mode Switching for Printed Antenna Structures D.S. Goshi, K.M.K.H. Leong & T. Itoh

386262 Printed-Cavity and Whispering-Gallery-Mode Resonances in Discrete Luneburg Lens Antenna Integrated with a Small Double-Disk Feed S. Rondineau & A.I. Nosich

386267 20 Years of Passive and Active Printed Antenna Researches at the University of Nice R. Staraj, C. Luxeym G. Kossiavas & A. Papiernik

420522 Green's Functions for Planar Structures in Periodic Skewed 2-D Lattices using Ewald Transformation I. Stevanović & J.R. Mosig

Session OA7: Antenna for Mobile Communications 362657 Quasi-Omnidirectional Back-to-Back E-Shaped Patch Antenna for Dual-Band 2.4/5.2GHz Laptop Integrated Wireless Interface J. Guterman, Y. Rahmat-Samii, A.A. Moreira & C. Peixeiro

360198 Small Size Wearable Button Antenna B. Sanz-Izquierdo, F. Huang & J.C. Batchelor

363935 Dual-Band Composite Right/Left-Handed Ring Antenna with Linear/Circular Polarization Capability A. Rennings, S. Otto, T. Liebig et al.

363875 Effect of Antenna's Positioning on a Handset for a Miniature Dielectric-Loaded Folded Half-Loop Antenna C.C. Chiau, X. Chen & C.G. Parini

350366 Novel Internal Multi-Antenna Configuration Employing Folded Dipole Elements for Notebook PC Y. Okano & K. Cho

350250 Coplanar-Square-Patch Antenna for IRIDIUM Satellite Reception W.J. Krzysztofik

361063 A Low-Profile Equiangular Spiral Antenna Backed by a Cavity with an Absorbing Strip H. Nakano, K. Kikkawa & J. Yamauchi

289958 New Toroidal Beam Antennas For WLAN Communications: Validation of Two Prototypes J.C. Brégains, G. Franceschetti, A.G. Roederer & F. Ares

Session OA8: Optimisation Techniques & Synthesis 359937 Optimization Using Taguchi Method for Electromagnetic Applications W.-C. Weng, F. Yang, V. Demir & A. Elsherbeni

346070 Mode Converter Synthesis by the Particle Swarm Optimization A. Bogdashov & Y. Rodin

346908 Constrained Least-Squares Optimization in Phase Synthesis of Conformal Array Antennas L. Vaskelainen

348095 An Effective Hybrid Strategy in Some Array Synthesis Problems M. D'Urso & T. Isernia

302008 Waveguide Antenna Synthesis According to the Amplitude Radiation Characteristics in the Frequency Band M.I. Andriychuk & O.F. Zamorska

349528 Very Fast Subarray Position Calculation for Minimizing Sidelobes in Sparse Linear Phased Arrays C. Lee, D. Leigh, H. Miyashita et al.

347588 Optimal Design of Switched Beam Antenna Arrays Using Particle Swarm Optimization K.A. Papadopoulos, C.A. Papagianni, I.E. Foukarakis et al.

314658 Design of Frequency-Selective Radomes Using Parallel Particle Swarm Optimisation M. Sabielny

346101 Fast Optimization of 3D Focusing System Using Genetic Algorithm E. Jehamy, M.M. Ney & G. Landrac

Session OA9: Smart & Signal Processing Antennas: MIMO 375250 Reconfiguration Techniques to Enhance Cognitive Networks Efficiency P. Demestichas, G. Dimitrakopoulos & A. Alexiou

347817 Frobenius Norm Based Receive Antenna Subarray Formation for MIMO Systems P. Theofilakos & A.G. Kanatas

363920 An Efficient Channel Estimation Scheme for Realistic SFBC MISO OFDM Systems A.D. Marousis & P. Constantinou

368181 Reconfigurability to Antenna Correlation: System Level Performance Enhancements in HSDPA K. Peppas, F. Lazarakis, A. Alexiou et al.

370684 Application of SDMA with Scheduling for MIMO MC-CDMA V. Monteiro, J. Rodriguez & A. Gameiro

372151 Evaluation of MIMO Arrays Using Antenna Patterns, Reverberation Chamber, and Channel Measurements B. Lindmark, L. Garcia-Garcia, N. Jaldén & C. Orlenius

350045 The Influence of MIMO Terminal User’s Hand on Channel Capacity T. Zervos, A. Alexandridis, K. Peppas et al.

313569 BER Variation in an UWB OFDM MIMO Communications System Based on Measurements Made in a Picocell Wireless Environment P. Chambers, C. Downing & H. Baher

345486 On the Design of a Broadband Wireless MIMO-OFDM Demonstrator X. Nieto & L.M. Ventura

Session OA10: Antennas & Propagation for Body Centric Wireless Communication

430864 Antennas and Propagation for Body Centric Communications P.S. Hall & Y. Hao

347269 Modeling of Interaction Between Body-Mounted Antennas R. Mittra, J. Bringuier, J. Wiart & K. Yoo

347317 Comparison of Antennas for On-body Propagation Using the Method of Equivalent Currents R. Dubrovka, A. Alomainy, P. Hall et al.

349466 Textile Antennas: Effects of Antenna Bending on Input Matching and Impedance Bandwidth P. Salonen & Y. Rahmat-Samii

349763 Characterization of the UWB On-Body Propagation Channel H. Ghannoum, R. D’Errico, C. Roblin & X. Begaud

350479 Performance Measures of Implant Antennas A.J. Johansson

433699 Textile UWB Antennas for On-Body Communications M. Klemm & G. Tröster

362672 Study on the Electric Field Distributions around Whole Body Model with a Wearable Device Using the Human Body as a Transmission Channel K. Fujii , M. Takahashi, K. Ito & N. Inagaki

362698 On-Body Characterisation of a Compact Planar UWB Antenna T.S.P. See, A. Alomainy, Y. Hao & Z.N. Chen

Session OA11: Phased and Active Array Antennas & Subsystems 345392 Post-Wall Waveguide Slot Array Antennas J. Hirokawa & M. Ando

347257 Recent Developments of Wide Band Arrays J.J. Lee, S. Livingston & A. Neto

350156 Alternating Phase Fed Single-Layer Waveguide Slot Array with Interchangeable Slot Plates for Multi-Frequency Operation Y. Tsunemitsu, M. Zhang, Y. Miura et al.

351158 Efficient Dual-Band Planar Array Suitable to Galileo P. Valle, A. Netti, M. Zolesi et al.

375541 PAMIR with Reconfigurable Antenna Frontend H. Wilden, O. Peters, O. Saalmann et al.

378657 Current Activities on SAR Antennas at AAS-I P. Capece, R. Mizzoni, A. Meschini et al.

372476 Two High-Frequency Methods (UTD & BDW) for Predicting the Collective Radiation by Large Finite Planar Arrays P. Janpugdee, P.H. Pathak & R.J. Burkholder

Session OA12: Wideband & Multiband Antennas 435668 Activities in ACE WP 2.3-1 on Wideband and Multiband Radiators M. Bonnedal, E. Angelopoulos, E. Antonino et al.

363977 Ultra Wideband Antenna of Two Bow-Tie Unipoles J. Bartolic, M. Knezevic & T. Debogovic

349772 Design Guidelines for the UWB Pyramid Antenna S. Bruni, A. Neto & F. Marliani

363575 Double Ridged Structures Mode Study for Broadband Antennas Design Z. Hradecky, M. Mazanek & T. Korinek

345651 Ultra Wideband Spiral Antenna – Time Delay Removal I. Nicolaescu & P. van Genderen

345644 A Wideband BOR-PaRP Antenna H. Nakano, H. Iwaoka & J. Yamauchi

347914 Reflector Surface Modelling – a European Collaboration K. Pontoppidan, P. Balling, G. Gerini et al.

347183 Wideband antennas for Radio Astronomy P. Patel

349438 Wide Bandwidth Vivaldi Antenna Arrays - Some Recent Developments D.H. Schaubert, S. Kasturi, M.W. Elsallal & W. van Cappellen

363571 Characteristics of a Broad-Band Wide-Scan Fragmented Aperture Phased Array Antenna A. Ellgardt & P. Persson

Session OA13: Diffraction, RCS & Inverse Diffraction 345431 An Effective Orbit Estimation Algorithm for a Space Debris Radar Using the Quasi-Periodicity of the Evaluation Function K. Isoda, T. Sakamoto & T. Sato

345133 RCS Predictions for Stealthy Wind Turbines J.C.G. Matthews, J.A. Lord & J. Pinto

347836 Efficient SIE/VIE Scattering Analysis of Ferroelectric, Inhomogeneous Materials with High Permittivity for Microwave Applications G.K. Avdikos, T. Zervos, H.T. Anastassiu & N.K. Uzunoglu

347673 Three Dimensional Complex Permittivity Reconstruction by Means of Newton-Type Microwave Imaging J. De Zaeytijd, A. Franchois, C. Eyraud & J.-M. Geffrin

344584 Alternative Current Expressions for Overcoming Shadowing Treatment Arising in the Physical Optics Approach C. Delgado & F. Cátedra

363866 Analysis of the Potentialities and Limitations of the Integration between the IMSA and the Level Set Method for Inverse Scattering M. Benedetti, D. Lesselier, A. Massa & M. Lambert

362216 Shape Reconstruction Algorithms for Buried Conductors And Voids R. Pierri, F. Soldovieri & G. Leone

348076 Efficient RCS Calculation of Fighter Airplane on a PC Using Maximally Orthogonalized Higher Order Basis Functions D.S. Sumic & B.M. Kolundzija

363852 Detection of Multiple Defects in Industrial Products by Means of a Non-Destructive Microwave Approach M. Benedetti, M. Donelli, M. Pastorino et al.

Session OA14: Antenna Measurements 363724 Evaluation of Diversity and MIMO Performance of Antennas from Phaseless Radiation Patterns J. Krogerus, P. Suvikunnas, C. Icheln & P. Vainikainen

363590 Development of a Hologram-Based CATR for Testing a very High Gain Antenna at 650 GHz J. Ala-Laurinaho, J. Heinonen, J. Lemanczyk et al.

363576 Studies on an Amplitude Hologram as a Submillimeter-Wave Collimator at Circular Polarization & A.V. Räisänen

357191 Log-Periodic Dipole Antenna with Low Cross-Polarization S. Pivnenko

363778 Histogram Equalisation as a Method for Making an Objective Comparison Between Antenna Patterns Functions S.F. Gregson, J. McCormick & C.C. Parini

363892 User Effect on Total Radiated Power and 3-D Radiation Pattern of Mobile Handsets J. Krogerus, J. Toivanen, C. Icheln & P. Vainikainen

Session OA15: Reflector Antennas, Lenses & Feeds 350297 Development of Three Models of the Eleven Antenna: A New Decade Bandwidth High Performance Feed for Reflectors P.-S. Kildal, R. Olsson & J. Yang

345797 Polarization Properties of Planar Stratified Dielectric Lenses Excited by Linearly Polarized Point Sources A. Polemi & S. Maci

346035 A Dual Reflector Antenna with Adjustable Subreflector for Hybrid Mechanical-Electronic Scanning A. García Pino, J.A. Martínez Lorenzo, C. Compostizo et al.

315490 2-Turn Helical Antenna with Extremely Small Pitch Angle W. Ze-Hai & E.K.N. Yung

349455 Benchmark of Lens Antennas for KA-Band Global Earth Observation from LEO Satellites J.R. Costa, C.A. Fernandes, G. Godi et al.

351904 A Compact On-Board Aircraft Sectorial Antenna P. Brachat, P. Bongibault, Y. Beniguel et al.

349863 EBG Enhanced Feeds for High Aperture Efficiency Reflector Antennas A. Neto, M. Bonnedal, P. De Maagt et al.

350377 Control of Reflection and Mutual Coupling Losses in Maximizing Efficiency of Dense Focal Plane Arrays

M.V. Ivashina, M. Ng Mou Kehn, P.-S. Kildal & R. Maaskant

349829 Small Size Dielectric Lens Analysis in 2_D: Comparison of FDTD and Boundary Integral Equations A.V. Boriskin, A. Rolland, R. Sauleau & A.I. Nosich

355699 High Power PIM-Free Spike-Free Ortho-Mode Transducer S. Sierra-Garcia, Y. Demers & J.P. Langevin

Session OA16: Small Antennas & Terminals 382133 Dual Broadband Folded Antenna Embedded into Access-Point Devices W.K. Toh & Z.N. Chen

382926 ACE 2 Activities on Small Terminal Technologies and Applications M. Martínez-Vázquez

382996 Optimal Antenna Placement for Mobile Terminals Using Characteristic Mode Analysis J. Rahola & J. Ollikainen

383096 Small Antenna Fundamentals and Technologies: Future Trends R. Serrano, S. Blanch & L. Jofre

383461 Antenna Optimization Technique Using Parametric Analysis with Distributed Computing S. Ooi & D. Thompson

351772 Small Array Antenna for 2x2 MIMO Terminal Using Folded Loop Antenna H. Sato, T. Hayashi, Y. Koyanagi & H. Morishita

386364 A Discussion on Electrically Small Antennas Surrounded by Lossy Dispersive Materials S.R. Best

244664 Some Important Antenna Innovations in the Mobile Terminal Industry in the Last Decade Z. Ying

383020 Limitations for Mobile Terminals in Simultaneous Maximization of Bandwidth and Efficiency in Presence of a User B. Derat, J.-C. Bolomey & Y. Li

421294 Results and Experiences from Two Years of Benchmarking of Measurement Facilities for Small Antennas and Terminals within ACE J. Carlsson

Session OA17: Wideband & Multiband Antennas 349858 Mobile Terminal Antennas Implemented by Using Direct Coupling J. Holopainen, J. Villanen, C. Icheln & P. Vainikainen

363826 A Single Matching Network Design for a Dual Band PIFA Antenna via Simplified Real Frequency Technique P. Lindberg, M. Sengul, E.G. Cimen et al.

350244 Multi-Band Internal Monopole Antenna for Mobile Station S.M. Kim, Y.H. Kim & W.G. Yang

350492 Multiband Patch Antenna with Perturbation Elements Generated by Genetic Algorithm M. Polivka, M. Drahovzal, J. Rohan & P. Hazdra

349397 Compact Dual-Band Reduced Size PIFA Antenna for Automotive Applications M. Brzeska & G.-A. Chakam

347453 A New Wideband Antenna: Comprising Planar-Dipole and Short-Circuited-Patch H. Wong & K.M. Luk

363820 Synthesis and Optimization of Pre-fractal Multiband Antennas R. Azaro, E. Zeni, M. Zambelli & A. Massa

346937 Improving Radiation Pattern of Microstrip Antennas M.M. Nikolić & A. Djordjevic

Session OA18: New materials, EBG, Active & Integrated Antennas 363825 A Broadband High-Gain Resonant Cavity Antenna with Single Feed A.P. Feresidis & J.C. Vardaxoglou

362244 Analysis and Design of an Omni-Directional Antenna with Enhanced E-Plane Directivity Using Cylindrical EBG Surfaces G.K. Palikaras, A.P. Feresidis & J.C. Vardaxoglou

350305 Membrane-Supported Yagi-Uda MM-Wave Antennas D. Neculoiu, G. Konstantinidis, L. Bary et al.

350196 EBG Resonator Antennas with Highly Reflecting Metallic Grids and Embedded Planar Array: A Design Methodology O. Roncière, K. Mahdjoubi & R. Sauleau

350400 Frequency Selective Surfaces for the RCS Reduction of Low Frequency Antennas S. Monni, G. Gerini & A. Neto

349401 Design of a Planar Meta-Surface Based on Dipoles and Wires for Antenna Applications E. Saenz, R. Gonzalo, I. Ederra & P. de Maagt

347852 Investigations on 77 GHz Tunable Reflectarray Unit Cells with Liquid Crystal A. Moessinger, R. Marin, A. Manabe et al.

349580 Reflective Phased Array Based on Split Metal Rings with P-I-N Diode Switches A.E. Martynyuk, N.A. Martynyuk & J.I. Martinez Lopez

Session OA19: Fast & Multilevel Techniques 350152 Methods for The Accelerated Computation of Green’s Functions with 2-D Periodicity in Layered Media P. Baccarelli, A. Galli, V. Volski et al.

349431 Adaptive Integral Method for Higher-Order Hierarchical Method of Moments O.S. Kim & P. Meincke

347677 Fast Direct Solution of the Method of Moments Linear System A. Heldring, J.M. Tamayo & J.M. Rius

347871 Multilevel PO Algorithm for Non-Uniform Triangulations A. Manyas & L. Gürel

350094 Efficient Parallelization of Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm Ö. Ergül & L. Gürel

349852 Multi-Resolution Enhancement of Fast Method of Moments Analysis of Antennas P. Pirinoli, A. Freni, P. De Vita et al.

350386 Incomplete LU Preconditioning for the Electric-Field Integral Equation T. Malas & L. Gürel

347354 Multilevel Field Interpolation Algorithm for Large PEC Objects H.G. Espinosa, A. Heldring, J.R. Mosig et al.

347795 Preconditioning Techniques for the Method of Auxiliary Sources Applied to Geometries Characterized as Perturbations of a Circle A.T. Vouldis, G.K. Avdikos & H.T. Anastassiu

347420 Fast Monostatic RCS Computation in FEM Based Solvers Using QR Decomposition N.V. Venkatarayalu, Y.-B. Gan, K. Zhao & J.-F. Lee

Session OA20: UWB Antennas for Radar & Remote Sensing 362347 Dual Polarised Wideband Antenna Arrays with Reconfigurable Beamforming and Beamshaping R. Erickson, A. Ouacha, B. Carlegrim et al.

377760 Investigation of Wideband Antennas in the W-Band C. Migliaccio, B.D. Nguyen, J. Lanteri et al.

404943 Paraboloidal and Prolate-Spheroidal Impulse Radiating Antenna with Illustrative Examples D.V. Giri

380710 Pulsed UWB Array and Beam Steering M.Y.-W. Chia, S.-W. Leong & C.-K. Sim

383057 Near-Field Focusing within a UWB Antenna Array A.Yarovoy, P. Lys, P. Aubry et al.

384016 Baluns for Feeding Ultra Wideband Antennas K.D. Palmer & S.J. Marais

368937 Ultrawideband Array Antennas for Radars V. Koshelev

Session OA21: Reflect-Arrays 346112 Folded Reflectarray Antennas for Shaped Beam Applications W. Menzel & R. Leberer

345526 ERASP: A New Reflectarray Antenna for Space Applications C. Apert, T. Koleck, T. Dousset et al.

347021 Study on Three-Layer Reflectarray of Microstrip Patches with Polarisation Transform H.H. Chen, W.-X. Zhang, Z.-H. Wu & H.-L. Sun

344576 A Broadband Reflectarray Antenna with Double Square Ring as the Cell Elements M.R. Chaharmir, J. Shaker, M. Cuhaci & A. Ittipiboon

425037 Multiscale Approach for the Electromagnetic Modelling of MEMS-Controlled Reflectarrays H. Aubert, N. Raveu, E. Perret & H. Legay

318844 Analysis of Mutual Coupling for the Simulation of Reflectarrays Radiating cells M.-A. Milon, R. Gillard, D. Cadoret & H. Legay

350626 Special Issues and Features of a Scanning Reflectarray Antenna Based on Ferroelectric Thin Film Phase Shifters R.R. Romanofsky

346584 Integrated MEMS Reflectarray Elements S.V. Hum, G. McFeetors & M. Okoniewski

Session OA22: Antennas for Space Communications & Navigation 351444 Mobile Antenna Developments in EADS Astrium S.J. Stirland & J.R. Brain

361961 European Large Deployable Antenna: Development Status and Applications F. Mini, D. Caswell, A. Cherniavsky, I. Vorobey et al.

345162 High Performance Antenna Feeds and Components for Space Application C. Lee-Yow

345159 Advanced Antenna Technologies for Satellite Communication Payloads S. Rao, M. Tang, C.-C. Hsu & J. Wang

359671 High Performance Communications and Tracking Multi-Beam Antennas E. Amyotte, Y. Demers, L. Martins-Camelo et al.

366988 Development Results of a Proto Flight Model of the Ka-band Active Phased Array Antenna for WINDS N. Kojima, M. Yajima et al.

Session OA23: Measurements for New Antennas Technologies & AMTA 357862 Designing Reverberation Chambers for Measurements of Small Antennas and Wireless Terminals: Accuracy, Frequency Resolution, Lowest Frequency of Operation, Loading and Shielding of Chamber P.-S. Kildal, C. Orlenius, J. Carlsson et al.

368102 New Pattern Correction Techniques for Submm-wave CATRs V. Viikari, J. Mallat, J. Ala-Laurinaho et al.

366672 Far Field Millimetric Band Antenna Test Facility: Positioning Procedure Using Phase Measurements L. Le Coq, G. Godi, B. Fuchs et al.

366224 Amplitude-only Measurement Technique on Strategic Near-Field Scanning Surfaces S. Costanzo & G. Di Massa

369401 Evaluation of Two Novel Non-Invasive Measurement Methods for Small Antennas R. Serrano, J. Romeu, S. Blanch & L. Jofre

306275 3D Antenna Measurement System – Low Gain Antenna Measurements and CTIA OTA Testing D.J. Gray

402498 Antenna Directivity Evaluation by Planar Spiral Scanning F. D'Agostino, F. Ferrara, C. Rizzo et al.

402532 A Note to Show How an Alternative Spherical Mode Normalization Simplifies the Relationship Between Transmitting and Receiving Characteristics D.W. Hess

402546 Practical Aspects of Spherical Near-Field Antenna Measurements Using a High-Order Probe T. Laitinen, S. Pivnenko, J.M. Nielsen & O. Breinbjerg

Session OA24: New Materials, Metamaterials, EBG Structures 383414 Metamaterial Antennas for Dual-Band and Dual-Mode Applications A. Lai, K.M.K.H. Leong & T. Itoh

386075 Characterization of a Volumetric Negative-Refractive-Index Transmission-Line (NRI-TL) Metamaterial for Incident Waves From Free-space A.K. Iyer & G.V. Eleftheriades

349441 Miniaturized Circular Patch Antenna with Metamaterial Loading F. Bilotti, A. Alù, N. Engheta & L. Vegni

348065 Investigations of Metamaterial-Based Ultra-Dense Antenna Arrays R.W. Ziolkowski & A. Erentok

363761 Microwave Devices with Enhanced Phase-Compensation Principle T. Mynttinen, M. Lapine, J. Säily et al.

359354 Adaptive Beam Steering Base Station Antenna: Performances Optimization of the Reconfigurable EBG Material P. Ratajczak, P. Brachat & J.-M. Fargeas

350532 Circularly Polarized Dual Band Ring Antenna Using Composite Right and Left Handed Metamaterial A. Yu, F. Yang & A. Elsherbeni

315026 Traveling Waves on Two- and Three-Dimensional Periodic Arrays of Lossless Magnetodielectric Spheres R.A. Shore & A.D. Yaghjian

Session OA25: Modular Software Tools for Antenna 362774 Goals and Structuring of the Antenna Software Initiative (ASI) within ACE G.A.E. Vandenbosch & R. Gillard

362763 Overview of the Software Integration Activities within ACE V. Volski, G. Vandenbosch, J. Yang et al.

363611 The ACE Activity on Standardized File Formats for Electromagnetic Software J.-P. Martinaud, P.E. Frandsen & G. Vandenbosch

346486 Combining the Characteristic Basis Function Method with Rooftops and Razor-Blade Testing Functions over NURBS Patches C. Delgado, F. Cátedra & R. Mittra

422339 Recent Developments in Parallelized Softwares Based on Iteration-Free Techniques for Solving Very Large Problems R. Mittra, W. Yu & A. Monorchio

386011 Overview of the Current State of Development of Antenna Modeling Methods in Ukraine and the Former Soviet Union A.I. Nosich, A.A. Kirilenko, L.A. Rud & V.I. Tkachenko

349816 Wideband Radiating Element for Mobile Handsets for a European Antenna Software Benchmarking in ACE network J.-M. Ribero, S. Collardey, D.L. Paul et al.

349898 Integration of UPC AntennaLab Block-LU Direct Solver in MoM Codes J.M. Rius, M. Mattes, A. Valero et al.

Session OA26: Small Antennas, Tag and RFID 347136 Some Novel Design for RFID Antennas and their Performance Enhancement with Metamaterials R. Mittra, M. Stupf, J.R. Mosig & J. Yeo

359549 Modal Analysis of a radiating Slotted PCB for Mobile Handsets M. Cabedo-Fabrés, A. Valero-Nogueira, E. Antonino-Daviu & M. Ferrando-Bataller

347527 Performance Evaluation of Periodically LC Loaded Small Patch Antennas M. Schüßler, C. Damm, J. Freese & R. Jakoby

362593 Enhanced Diversity Antennas for UMTS Handsets A. Diallo, C. Luxey, P. Le Thuc et al.

350802 Reverberation Chamber Evaluation of Multi-Antenna Handsets Having Low Mutual Coupling and High Efficiencies A. Diallo, M. Franzén, P.-S. Kildal et al.

347215 Optimal Partial Filling of Microstrip Antennas with Dielectric and Magnetic Substrates O. Luukkonen, P. Ikonen & S. Tretyakov

347532 Matching Shielded Loops for Cryptographic Analysis W. Aerts, E. De Mulder, B. Preneel et al.

350283 UWB Antenna Integration with a Pulse Generator on Chip A. Vorobyov, S. Bagga, Z. Irahhauten et al.

Session OA27: UWB Antennas 363739 Uwb Wearable Button Antenna B. Sans-Izquierdo, J.C. Batchelor & M. Sobhy

350197 A Novel CPS-Fed Balanced Wideband Dipole for Ultra-Wideband Applications K.C.L. Chan & Y. Huang

349869 Small Semi-Directional Antenna for UWB Terminal Applications R. D'Errico, H. Ghannoum, C. Robin & A. Sibille

348050 Longitudinally Tapered Coplanar Waveguide UWB Antenna S.R. Pennock & P.R. Shepherd

363720 An Improved Design of Orthogonal Half Disk UWB Antenna L. Guo, Z. Yang, J. Liang et al.

347764 A Printed Planar UWB Triangular Monopole Antenna on Rigid Ground Plane C.-C. Lin, H.-R. Chuang & Y.-C. Kan

347479 Wide Band Coplanar Waveguide-Fed Monopole Antenna J. Kim, S. Choi, W. Lee & Y. Jee

363959 Compact Dipole for Low Frequency Band UWB Applications F. Demeestere, C. Delaveaud, J. Keignart & S. Bories

355068 Fractal-Spiral Antenna for UWB Standard P. Labbé & D. Bateman

345472 Small UWB Antenna Using Triangular Elements on UWB Unit A. Kuramoto

Session OA28: Antenna Measurement 350534 Reduction of Multi-Path Effects in a Low Frequency Spherical Near-Field Test Facility M. Giles & S. Mishra

346074 A Dipole Antenna with Calculable Gain over the Frequency Range 20 MHz to 2.2 GHz M. Alexander, M. Salter & B. Loader

351496 Effective Antenna Characterization at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies and its Experimental Validation at 100 GHz A. Capozzoli, C. Curcio, G. D’Elia & A. Liseno

350508 RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders J.R. Guerrieri, M.H. Francis, L.E. Miller et al.

350052 A Vector Beam Measurement System for 211-275 GHz O. Nyström, M. Pantaleev, V. Vassilev et al.

377743 The Array Antenna of Element Apertures with Coupling Devices between Apertures T. Takano, T. Isono, T. Imura & D. Radenamad

348054 The Influence on Finite Measurement Accuracy on the SWE-to-PWE Antenna Diagnostics Technique C. Cappellin, O. Breinbjerg & A. Frandsen

Session OA29: Conformal Antennas 363737 Development of a Hemi-Spherical Wideband Antenna Array for Breast Cancer Imaging I.J. Craddock, R. Nilavalan, R. Benjamin et al.

363897 Closed-Form Green's Function Representations in Cylindrically Stratified Media for Method of Moments Applications S. Karan, V.B. Ertürk & A. Altintas

366766 Efficient UTD Representation for the Collective Radiation and Surface Fields Produced by Large Conformal Arrays on Convex Surfaces P. Janpugdee, R.J. Burkholder & P.H. Pathak

364013 Design and Development of a Spherical Array Antenna E. De Witte, L. Marantis, K.-F. Tong et al.

364829 Synthesis of a Large Conical Array R.F.E. Guy

345496 Design of a Triple Patch Antenna Element for Double Curved Conformal Antenna Arrays P. Knott

364432 Hybrid Spectral Domain – UTD Method Applied to Conformal Antennas Analysis M. Bosiljevac, P. Persson & Z. Sipus

Session OA30: New Materials, EBG, Active and Integrated Antennas 349976 Near-Zero Refractive Index Structures to Simplify the Feeding of Antenna Arrays F. Iñigo-Villacorta & D. Segovia-Vargas

348043 Bandwidth Analysis of Highly-Directive Planar Radiators Based on Partially-Reflecting Surfaces G. Lovat, P. Burghignoli, F. Capolino & D.R. Jackson

362038 Miniature Coplanar Waveguide and Microstrip Stop-Band Filters Using Spiral Resonators J. Nieto & R. Sauleau

306293 Realization of Perfectly Anisotropic Impedance Boundary I.V. Lindell, A.H. Sihvola & I. Hänninen

319880 Phase Control of Reflectarray Patches Using Liquid Crystal Substrate W. Hu, M.Y. Ismail, R. Cahill, S.P. Rea et al.

362663 Reconfigurable Reflectarray Element Characterization H. Rajagopalan & Y. Rahmat-Samii

349675 How Well Can a PEC-Backed Gyrotropic Layer Approximate the Ideal PEMC Boundary H. Wallén & A. Sihvola

PROPAGATION

Session OP1: MIMO Channel Characterization 363933 Measurements of MIMO Capacity at 1800 MHz with In- and Outdoor Transmitter Locations L. Garcia-Garcia, N. Jaldén, B. Lindmark et al.

346886 Outdoor to Indoor MIMO Radio Channel Measurements at 5.25 GHz – Characterization of Propagation Parameters M. Alatossava, V.-M. Holappa & J. Ylitalo

363842 MIMO Channel Characterization Through Ray Tracing Simulation E. Vitucci, V. Degli-Esposti & F. Fuschini

348075 Propagation Measurement in Indoor Environment for MIMO Systems Using Polarization Property H. Hirayama, A. Kurose, N. Kikuma & K. Sakakibara

346545 Testing MIMO Systems with Coupled Reverberations Chambers: A Wideband Channel Model O. Delangre, Ph. De Doncker, M. Lienard & P. Degauque

354953 Empirical Characteristics of Urban Macrocell Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Channel at 2.53 GHz A. Taparugssanagorn & J. Ylitalo

362688 MIMO Cube in Realistic Indoor Environment L. Nagy

363946 Near-Field Correction for Incoherent Source Location: Simulations and Measurements J. Mora-Cuevas & L. de Haro-Ariet

Session OP2: Novel Propagation Aspects 346753 PO/PTD Ray Tracing for Arbitrary Metallic and Dielectric Objects F. Weinmann

347413 Electromagnetic Transient Analysis of Radiation by Canonical Sources in Planarly Layered Media Using Leaky Modes A.B. Yakovlev & G.W. Hanson

347935 Geostatistical Interpolation for Mapping Radio-Electric Exposure Levels Y. Ould Isselmou, H. Wackernagel, W. Tabbara & J. Wiart

346539 Study of Depolarization in Urban Environments T. Tenoux & Y. Lostanlen

363823 Forward Propagation Above Sea at Grazing Angles: Improvements of Modelling by Parabolic Wave Equation V. Fabbro & C. Bourlier

349503 Simulation of the Effects of Different Urban Environments on GPS Location Errors Using Digital Elevation Models and Building Databases E. Costa & M. Lustosa

290554 Oceanic Propagation Measurements for Beyond Line-of-Sight Links at Q-Band J.R. Hampton, S.D. Jones, N.M. Merheb et al.

347792 Computation of Electromagnetic Radiation by Heavy Curved Interfaces Using Conformal Gaussian Beams J. Hillairet, S. Bolioli & J. Sokoloff

Session OP3: Special Propagation Experiments 361821 Wideband Sounder and Measurements in the 60 GHz Band S. Feeney & S. Salous

315451 UWB Through-Wall Propagation Measurements Z. Nemec, J. Mrkvica, V. Schejbal et al.

368108 Preliminary Characterisation of the Propagation Channel at 60 GHz for Static and Mobile Links D. Eden, A.S. Lockton & A.H.Y. Chan

350287 Out-of-Cell Channel Statistics at 5.2 GHz L. Thiele & V. Jungnickel

302619 Study of Wideband Propagation in Millemetric Band A. Vázquez Alejos, M. García Sánchez & I. Cuiñas

346426 Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) over Multi-Channel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) Frequency Band O.W. Ata

349578 Measuring and Modeling the Wideband Mobile Channel for Above the Sea Propagation Paths K. Maliatsos, P. Constantinou, P. Dallas & M. Ikonomou

363947 Millimeter-Wave Propagation Experiment in Madrid J.M. Riera, J.M. Mostaza, P. Garcia & A. Benarroch

350447 Outage Prediction of BFWA Services Caused by Rain Attenuation G. Szládek & J. Bitó

Session OP4: Impairment Mitigation Techniques for SatCom Systems 345353 A Statistical Approach to Generate Propagation Fade Time Series M. Caron

346780 Interference Mitigation Techniques for Single and Multi Antenna Receivers H. Saarnisaari, H. Puska & P. Lilja

362830 Space - Time Dynamic Channel Model for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access M. Cheffena, L.E. Bråten, T. Tjelta & T. Ekman

363887 Spatial Interference Cancellation Techniques for Mobile Satellite Systems M. Neri, M. Casadei, A. Vanelli-Coralli & G.E. Corazza

363877 Characterisation and Modelling of Time Diversity in 20-50 GHz Band V. Fabbro & L. Castanet

319271 A Study on Global Prediction Method for Site Diversity Improvement Using Thunderstorm Ratio as a Regional Climatic Parameter C. Ito, T. Ishikawa & Y. Hosoya

315487 Time Diversity as a Rain Attenuation Countermeasure in Satellite Links in the 10-100 GHz Frequency Bands E. Matricciani

345128 The Two-Sample Model: Short-Term Prediction of Rain Attenuation M. van de Kamp

Oral session OP5: Propagation for Radar and Navigation systems 344659 Experimental Study and Modeling of HF Radio Wave Propagation in the Course of Substorm Event D.V. Blagoveshchensky, T.D. Borisova & J.W. MacDougall

345776 Ionospheric Clutter Cancellation and Wavelet Analysis F. Jangal, S. Saillant & M. Hélier

362239 Investigation of Signal Correlation for Spaced and Co-located Antennas on Multipath HF links and Implications for the Design of SIMO and MIMO Systems H.J. Strangeways

315290 Novel Digital Broadcast / Communication Systems and Groundwave Propagation Prediction Requirements L. Sevgi

347955 Radar Coverage Prediction over Ocean: Duct Mapping Using Least Squares Support Vector Machines R. Douvenot, V. Fabbro, C. Bourlier & J. Saillard

360166 Effect of Scintillations on the Correlation of Different Frequency L-band Satellite Navigation Signals on the Same Transionospheric Link V.E. Gherm, N.N. Zernov & H.J. Strangeways

349748 Effects of Objects with Moving Parts like Wind Turbines on Maritime RF Safety and Navigation Systems D. Trappeniers, E. Van Lil & A. Van de Capelle

Session OP6: Precipitation and its Effect on Propagation 349862 Potentiality of the SC EXCELL Model in the Prediction of Rain Attenuation C. Capsoni, L. Lorenzo, A. Paraboni & C. Riva

345937 Cellular Automata for Predicting Three-State Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Field Dynamics A. Núñez, V. Pastoriza, U.-C. Fiebig et al.

347987 Spatial Structure of Rain in the Amazon Region J.L. Cerqueira, M.S. Assis & L.A.R. da Silva Mello

313427 Performance of the Synthetic Storm Technique in a Low Elevation 5° Slant Path at 44.5 GHz in the French Pyrénées E. Matricciani, C. Riva & L. Castanet

350422 Analysis of Rain Cell Size Distribution for Application in Site Diversity S. Begum, C. Nagaraja & I. Otung

362826 Modelling Microwave Scattering by Solid Precipitation Particles F. Teschl, W.L. Randeu & M. Schönhuber

349770 Second Order Statistics of Rain Attenuation Time Series Generated with N-State Markov Chain Model B. Héder & J. Bitó

350086 Joint Modeling of Fade and Interfade Duration on Radio Connections Applying Markov Chain L. Csurgai-Horváth & J. Bitó

346747 Dynamic Calibration of Tipping-Bucket Raingauges and Rainfall Intensity Data Processing V. Kvicera & M. Grabner

349821 Fractal Modelling of Rain Fields: From Event-On-Demand to Annual Statistics S.A. Callaghan

Session OP7: Ultrawideband Propagation Modelling 347228 Frequency Dependence of Correlation Coefficients in Ultra Wideband Antenna Arrays C. Sturm, W. Sörgel, C. Kuhnert & W. Wiesbeck

356689 A Deterministic Indoor UWB Space-Variant Multipath Radio Channel Modelling Compared to Measurements on Basic Configurations Y. Lostanlen, G. Gougeon, S. Bories & A. Sibille

361632 Ultra Wideband Indoor Propagation Channel: Measurements, Analysis and Modeling Z. Irahhauten, A. Yarovoy, G.J.M. Janssen et al.

312286 Numerical Simulation of UWB Radar Propagation Effects V. Schejbal, Z. Nemec, D. Cermak & P. Bezousek

345933 Measurement of Local Environmental Effects in UWB Channels M.D. Vural, M. Yildiz & A. Kara

347167 Multihop Channel Model in UWB Ad Hoc Networks at 60 GHz A. Bendjaballah, L. Clavier, N. Rolland et al.

357468 Ultra Wideband Tracking for Sports and Entertainment S.R. Pennock, P.R. Shepherd, G. Trewartha & A.N. Bramley

Session OP8: Spatial Properties of the Troposphere in Propagation Modelling 361839 Statistics on Low-Lying Liquid and Liquid-Dominant Mixed-Phase Clouds over Ottawa P. Bouchard & D.V. Rogers

361389 Assessment of Performance of a Ka-Band Broadcasting Reconfigurable Satellite Antenna with Adaptive Mitigation for Atmospheric Attenuation A. Paraboni, P. Gabellini, A. Martellucci et al.

347272 Some Observations Oon the Spatial and Temporal Scaling Properties of Rain R.J. Watson & D.D. Hodges

357386 Spatial Properties of Cloud Cover and Rainfall Rate based on Data from Spanish Sites A. Benarroch, P. Garcia del Pino & J.M. Riera

350264 Cloud Liquid Models for Propagation Studies: Evaluation and Refinements V. Mattioli, P. Basili, S. Bonafoni et al.

363974 Modeling of Effective Rainfall Rate Based on Attenuation Measurements in Converging Terrestrial Links L.A.R. da Silva Mello, M.S. Pontes, R.S.L. de Souza & E. Couto de Miranda

371375 Drop Shape and Size Distributions in Rain from 2-D Video Disdrometer and Propagation Calculations at 20 GHz M. Thurai, M. Schönhuber & V.N. Bringi

Session OP9: Channel Characterisation for Urban and Indoor Environments 347220 Verification of 3D Ray Tracing with Measurements in Urban Macrocellular Environments T. Fügen, M. Porebska, S. Knörzer et al.

348073 Measurements and Channel Modeling for Short Range Indoor UHF Applications L.W. Mayer, M. Wrulich & S. Caban

346425 Adaptive Channel Characterization for Wireless Sensor Network Performance B. Shehzad & M. Ndoh

348032 Simulations and Measurement of the Satellite to Indoor Propagation Channel at L- and S-Band R. Hoppe, T. Hager, T. Heyn et al.

346243 Influence of Humidity Contained in Building Material on Wedge Diffraction P. Valtr, J. Kucera, H. Bartik & P. Pechac

354167 The Shower Curtain Effect in Time-Reversal Wireless Communications P. Kyritsi & G. Papanicolaou

347923 Percolation-Based Approaches for Ray-Optical Propagation in Inhomogeneous Random Distributions of Discrete Scatterers A. Martini, M. Franceschetti & A. Massa

346339 A Dynamic Way of Simplifying Objects by Homogenization for Electromagnetic Field Prediction in Urban Environment G. Dauron, E. Richalot, M.F. Wong et al.

349776 Verifying 3G License Requirements when Every dB is Worth a Billion C. Beckman, L. Eklund, B. Karlsson et al.

Session OP10: MIMO Propagation Modelling 345514 Low-Complexity Geometry Based MIMO Channel Emulation F. Kaltenberger, G. Steinböck, G. Humer & T. Zemen

347236 Estimated Capacities for a Multiple Input Multiple Output System Based on Outdoor to Indoor Measurements E. Yépez, D. Falconer & R. Bultitude

347457 Statistical Distribution of Eigenvalues in MIMO Channels T. Taniguchi, S. Sha & Y. Karasawa

350174 Modeling Antenna Coupling and Correlation in Rapidly Fading MIMO Channels J.W. Wallace & M.A. Jensen

349788 Performance Analysis of Various MIMO Schemes by using Measured MIMO Propagation Data in Residential Home Environment K. Sakaguchi, G.K. Tran, N.D. Dao et al.

349884 The Interdependence of Cluster Parameters in MIMO Channel Modeling N. Czink, E. Bonek, L. Hentilä et al.

347491 A Twin-Cluster MIMO Channel Model H. Hofstetter, A.F. Molisch & N. Czink

Session OP11: Terrain and Building Diffraction 345756 Deterministic Propagation Prediction Method Developed by the European Broadcasting Union R. Grosskopf

349467 Digital Elevation Data and their Use for Improved Broadcast Coverage and Frequency Utilization M.A.N. da Silva, E. Costa & M. Liniger

350232 Time Variation Characteristics of Wireless Broadband Channel in Urban Area H. Suzuki, C.D. Wilson & K. Ziri-Castro

346955 Analysis of Over-Rooftop Multiple-Building Diffraction in Urban Areas with Shadowing Caused by Terrain Effects L. Juan-Llácer, J.-V. Rodríguez & J.-M. Molina-García-Pardo

347670 Analysis of the Dominant Propagation Mechanisms for Radio Coverage and Interference Prediction in Urban Scenarios at 2.4, 5.8 & 28.0 GHz N.J. Thomas, M.J. Willis & K.H. Craig

362778 Indoor Coverage Maps over Large Urban Areas: An Enhanced Ray-Tracing Method Y. Lostanlen & Y. Corre

347552 A 3D Formulation of MR-FDPF for Simulating Indoor Radio Propagation G. de la Roche & J.-M. Gorce

349835 Combined Urban and Indoor Network Planning Using the Dominant Path Propagation Model R. Wahl & G. Wölfle

Session OP12: Slant Path Propagation Measurements and Models 347194 A Fundamental Differential Equation that Links Rain Attenuation to the Rain Rate Measured at one Point, and its Applications to Slant Paths E. Matricciani

350176 Experimental Assessment of Atmospheric Depolarization at Ka and V Band Based on OLYMPUS and ITALSAT Propagation Campaigns A. Paraboni, C. Oestges & A. Martellucci

349413 Earth-Satellite Ice Depolarization Revisited: New Data A. Rocha & R. Teixeira

347275 Initial Comparisons of Forecast Attenuation and Beacon Measurements at 20 and 40 GHz D.D. Hodges & R.J. Watson

314577 EHF Propagation Experiment with Syracuse 3 satellite T. Marsault, J.D. Hermant, F. Bouyer et al.

345231 Outage Prediction and Error Performance for Dual Polarized Fixed Satellite Systems Using Weibull Distribution A.D. Panagopoulos, A. Lazaropoulos & P.G. Cottis

359487 Prediction of Scintillation Cumulative Statistics Using Classical and High Resolution Radiosoundings D. Vanhoenacker-Janvier, C. Oestges & A. Martellucci

361602 Dynamic Characteristics of Fading on a 50 GHz Slant Path P. García del Pino, J.M. Riera & A. Benarroch

Poster Session PA1: Antenna Theory and Modelling 347949 Scattering Center Analysis of a Dielectric Coated Cone H.E. Abd-El-Raouf & R. Mittra

307757 Integral Equation Algorithms for Equivalent Currents Distribution Retrieval over Arbitrary Three-Dimensional Surfaces

Y. Alvarez, F. Las-Heras & M.R. Pino

348069 Simulation and Design of Wide-Band Patch Antennas for Wireless Technology M. Aminah, N. Saman & H. AbdEl-Raouf

349642 Improvement of the Process of Installing Antennas on Aircraft by Domain Decomposition Methods A. Barka & J. Lemorton

347633

F. Bellamine

347629 Un Algorithme pour l’Excitation d’un Milieu Diélectrique Infini par une Onde Plane en Incidence Non-Perpendiculaire avec la Méthode TLM C. Blanchard, J.A. Portí, J.A. Morente & A. Salinas

347039 Influence of the Junction of Perfectly Conducting and Impedance Parallel Plate Semi-Infinite Waveguides to the Dominant Mode Propagation

A. Büyükaksoy, I. Hakkı Tayyar & G. Uzgören

349680 Using Fictitious Domain Method with a Time Domain Discontinuous Galerkin Formulation. Application to Antenna Modelisation

A. Bouquet, C. Dedeban & S. Piperno

363762 Accurate Modeling of Frequency Selective Surfaces Illuminated by a Non-Uniform Incident Field M. Bozzi, M. Formaggi, M. Pasian & L. Perregrini

384711 Analysis and Design of Field Patterns of Multidimensional Structures A.M.E.S. Casimiro & F.B. Emídio

347384 Combination of Multipole and Macro Basis Function Approaches for the Analysis of Finite Arrays with Dielectric Elements C. Craeye & T. Gilles

349404 A General Treatment for the Electromagnetic Modeling of Composite Structures with the Method of Moments

C. Craeye, M. Piette & T. Gilles

347983 Efficient Green’s Function Factorization for the Analysis of Large Patch Antennas on Multilayered Media with the SM/AIM Method

F. De Vita, I. Stevanovíc, A. Freni & J.R. Mosig

363896 Comparing Two Methods to Solve the Layered Sphere Problem, Application to Electromagnetic Induction Sensors

P. Druyts, C. Craeye & M. Acheroy

319008 On the Modeling of Thin Sheets and Coatings in the Time-Domain Finite-Element Method F. Edelvik & E. Abenius

Analysis of Semi-Anechoic Chambers Using the Frequency Dependent Transmission Line Modeling

Posters - Antennas

349439 An Approximate Method for Analysis of Azimuthally Magnetized Circular Ferrite Waveguide Phase

Shifter G.N. Georgiev & M.N. Georgieva–Grosse

348016 Combining GTD with MoM in Analysing the Scattering from the LICEF Antennas on the SMOS Satellite

F. Jensen & K. Pontoppidan

361998 Analysis of Wires Inside a Reverberation Chamber Using the Method of Moments Combined with Spectral Domain Techniques and Asymptotic Extraction

K. Karlsson, J. Carlsson & P.-S. Kildal

362520 Simulation of Radiation Pattern of a Large MM Wave Radio Telescope with Offset Feed V B. Khaikin & M.K. Lebedev

358164 Numerical Analysis of Antenna Fields Using Multipole Expansions L. Klinkenbusch & J. Adam

339845 Maximum Accessible Gain of an Antenna B.L. Kogan

344652 Application of Faraday's Vectors in Antenna Theory B.L. Kogan

363786 Use of the FDTD for the Periodic Analysis of a 2-D Leaky-Wave Planar Antenna P. Kosmas, A.P. Feresidis & G. Goussetis

347965 Transient Analysis of Microwave Antennas by Method of Moments: Feeding Ports and Efficiency of MOT and MOO Methods

J. Lacik, Z. Raida & Z. Lukes

360490 Numerical Analysis of VLF Antennas Using an Arbitrarily-Oriented-Thin-Wire TLM Node B. Larbi, J.-L. Dubard & C. Pichot

359398 Synthetic Function Expansion with Multi-Grid Approach V.A. Laza, L. Matekovits & G. Vecchi

362116 Relevance of the Resonances of Green’s Functions when Solving Shielded Cavity-Based Structures with an MPIE Strategy

S. López-Peña, M. Mattes & J.R. Mosig

358796 CBMOM — An Highly Scalable MoM Approach for Electrically Large Multiscale EM Radiation and Scattering Problems

E. Lucente, A. Monorchio & Raj Mittra

346832 A Combined Electromagnetic and Microwave Antenna System Simulator for Radio Astronomy R. Maaskant & B. Yang

346271 CAD of Axisymmetric Antennas Through Finite Element and Global Optimiser J. Monge, J.M. Gil & J. Zapata

350219 Wiener-Hopf Analysis of the Electromagnetic Behavior of a Finite Thin Slot Antenna Loaded by a Dielectric Stratified Structure

D. Monopoli & R.E. Zich

347696 Accurate 2-D Design of Parabola-Cone Antenna of Quasioptical Size A.A. Nosich & Y.V. Gandel

346118 Efficient Analysis of Cavity Backed Antennas F. Nunez, I. Stevanovic, J.R. Mosig & A.K. Skrivervik

346779 Multiresolution FDTD with Switchable Grid R. Pascaud, R. Gillard, R. Loison et al.

291657 Efficient Method for RCS Computation of Long and Complex Dielectric Objects S. Perez, M. Fares & B. Souny

350298 Two Layers Dielectric Cylinder in Homogeneous Field M.T. Perić, Z.Ž. Cvetković & S.R. Aleksić

349840 Models of Multilayer Antenna Radomes with Anisotropic Materials V.N. Peshlov, P.I. Dankov & B. Hadjistamov

360794 Resolution of Maxwell's Equations in a Non-Staggered Grid Model P. Pinho, S.M. Gome, P.J. Ferreira et al.

348078 Incremental Theory of Diffraction for Complex Source Illumination A. Polemi, M. Albani, G. Carluccio et al.

349931 Evaluation of Stationary Block Iterative Techniques for the Solution of Finite Arrays Using the FE-BI Method and Domain Decomposition

A.C. Polycarpou

289632 A Full Numerical Method for Propagation Modelling E.A. Rachid

362128 Vertical Dipole Antenna Above a Lossy Half-Space: Efficient and Accurate Two-Image Approximation for the Sommerfeld's Integral

M.P. Rančić & P.D. Rančić

349929 New and More Efficient Formulation of MLMDA for Arbitrary 3D Antennas and Scatterers J.M. Rius, A. Heldring, J.M. Tamayo & J. Parrón

351032 Full-Wave Analysis of the GALILEO System Navigation Antenna by Means of the Generalized Scattering Matrix of a Finite Array

J. Rubio, M.A. González, J. Zapata et al.

339778 New Capabilities of Semi-Analytic Field Solvers: From Diffraction on Solitary Particles to Modeling of Metamaterials

A.M. Serebrennikov

349453 Possible Applications of Perfect Electromagnetic Conductor (PEMC) Media A. Sihvola & I.V. Lindell

347934 Solution of Time Domain Maxwell Equations in Lossy Media Using the One-Step Method J. Silly-Carette, D. Lautru, M.F Wong et al.

349476 An Integral Equation Method Dealing with Surface Waves on Large Finite Periodic Structures D. Sjöberg

347544 An Algorithm Based on the Hybrid Galerkin Method for Analysis of Arrays of Circular Waveguides with Protruding Dielectric Rods

S.P. Skobelev

349442 Modelling of Microwave Antennas for Digital Systems M.I. Sobhy, B. Sanz-Izquierdo & J.C. Batchelor

345145 Numerical Analysis of Characteristic Modes on the Chassis of Mobile Phones C. Tamgue Famdie, W.L. Schroeder & K. Solbach

346194 Time-Domain Analysis of Open Resonators and Resonance Antennas L.G. Velychko, Y.K. Sirenko & O.S. Velychko

313679 Analytical Solution to the Diffraction on a Slot I.L. Verbitskii

345619 A Method of Auxiliary Sources Approach for Modelling the Impact of Ground Planes on Antenna Radiation

N. Vesterdal Larsen & O. Breinbjerg

363945 A New 2D Fast Physical Optics Method F. Vico, M. Ferrando, A. Valero & M. Baquero

361309 Spectral Filtering for Space-Domain Analysis of Periodic Structures F. Vipiana, A. Polemi, G. Vecchi & S. Maci

349667 Analysis of Planar Multi-Layered Structures Using the Combination of MoM Codes and Multi-Resolution Functions

V. Volski, F. Vipiana, P. Pirinoli et al.

339991 Efficient Calculation of Green’s Functions for Periodic Arrays Using a New Asymptotic Extraction Technique

V. Volski, Y. Schols & G.A.E. Vandenbosch

350025 Parametric Study of Coaxial Radiating Cables J. Vrba & P. Pechac

359829 Full Wave MoM Analysis & Tricks for EM Interactions Inside a Rectangular Cavity (Part 1: Green’s Functions & the Out-of-Singularity Zone) J.P. Estienne

Poster Session PA2: UWB, Mobile Communication Antennas, Printed Element, Planar and Conformal Array

358649 Design of a New Broadband EMC Double Ridged Guide Horn Antenna M. Abbas-Azimi, F. Arazm & J. Rashed-Mohassel

364003 Tapered-CPW Fed Printed Triangular Monopole Antenna M.P. Abegaonkar, Y. Chhikara, A. Basu & S.K. Koul

349877 An Eigencurrent Approach for the Analysis of Leaky Coaxial Cables G. Addamo, D. Bekers, A.G. Tijhuis et al.

350513 Arbitrary Pattern Synthesis Through the Concept of Best Approximation in Hilbert Spaces A. Aghasi, A. Ghorbani & J.R. Mohassel

349963 Slot Array Fed by an Oversized TEM Waveguide E. Alfonso, A.-V. Nogueira, J.I. Herranz & V.-M. Rodrigo-Peñarrocha

350208 Two-Step Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna G. Almpanis, C. Fumeaux & R. Vahldieck

363914 A Compact Dual-Band Antenna for WLAN Applications M. Alunno Corbucci, R. Vincenti Gatti, L. Marcaccioli & R. Sorrentino

361672 A Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Ka Printed Array E. Arnieri, L. Boccia, G. Amendola & G. Di Massa

349430 Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Switchable Band-Notched Behaviour E. Antonino-Daviu, M. Ferrando-Bataller, M. Cabedo-Fabres & C.A. Suarez-Fajardo

350068 Small Internal Antennas for Indoor UMTS Base Station with WLAN Access Point A. Arkko & J. Ollikainen

350278 A Dual Linear Polarization Patch Antenna for Base Station Arrays M. Barba

361464 A Novel Low Cost and Easy to Fabricate Single Fed Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna L. Bernard

349832 Low Profile UWB Monopole Antenna Having a Sharp Band Notch Function R. Bourtoutian, C. Delaveaud & S. Toutain

363919 Processing Band-Limited Antenna Measurements to Reconstruct Antenna Impulse Response on Example of Resistively Loaded Vivaldi Antenna

A. Butrym, S. Pivnenko & N. Kolchigin

362009 Transient Response Optimization of Ultra Wideband Antennas (Using Particle Swarm Optimization) P. Černý, M. Mazánek, P. Piksa et al.

347195 Aperture Coupled, Differentially Fed Planar Inverted F Antenna K.M. Chan, E. Lee, T.Y. Lee et al.

348096 Non Uniformly Curved Conformal Wideband Array F. Chauvet, R. Guinvarc'h & M. Hélier

347271 Metallic EBG A ntenna with Omnidirectional Pattern in the Azimuth for Base Station Applications H. Chreim, E. Pointereau, P. Dufrane & B. Jecko

362262 Technology Concepts for Sector Antennas Used in Point-to-Multipoint Access Systems J. Christ, M. Munk, H. Tell & U. Oehler

363798 Scanning Characteristics of a Linear Array of Laminated Waveguides M. Clénet, D. Lee, G.A. Morin & Y.M.M. Antar

352117 An Enhanced Method to Extrapolate in 3D Antenna Radiation Patterns in the Context of the Radio Network Planning

Y. Corre & Y. Lostanlen

363955 Design of a New Broadband Dielectric Resonator Antenna Y. Coulibaly, T.A. Denidni, H. Boutayeb & L. Talbi

346956 Optimization of Resonant-Cavity Antenna A.R. Djordjević & A.G. Zajić

349810 Monopulse Scanning Beam Planar Array for Signal Identification System C. Domínguez-Grano De Oro, J.L. Masa-Campos & M. Sierra-Pérez

347561 Compact EBG Antenna O. Folayan & R. Langley

357196 Experimental and TLM Characterization of Antennas for UWB Telecommunications N. Fortino, J-L. Dubard, J-Y. Dauvignac et al.

347754 Low Profile Mobile Scanning Phased Array Antenna System for DBS Reception M. Gatchev, E. Totomanov, V. Boyanov et al.

347237 An Investigation of a Compact UWB Antenna by Measurement and FDTD Simulation D.R. Gibbins, A. Yamsiri, I.J. Craddock et al.

349986 Lumped High-Low Pass Balun for Ultra Wide Band Printed Balanced Antennas V. González-Posadas, D.Castro-Galán, J.L: Jiménez-Martín et al.

347342 In Search of Ultra Wideband Performance of the Monopole-Dielectric Resonator Antenna D. Guha, Y.M.M. Antar, A. Ittipiboon et al.

347660 Flexible Antennas for GPS Reception J. Heikkinen, T. Laine-Ma, A. Ruhanen & M. Kivikoski

349796 New Topologies of Radial-Line Slot-Dipole Array Antennas J.I. Herranz-Herruzo, A. Valero-Nogueira, E. Alfonso-Alós, D. Sanchez-Escuderos

347851 Dipole Multireflector Antennas I. Hertl, Z. Raida & L. Oliva

347465 Optimum Design of Bow-Tie Antennas Suitable for Broadband Antenna Array T. Hori & M. Fujimoto

350027 Microstrip Patch Antenna with Compact Feed to Reduce Harmonics L. Inclán-Sánchez, J.L. Vázquez-Roy & E. Rajo-Iglesias

302147 GSM + UMTS Penta - Band Folded Dipole Antenna for Mobile Phone K. Ishimiya, Z. Ying & J.-I. Takada

382208 Gain Enhancement Methods for Microstrip Patch Antennas M. Kamaszuk

346718 Wearable Antennas for FM Reception T. Kellomaki, J. Heikkinen & M. Kivikoski

349603 Relationship Between Vertical Beam Shaping and Downlink Capacity for W-CDMA Base Station Antenna

Y. Kimura, Y. Ebine & T. Imai

353574 High Performance Microstrip Antenna with Optimized Shape on Printed Circuit Substrate Material N. Koch

385765 Miniaturization of Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless Applications by Use of Multilayered Electromagnetic Band Gap Substrate

E.G. Korkontzila, D.B. Papafilippou & D.P. Chrissoulidis

349445 Dual Frequency Microstrip Patch Antenna, Reduced in Size by Use of Triangularly Arranged Peripheral Slits

E.G. Korkontzila, P.C.Liakou & D.P.Chrissoulidis

339910 Single-Layer Single-Feed Multi-Band Antennas for ITS Applications S. Kumagai, Y. Kazama & T. Shiokawa

346324 Experimental Investigation of the Mutual Coupling Reduction by Means of Cavity Enclosure of Patch Antennas

I.E. Lager & M. Simeoni

349590 Wideband Patch Antenna Fed by Wide Meandering Strip H.W. Lai & K. M. Luk

366721 Small and Ultra Wide Band Antennas: A New Challenge for Characterisation L. Le Coq, C. Marchais, P. Besnier et al.

350194 A Stepwise and Effective Procedure for Impedance Matching of Slot-Fed Planar Antennas. Application to the Design of Wide Band Printed Antennas and Reconfigurable EBG Resonator Antennas

L. Le Coq, O. Roncière, R. Sauleau & K. Mahdjoubi

347759 Automotive Antenna Performance and Simulation L. Low, R. Langley, R. Breden & P. Callaghan

350143 Towards the Design of a Low-Cost Wideband Demonstrator Tile for SKA R. Maaskant, M. Popova & R. van den Brink

347549 Band-Notched UWB Stripline Slot Antenna C. Marchais, G. Le Ray & A. Sharaiha

346254 Ultra Wide-Band Optimized Profile Monopole Antenna J. Martinez-Fernandez, J.M. Gil & J. Zapata

349902 Genetic Algorithm Optimization for Multiband Patch Antenna Design K. Michael & A.A. Kucharski

346186 Cost/Performance Optimized IEEE802.11a/B/G Front End with Integrated Antenna Diversity P. Minard, P. Chambelin & A. Louzir

345610 About New Trends in Development of Microstrip Antennas Based on Sectioned Structures B.A. Mishoostin, V.G. Slyozkin & M.S. Sinkovsky

290317 Design of Dual-Band, Switched-Beam Dipole Arrays S.A. Mitilineos, S.C.A. Thomopoulos & C.N. Capsalis

363564 A PIFA – Parasitic Optimization Utilizing the Genetic Algorithms Technique S.C. Panagiotou, N.K. Kouveliotis, T.D. Dimousios et al.

350054 Modelisation of Wide Band Antennas for Global Simulation of Transmission Systems I. Pelé, A. Chousseaud & S. Toutain

347772 Antenna over Ground Plane for Wide Band Communications P. Plaivech & R. Langley

297691 Antenna Diversity Evaluation for Mobile Terminals V. Plicanic, Z. Ying, T. Bolin et al.

349670 Base Station Antenna Synthesis for High Sites CDMA Networks J. Pontes, M. Porebska, T. Fugen & W. Wiesbeck

350206 Mutual Coupling Reduction for Patch Antenna Array S. Ranvier, C. Luxey, R. Staraj et al.

289287 A Dual-Band Printed Dipole Antenna for IMT-2000 and 5-GHz WLAN Wireless Applications H. Rmili, J.M. Floc’h, P. Besnier & M. Drissi

299360 Study of an Electrochemically-Deposited 3D-Fractal Tree Monopole Antenna H. Rmili, O. Mrabet, J.-M. Floc’h & J.-L. Miane

362332 A Compact Corporate Probe Fed Antenna Array M. Secmen, S. Demir, L. Alatan et al.

363810 Application of Vilenkin's Addition Theorem in the Analysis of Spherical Antennas and Periodic Structures Z. Sipus & S. Skokic

295403 Geometric Parameters Analysing of Unequidistant Antenna Array with Unequal Amplitude Distribution on its Working Frequencies

S.I. Starchenko

346344 Antenna Mutual Coupling Effects on Correlation, Efficiency and Shannon Capacity A. Stjernman

305567 Applying Textile Materials for the Design of Antennas for Wireless Body Area Networks A. Tronquo, H. Rogier, C. Hertleer & L. Van Langenhove

350125 Investigation of Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna Coupled by Microstrip Feed Line on Different Substrates and Offset Distances

S. Theng Low & Z. Wu

349499 Hybrid Phased Array Antenna for Mobile Ku-Band DVB-S Services F. Tiezzi & S. Vaccaro

349769 A Directive Ultra Wideband Sinuous Slot Antenna M. Vahdani & X. Begaud

358678 Wideband Polarization-Agile Planar Microstrip Patch Array Antenna A. Vallecchi

358596 Small Printed Antenna for UWB Applications K. Yekeh Yazdandoost & R. Kohno

306710 Analysis of Antenna Arrays with Finite Frequency Selective Surfaces N. Yuan, X.C. Nie, Y.B. Gan & T.S. Yeo

Poster Session PA3: Diffraction, RCS, Diffraction Inverse, Optimisation, Synthesis

363908 Convex Hull Detection of a Scattering System in an Inhomogeneous Background A. Capozzoli, G. D'Elia & P. Vinetti

363886 Fuzzy-Logic Reasoning for Estimating the Reliability of Noisy Data in Inverse Scattering Problems A. Casagranda, D. Franceschini, M. Benedetti & A. Massa

363889 The Multi-Frequency Diagonalized Contrast Source Method for Electromagnetic Inversion A. Casagranda, D. Franceschini, A. Massa et al.

348079 Microwave Tomography of Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Study I. Catapano, L. Crocco, M. D’Urso et al.

350252 Resonances of Complex Shape Scattering Objects: Modelling by Resonant Circuits J. Chauveau, N. de Beaucoudrey & J. Saillard

350061 Fast and Accurate Modelling of Large Plane Array Antenna R. Chiniard, A. Barka & O. Pascal

359400 Microwave Links Used as Electromagnetic Raingauges: A Real Time Pilot Experiment in Italy M. D'Amico, G. Mannucci & M. Pinotti

354035 3D Inverse Scattering by Level Set with Zero Capacity Connecting Set. Wave Guide Optimization by “Zone”

P. Dubois, C. Dedeban & J.-P. Zolsio

350403 Circular Arrays of Log-Periodic Antennas for Broadband Applications Ö. Ergül & L. Gürel

347316 An Iterative Procedure for Combining the Advantages of a Multi-Frequency and Multi-Resolution Inversion Algorithm

D. Franceschini, M. Donelli, E. Tamanini & A. Massa

363894 Electromagnetic Inversion of Amplitude-Only Data Through a Two-Step Strategy G. Franceschini, D. Franceschini, M. Donelli et al.

349524 Fuzzy Genetic Algorithms for the Synthesis of Unequally Spaced Microstrip Antennas Arrays B. Kadri & F.T. Bendimered

314368 A Robust and Fast Imaging Algorithm without Derivative Operations for UWB Pulse Radars S. Kidera, T. Sakamoto & T. Sato

350177 Meta-PSO in Array Optimization Problems M. Mussetta, S. Selleri, P. Pirinoli et al.

345835 Radar Cross Section of some Simple and Collected Targets to be Used for Classification I. Nicolaescu & M. Cernat

361196 On the Simulation of RCS from Trees and Forests Above Real Finite Ground D.I. Olcan & B.M. Kolundzija

349941 An Approximation for Bistatic Scattering Matrix of a Target Above a Ground Plane A. Osipov & E. Kemptner

345635 Scattering and Absorption of Electromagnetic Waves in Inhomogeneous Bodies B. Panchenko, E. Glotov & M. Gizatullin

346982 Optimization of Antennas Using a Hybrid Genetic-Algorithm Space-Mapping Algorithm M.F. Pantoja, A.R. Bretones, P. Meinckeo et al.

349939 Synthesis of Linear Arrays Using Particle Swarm Optimisation J.R. Pérez López & J. Basterrechea Verdeja

360642 Application of Ant Colony Optimization Based Algorithm to Solve Different Electromagnetic Problems Ó. Quevedo-Teruel & E. Rajo-Iglesias

349424 Time-Domain Multi-Objective Optimization of Antennas Z. Raida, I. Hertl, P. Šmíd et al.

290160 Arbitrary Footprint Patterns Obtained by Circular Apertures J.A. Rodriguez, A. Trastoy, F. Ares & E. Moreno

292386 Beam Reconfiguration of Linear Antenna Arrays by Using Parasitic Elements and Genetic Algorithms J.A. Rodriguez, G. Franceschetti & F. Ares

350107 Including Antenna Models in Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening T. Rubæk & P. Meincke

306687 An Edge-Preserving Stabilization for a Fast 3-D Imaging Algorithm with a UWB Pulse Radar T. Sakamoto, S. Kidera, T.Sato & S. Sugino

347734 Currents Reconstruction with High Resolution Using the FFT Iterative Method and Spectrum Replies D. Sánchez-Escuderos, M. Baquero-Escudero, E.Alfonso-Alós & F. Vico-Bondía

346468 Retrodirective Surfaces with Loaded Dihedral Corner Reflectors A.G. Schuchinsky & V.F. Fusco

363771 A Novel Method for Electromagnetic Target Classification Using the Music Algorithm: Applied to Small-Scale Aircraft Targets

M. Secmen & G. Turhan-Sayan

347859 Enhanced Neural Modeling of Planar Antennas and Filters P. Šmíd, Z. Raida & J. Horák

349892 Acceleration of Total Field’s Reconstruction for Visualization of Scatterer Surface V. Tabatadze, D. Kakulia, A. Bijamov Jr et al.

347893 Modeling a Millimeter Wave Imaging System with a 2.5D BiCGS-FFT Volume Integral Equation Technique

S. Van den Bulcke, A. Franchois, L. Zhang & J. Stiens

350000 High Electromagnetic Field Measurement by Using Target Diffraction S. Vauchamp, J-C. Diot, M. Lalande et al.

Poster Session PA4: EBG Structures Metamaterial FSS Reflectarray

363900 Artificial Magnetic Substrate: Application on Size Reduction Patch Antenna W. Abdouni, D. Seetharamdoo & A.-C. Tarot

376545 Design of a Reflectarray with Three Shaped Beams Using the Near-Field Radiated by the Feeds M. Arrebola, J.A. Encinar, Y. Álvarez et al.

348063 Near-Field Distribution, Directivity and Differential Scattering Cross Section for a Line Source-Excited Metamaterial-Coated Electrically Small Cylinder

S. Arslanagić, R.W. Ziolkowski & O. Breinbjerg

344927 Design of Planar Antennas for Galileo Using EBG-Structures R. Baggen, M. Martínez-Vázquez, J. Leiß & S. Holzwarth

349921 Investigation on Annular-Ring Patch Antenna with EBG Structure X.L. Bao, G. Ruvio & M.J. Ammann

350309 Suitable Planar Transmit-Arrays in X-Band M. Barba, E. Carrasco & J.A. Encinar

363615 Reconfigurable Reflectarray Using RF MEMS Technology O. Bayraktar, K. Topalli, M. Unlu et al.

347863 FSS-EBG Antenna with Improved Directivity Bandwidth F. Bichelot & R. Loison

362856 Characterization of Metamaterial Slabs in Terms of Scattering Parameters Under Oblique Plane Wave Incidence

F. Bongard, I. Stevanovic, O.J.F. Martin & J.R. Mosig

346675 Bandwidth Widening Techniques for High-Gain Antennas Based on Partially Reflecting Surfaces H. Boutayeb & T.A. Denidni

350065 Improvement of the Performances of a Metallic Electromagnetic Band Gap Structure Dedicated to Illuminate a Mulitbeam Reflector Antenna R. Chantalat, C. Menudier, M. Thevenot et al.

362785 Application of Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Lines to Antenna Matching A. Diaz-Bolado, F. Bongard, J. Perruisseau-Carrier & J.R. Mosig

347654 Advances in Reflectarray Bandwidth Enlargement G. Di Massa, S. Costanzo & F. Venneri

346751 Scan Blindness Free Phased Array Antennas with an EBG Substrate Made of Dielectric Resonators Antennas

G. Donzelli & F. Capolino

346557 Analytical Method for EBG Resonator Antennas Design, FDTD Validation J. Drouet, M. Thevenot, T. Monediere & B. Jecko

292286 EBG Identification by the Reflection Phase Method (RPM), Design for Application Wifi Antenna M. Elayachi, P. Brachat & P. Ratajczak

349985 Design of a 1-Metre Reflectarray for DBS Application with 15% Bandwidth J.A. Encinar, M. Arrebola, M. Dejus & C. Jouve

363685 Reconfigurable Slot Antenna with Fixed-Fixed Beam Type RF MEMS Capacitors E. Erdil, K. Topalli, M. Unlu et al.

350421 Accurate Modeling of Metamaterials with MLFMA Ö. Ergül, A. Ünal & L. Gürel

360693 Metallic Wire Substrate (MWS) Microstrip Structure: Characterization and Application to a Patch Antenna

J.M. Fernandez, M. Sierra-Castañer & C. Caloz

349864 Parameter Identification of an Equivalent Circuit Model Via Support Vector Regression for Frequency Selective Surfaces L. Fernandez-Martinez, E. de Lera-Acedo, E. Garcia-Muñoz et al.

350384 Frequency Selective Surfaces Integrated with Phased Array Antennas for Out-of-Band Frequency Rejection M. Frosini, A. Cucini, L. Infante et al.

345577 Reflectarray Design Using Capacitive Loading on a Slotted Patch M. Hajian, B.J. Kuijpers & L.P. Ligthart

345614 Design, Analysis and Measurements of Reflected Phased Array Microstrip Antennas at Ka-Band Using Passive Stubs

M. Hajian, A. Coccia & L.P. Ligthart

349395 Highly Isotropic, Low Loss Epsilon Negative (ENG) Unit Cells at UHF Frequencies P.D. Imhof, R.W. Ziolkowski & J.R. Mosig

362445 On the Use of Spiral Resonators for the Design of Uniplanar Microstrip-Based Left-Handed Metamaterials

T. Kokkinos, A.P. Feresidis & J.C. Vardaxoglou

349784 Improvement of Reflectarrays and Lenses Radiation Pattern by Prolate Spheroidal Functions in W Band

J. Lanteri, C. Migliaccio, J.Y. Dauvignac & Ch. Pichot

348019 A Free-Formed EBG Resonator Antenna at Millimeter Wave Frequencies Y. Lee, Y. Zhao, Y. Hao & C.G. Parini

350114 A Generic Passive RF Tunable Component for Reflectarray Antenna Applications G. Lissorgues, J.L. Polleux, C. Papon et al.

347448 Highly Miniaturized Electromagnetic Band-Gap Structures for Hand-Held Devices R. Mäkinen, J. Heikkinen & M. Kivikoski

347869 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in a Sinusoidally Modulated Dielectric Material L. Matekovits, G. Vietti Colomé, P. Pirinoli & M. Orefice

350371 Design of a Non-Periodic Artificial Magnetic Conductor to Obtain a High-Gain Wideband Low-Profile Antenna

R.M. Mateos, C. Craeye & G. Toso

346735 Phase Center Study of the Electromagnetic Band Gap Antenna C. Menudier, M. Thevenot, T. Monediere et al.

349945 A Suspended Microstrip Fed Slot Antenna on High Impedance Surface Structure G. Niyomjan & Y. Huang

347868 Parallel Plate Waveguide with AMC-PEC-AMC Strips P. Padilla de la Torre, J.M Fernández & M. Sierra-Castañer

349904 Design of a Double Array Lens P. Padilla de la Torre, M. Sierra-Castañer & M. Sierra-Pérez

350144 Artificial Magnetic Reflector Based on Spiral Resonators J. Parrón, J.M. González-Arbesú, F. Fortuny et al.

362314 Non-Effective Medium Composite Right/Left Handed Transmission Lines — Design and Applications J. Perruisseau-Carrier & A.K. Skrivervik

347449 Microstrip Antenna Arrays on Thin Substrates with Electromagnetic Band-Gap Structures V. Pynttäri, R. Mäkinen, J.Heikkinen & M. Kivikoski

350376 Design of Compact Loop-Wire Medium at Radio Frequencies for Magnetic Resonance Imaging X. Radu, S. Massaoudi, D. Dancila et al.

349947 Comparison of Bandgaps and Bandwidths of Mushroom-Type EBG Surface and Strip-Type Soft Surfaces when Used as Narrow Ground Planes

E. Rajo-Iglesias, L. Inclán-Sánchez & P.-S. Kildal

359423 Design of a Centred Reflectarray Antenna Using a Tunable High Impedance Surface P. Ratajczak, J.-M. Baracco & P. Brachat

358769 Enhanced Directivity at Boresight with Single-Layer EBG Materials with Single Dipole Excitation G.M. Sardi, G. Donzelli & F. Capolino

305442 Low-Pass and Band-Stop Angle-Domain Behaviour of Transmission Through 2D Dielectric Photonic Crystals

A.E. Serebryannikov, T. Magath & K. Schuenemann

364669 Compact SRR Loaded Waveguide Diplexers A. Shelkovnikov & D. Budimir

363951 Backward Surface Waves on Periodic Boundary of Metamaterial. N. Yashina, P. Melezhik, A. Poyedinchuk & G. Granet

311773 A Microstrip Delay Line with Periodically-Loaded Shunt Inductors for Waveguide-Fed Array Antennas H. Uchida, T. Sasaki, N. Yoneda & S. Makino

Poster Session PA5: Small Antennas, Active Antennas, Beamforming, Reconfigurable Antenna

Smart and Signal Processing Antennas, Measurement

363216 A Dual-Gate Phase Conjugating Antenna with Ask Modulation Capability for Retrodirective Communication Links

T. Aballo, L. Cabria, J.A. García & F.R. Marante

349734 A Model for the Radiation Resistance of a Bent Planar Monopole Antenna L. Aberbour and C. Craeye

297785 Analysis of Different Sampling Methods in a Reverberation Chamber J. Andersson & Z. Ying

314663 High-Power Rectifying Antennas A. Alden, P. Bouliane & M. Zhang

367528 Towards a Generalized Methodology for Smart Antenna Measurements A. Alexandridis, F. Lazarakis, T. Zervos et al.

346097 Probe Distortion Correction in Near Field – Far Field Transformations Based on Equivalent Sources Characterization

Y. Alvarez, F. Las-Heras & M.R. Pino

360626 An Unbiased Subharmonic Mixing Antenna for Wireless Receivers N. Amar, L. Cabria, J. A. Garcia et al.

347884 Compact Switched Reconfigurable Antenna for Mobile Terminals in the Band 1,7 GHz – 2,7 GHz with Built-In Robustness to Environmental Changes J.L. Araque Quijano & G. Vecchi

346587 Performance of Extended Space-Time Coding Techniques for MIMO MC-CDMA Systems J. Bastos & A. Gameiro

299624 Frequency Reconfigurable Microstrip-Fed Annular Slot Antenna M. Berg, M. Komulainen, E. Salonen & H. Jantunen

363687 Return Loss Reduction Techniques for an Ultra Wide Bandwidth Phased Array Antenna in V/UHF Band

P. Berisset, J. De Kat, S. Morvan & Y. Chevalier

360560 3 by 3 Phased Array Controlled by only Three Phase Shifters D. Betancourt & C. del Rio

362428 Copying the Human Eye Strategies to Design Antenna Arrays D. Betancourt & C. del Río

350774 Capacity and Spectral Efficiency of MIMO Wireless Systems in Multipath Urban Environments with Fading

N. Blaunstein & N. Yarkoni

346057 Spotforming for Ultra Wide Band Communications Using Smart Antenna Systems R. Bose & L. Dua

289771 Matrix Pseudo-Inversion Technique for the Diagnostics of Planar Arrays J.C. Brégains & F. Ares

367037 Error Estimations in Cylindrical Near Field System for Large Radar Antennas S. Burgos, F. Martín, M. Sierra-Castañer & J.L. Besada

362412 A Low Cost Millimeter Wave Antenna with Smart Tapering Active Feed Network M. Caillet, O. Lafond & M. Himdi

346661 Analysing Radiation from a Cylindrical-Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna Loaded with a Superstrate and an Air Gap, Using the Electric Surface Current Model

F.R. Cooray & J.S. Kot

363863 Electronically Switchable Multi-Polarization Circular Patch Antenna for Conformal Arrays T. Debogovic, S. Skokic & J. Bartolic

350423 Adaptive Gain Optimization of a C-Band Reflectarray with Phase Tunable Elements P. Deschênes, M. Riel & J.-J. Laurin

362387 Plasma Concentration and its Effect on Inductive Grid Arrays E.T. Doumanis, A.A. Kontogeorgos, D.P. Korfiatis et al.

349754 Equivalent Circuit Modelling of a Point to Point Wireless Power Transmission System A. Douyere, J.-D. Lan Sun Luk, A. Celeste & F. Alicalapa

345740 High Power, Dual Polarized Antenna Feed Technology for Mobile Applications V. Dupessey, P. Markland, J. Uher et al.

347607 The Oblate Spheroid as Near-Field Scanning Surface for Far-Field Reconstruction F. Ferrara, C. Gennarelli, G. Riccio & C. Savarese

349755 A Reconfigurable Hybrid Coupler Circuit for Agile Polarisation Antenna F. Ferrero, C. Luxey, G. Jacquemod et al.

347931 Applicability Investigation of Holographic Back-Projection of Spherical Near Field Measured Data L.J. Foged, F. Mioc & A. Rosa

362247 Obtaining Images with Corps Systems A. Gómez & C. del Río

347029 Estimation of Direction-of-Arrival and Polarization with Diversely Polarized Antennas in a Circular Symmetry Incorporating Mutual Coupling Effects

R. Goossens & H. Rogier

361354 Signal Processing Correcting Coupling Between Antennas in a 2x2 MIMO Context E. Graux, N.M. Murad, D. Carsenat & B. Jecko

350041 Calculating Q of Complex Small Antennas Using FDTD Method D. Guezgouz, S. Collardey, A. Sharaiha & K. Mahdjoubi

362817 Multi-Element Omnidirectional Wrapped Microstrip Antenna for MIMO Laptop Integrated Wireless Interface

J. Guterman, A.A. Moreira & C. Peixeiro

347783 Miniature Microstrip Fractal Patch Antenna Working with Crossed-Diagonal Mode P. Hazdra & M. Mazanek

363885 8x8 Element Digital Beam Forming Antenna Array for Ka-Band S. Holzwarth & O. Litschke

345604 Antenna Selection Method Employing Orthogonal Polarization and Radiation Patterns for MIMO Antenna N. Honma, K. Nishimori, Y. Takatori et al.

431507 Review of Broadband Antenna Measurements Y. Huang, K. Chan & B. Cheeseman

349521 Comparative Study of Multi Port Antennas for Full Isotropic Dual Polarisation Coverage M. Huchard, C. Delaveaud & S. Tedjini

366722 Capacity of a Satallite Diversity System Employing Multiple Polarizations T. Hult & A. Mohammed

346881 Capacity of Multiple Hap System Employing Multiple Polarizations T. Hult & A. Mohammed

350211 Bi-Band Fractal Antenna Design for RFID Application at UHF A. Ibrahiem, A. Ghiotto, T.-P. Vuong & S. Tedjini

359287 Effect of Smart Antennas on CDMA Uplink and Cross-Border Mitigation J. Iten Simões, I. Stevanović & A.K. Skrivervik

362328 Design of a Multiport Amplifier Beam Forming Network for a Mobile Communications Antenna P. James, J. Lowdell, S.V. Potter et al.

347858 Diversity Measurement of Antennas in the On-Body Environment M.R. Kamarudin & P.S. Hall

384838 A High Power Active Integrated Antenna Incorporated with Heat Sink Mechanism S. Kawasaki

301943 Design and Characterization of 77 GHz and 120 GHz Schottky Diode Mixers for Antenna Measurements

M. Kheir

339722 Adaptive Array Antenna Using Self-Coherence Property in Global Navigation Satellite Systems K. Kihira, K. Hirata, H. Miyashita & S. Makino

345666 Frequency Reconfigurable Planar Inverted-F Antennas for Portable Wireless Devices M. Komulainen, M. Berg, J. Mähönen et al.

349819 Multilayer Switched Beam Antenna with Cosecant-Squared Elevation Pattern for Communication Systems

M. Koubeissi, L. Freytag, C. Decroze et al.

302196 3-D Switched Antenna Array for Angle-of-Arrival Measurements M.R.J.A.E. Kwakkernaat, M.H.A.J. Herben, Y.L.C. de Jong & R.J.C. Bultitude

354572 A Survey of Small Antenna Designs at the Leat C. Luxey, R. Staraj, G. Kossiavas & A. Papiernik

363840 A Design Procedure for Sum and Difference Patterns by Means of Reactive Sorting Algorithms L. Manica, P. Rocca, D. Franceschini & A. Massa

346963 Design of a Cylindrical Near Field System for Radar Antennas F. Martín Jiménez, S. Burgos Martínez, M. Sierra Castañer, J.L. Besada Sanmartín

346990 Microstrip Antenna Array with Multi-Polarization Capabilities in the GSM1800 Frequency Band A. Metelica & P.M. Slobodzian

347321 Performances Validation of a Multi-Standard and Multi-Antenna Receiver P.-F. Morlat, P. Mary, G. Villemaud et al.

346593 Wideband Phased-Array Antennas for PCS and UMTS Applications M. Mouhamadou, C. Decroze, A. Abdallah & P. Vaudon

350262 Reconfigurable Mems Antenna for Wireless Applications M. Mowlér & B. Lindmark

349767 Investigation of Low Cost Compact Base for W-Band M. Multari, C. Migliaccio, J.Y. Dauvignac et al.

348052 Scalar Beam Pattern Measurements for Characterization of Sub-Millimeter Receivers M. Pantaleev, M. Fredrixon, M. Svensson et al.

362443 Checking of Large Deployable Reflector Geometry V. Petrov, A. Kazarinov, A. Cherniavsky et al.

362462 Research of Geometric Characteristics of Steerable Reflector Antenna Dish at Operating Elevation Angle Using Industrial Geodetic Systems

V. Petrov, A. Kazarinov & V. Polyak

345233 Broad Beam-High Linearity and High Gain-Narrow Beam Array Antenna System S.K.A. Rahim & P. Gardner

347394 Performance of MIMO Systems with Multiple Multimode Compact Patch Antennas with Radiation Pattern Diversity

E. Rajo-Iglesias, Ó. Quevedo-Teruel, M.L. Pablo-González & M.P. Sánchez-Fernández

349794 Multibeam and Multipolarization Antenna J. Sarrazin, Y. Mahé, S. Avrillon & S. Toutain

351493 A Membrane Supported On-Chip Spiral Antenna H. Sedaghat-Pisheh, M. Shahabadi & S. Mohajerzadeh

350601 A New Design of Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antennas Using a Genetic Algorithm

C.H. See, R.A. Abd-Alhameed, D. Zhou et al.

349799 Antennas Link Synthesis Using Near Field Chamber Measurements F. Tchoffo Talom, B. Uguen & L.-M. Aubert

362518 Optimized Feedhorn Designs for Compact Antenna Test Range at Limoges University J. Teniente, E. Arnaud, R. Gonzalo & C. del-Río

356783 Downlink Capacity of Distributed Antennas Using Co-Phasing Transmission Diversity F. Tong, S.R. Pennock, I.A. Glover & P.R. Shepherd

366147 Invariant Productive Transmit Dimensions H.T. Tran

298728 A Two-PIFA Antenna Systems for Mobile Phone at 2 GHz with MIMO Applications S. Vergerio, J-P. Rossi & P. Sabouroux

346359 Ultra-Wide Range Variable Phase-Shifter for Phased Array Applications S. Ver Hoeye, L.F. Herrán, M. Fernandez & F. Las Heras

346131 Patch Antenna with Reduced Size for 400 MHz Transmission in Confined Surroundings S. Villers

402541 Over-the-Air Performance Test and Measurement Requirements on Wireless Devices M.A.K. Wiles

350063 Impact of RF Front-End Non-Idealities on Performances of SIMO-OFDM Receiver X. Xu, A. Sahai, P.F. Morlat et al.

350080 Tripe Band Reconfigurable Antenna Using RF Mems A.H.M. Zahirul Alam, N. Bt. Mohd Sahar & N. Bt Zamani

Poster Session PA6: Reflector, Lens, Feed, Radar Industrial and Medical Applications, Interaction and Coupling, EMC

313498 Design of a Millimeter-Wave Balanced-Fed Aperture-Coupled Patch Antenna J.A.G. Akkermans, M.C. van Beurden & M.H.A.J. Herben

350141 Enhancement of Bandwidth for Superstrate EBG Antenna R. Alkhatib & M. Drissi

363672 Circularly Polarized Slot Antenna with Toroidal Coverage J. Bäck & J. Zackrisson

350154 Plants as Living Antennas? P. Bonnet, A. Vian, E. Beaubois et al.

349943 Novel 434 MHz Patch Antenna for Hyperthermia Applications S. Curto, X.L. Bao & M.J. Ammann

311748 Design of an X/Ka Maritime Terminal I.M. Davis, C. Granet, A.R. Forsyth et al.

363874 Design of Diversity Antenna Array for Galileo/GPS Receivers Y. Gao, C.C. Chiau, X. Chen & C.G. Parini

363899 Thermoregulatory Response to Electromagnetic Plane-Wave Exposure at 900 Mhz M.A. García-Fernández, J. Valenzuela-Valdés, A.M. Martínez-González & D. Sánchez-Hernández

305219 Millimeter-Wave, Sub-Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz-Frequency Applications of Spline-Profile Horn Technology

C. Granet, D. Rabanus, T. Lüthi et al.

347249 New Single Probe-Fed Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna for Wideband Operation D. Guha & Y.M.M. Antar

362326 Simulated Response of Conic Fresnel Zone Plate Reflectors (CFZPS) J. Gutiérrez-Ríos & J. Vassal’lo Sanz

349666 Potential Benefits of Dynamic Beam Synthesis to Mobile Satellite Communication R.F.E. Guy

304890 Printed Array of Semi Folded Dipoles with Variable Polarization L. Habib & C. Samson

349586 Wideband Focal Plane Array Development for Australia’s “New Technology Demonstrator” S. Hay, J. O’Sullivan, J. Kot & C. Granet

347882 Optimalization of the Septum Polarizer Feed for 1.296 GHz EME Station P. Hazdra, R. Galuscak & M. Mazanek

360390 A GPS Active Antenna for Extremely High Temperature Aerospace Applications D.R. Jahagirdar, G. Satish Reddy

346152 Two-Dimensional Interpolation for the Numerical Estimation of the Mutual Coupling in Large Antenna Arrays

M. Joghee Mehta & I.E. Lager

359216 Design of a 650 GHz Dual Reflector Feed System for a Hologram-Based CATR A. Karttunen, J. Häkli & A.V. Räisänen

363805 0.6-M Antennae for the Amiba Interferometry Array P. Koch, P.A Raffin, J.-H. Proty Wu et al.

350289 Adaptive Higher Order Modeling of Antennas Placed on Large Platforms B.M. Kolundzija & D.S. Sumic

367860 Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment « SAFEE » F. Kosdikian, Y. Béniguel, J.P. Adam et al.

314014 VLF Characteristics of a Wire Antenna in the Ionospheric Plasma A.V. Kudrin & E.Yu. Petrov

302564 Reduction of Mutual Coupling in Switched Arrays of Linear Antennas M.R.J.A.E. Kwakkernaat, M.H.A.J. Herben, Y.L.C. de Jong & R.J.C. Bultitude

350598 Triangular Microstrip Antenna Loaded by Slots for GPS Applications W.J. Krzysztofik

363752 System Applications and Realisation of Novel Deployable Antenna Concepts H. Legay, Y. Cailloce, L. Scialino et al.

344679 Accuracy of a Hybrid Fast Physical Optics Scheme for the Analysis of Dual Reflector Antennas C. Letrou & A. Boag

349766 Comparison of Terahertz Antennas D. Li & Y. Hunag

349800 Leaky Wave Enhanced Feeds to Increase the Edge of Coverage Gain in Multi-Beam Reflector Antennas N. Llombart, A. Neto, G. Gerini et al.

362419 Numerical Optimization of a Satellite SHF Nulling Multiple Beam Antenna D. Maiarelli, R. Guidi, G. Galgani et al.

365072 Microwave Imaging for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Monitoring P.M. Meaney, Q. Fang, C.A. Kogel et al.

350033 Silicon Integrated Antenna Substrate Benchmarking for MMW Wireless Applications in Advanced CMOS Technologies

S. Montusclat, F. Gianesello & D. Gloria

362692 Mutual Coupling in Microstrip Antenna Array Elements L. Nagy & Á. Németh

350397 C-Scan Representation by FDTD Simulation In Realistic Environnement: Application to the Analysis of Multisensor GPR Capacity

M. Neyrat, C. Guiffaut & A. Reineix

346915 Coupling Among Collocated Loops M.M. Nikolić, A.R. Djordjević & A. Nehorai

350368 Optimization of the Performance of UHF Radiators Installed Onboard Spacecrafts, Using Numerical Methods

P. Noschese, R. Guidi, G. Vecchiarelli et al.

361604 X/Ka High Temperature High Gain Antenna for the Mission Bepi Colombo to the Planet Mercury P. Noschese, M. Herbellau, A.T. Fossdal, R. Harper et al.

346899 On the Optimal Dimensions of Helical Antenna with Truncated-Cone Reflector D.I. Olćan, A.R. Zajić, M.M. Ilić & A.R. Djordjevic

358406 A Full Analytical Formulation of the Impulse Response of the Parabolic Reflector Antenna Along its Axis

R. de Oliveira & M. Hélier

362211 Reflectivity of Antenna Reflectors at Frequency Range 110 - 350 GHz V. Parshin, S. Myasnikova, C.G.M. van ‘t Klooster et al.

350399 Optimising Multihead Configurations for Depth Determination in Ground Penetrating Radar S.R. Pennock & M.A. Redfern

347786 High Permittivity Dielectric Rod Waveguide Antenna for 110-150 GHz J.P. Pousi, D.V. Lioubtchenko, S.N. Dudorov et al.

363818 Compact LTCC Millimeter Wave Radiating Filter Dedicated to Antenna Array L. Rigaudeau, D. Baillargeat, S. Verdeyme et al.

347763 A Remote Controlled Horn/Lens Feed for a 25 Metre Radio Telescope N. Roddis & J. Kitching

347860 Planar Monopulse Antenna with Radial Line Feeding at 37 GHz P. Rodriguez Fernandez, J.L. Masa Campos, S. Guillot Duran, M. Sierra Perez

346866 Millimeter-Wave Planar Array Antennas for Several Radiation Patterns and Gains K. Sakakibara, N. Kikuma & H. Hirayama

363596 A 3-D FD-TD Algorithm for the Simulation of a 90 GHz Active Integrated Slot-Ring Antenna M.-A. Setta & C.G. Parini

347175 Excitations of Space and Surface Waves by Patch and Slot Antennas in Metamaterial Grounded Slab S. Shabunin

349647 Antenna Design for 60 GHz WPAN K. Schuler & W. Wiesbeck

349490 A Microwave Indirect Holographic System for Security and Medical Imaging Applications D. Smith, M. Elsdon, M. Leach et al.

363843 Analysis and Optimization of Planar Antenna Based on Finite Reflection Grating Fed by a Dielectric Waveguide

S.O. Steshenko & A.A. Kirilenko

353181 Simulation and Optimization of GPR Antennas for the Assessment of Concrete Structures L. Travassos, S. Avila, C. Vollaire et al.

362444 GPS Antenna Phase Characterisation for the ESA GOCE Mission Via Anechoic Chamber Measurements, Numerical Simulations and Live Automated Absolute Calibration

G. Toso, M. Manzanares, A. Torre et al.

362759 Low-Cost Dual Polarized Feed for High Resolution SAR Reflector Antennas M. Viberg, P. Koch, Juan Guijarro & K. van ’t Klooster

347189 Microstrip Array Antenna Design for a Radiometric Ground-Based Fire Detection Application L. Vincetti, G. Borsari, M. Maini et al.

350434 A Study of Head Worn Jewelry, Mobile Phone RF Energy and the Effect of Differing Tissue Types on Rates of Absorption

W. Whittow, C.J. Panagamuwa, R. Edwards et al.

352245 Do Millimeter Waves Alter Biomembranes Non-Thermally? M. Zhadobov, R. Sauleau, D.Thouroude et al.

350529 Design of Quadrifilar Helical and Spiral Antennas in the Presence of Satellite-Mobile Handsets Using Genetic Algorithms

D. Zhou, R.A. Abd-Alhameed, C.H See et al.

Poster Session Propagation PP1: Channel Models for New Services

349926 Optimization of Propagation Prediction Hybrid Model for the Cellular Network Design N. Albano, A. D’Orazio, M. De Sario et al.

346560 Propagation Millimeter Waves in the Urban and the Rural Conditions G.A. Andreyev & D.A. Korbakov

345239 Ultra Wideband Indoor Channel Modeling for Personal Area Networking R. Bose

361170 Illuminated Height PDF of a Random Rough Surface and its Impact on the Forward Propagation above Oceans at Grazing Angles

C. Bourlier, N. Pinel & V. Fabbro

350409 Measurement, Simulation and Analytical Modeling of the Radiowave Propagation Environment for the Automobile Access Systems

M. Brzeska & G.-A. Chakam

312762 WLANs Site Shielding by Means of Trees and Shrubbery I. Cuiñas, A.V. Alejos & M.G. Sánchez

349688 NLOS-Multipath Effects on Pseudo-Range Estimation in Urban Canyons for GNSS Applications R. Ercek, P. De Doncker & F. Grenez

350315 Influence of Both Geometry and Source Description in Mode Stirred Reverberation Chamber Modelling S. Girard, R. Vernet, S. Lalléchère et al.

349719 UWB Pulse Distortion in the Channel Containing Cylindrical Hill P. Górniak & W. Bandurski

349932 PA-CONECTA: A Tool for the Analysis of Electromagnetic Field Levels over Terrain J. Gutiérrez Meana, J.Á. Martínez Lorenzo, F. Las Heras Andrés & A. García Pino

346151 Indoor Ultra Wide Band Channel Sounding Using Multiple Antennas M. Hajian, D. Gort & L.P. Ligthart

346924 Multipath Propagation Assessment for A 2.4 GHz Short-Range Wireless Communication System T. Hult & A. Mohammed

315167 Novel Ray-Tracing Acceleration Technique Employing Genetic Algorithm for Radio Propagation Prediction

T. Imai

347639 MIMO-OFDM Channel Modelling for Outdoor-Indoor Environments E.R. Jaramillo, Ó. Fernández, M. Domingo et al..

363799 Simulations and Experiment on Time Reversal Focusing of Microwaves F. Lacroux, T. Sarrebourse, E. Larcheveque et al.

346942 Methodology for the Determination of the Ground’s Electric Conductivity in Rural Environments trough Measurements of the Surface Wave

F.F. Lima, A.J.M. Soares, H.A. Júnior & L.M. da Silva

379855 A Very Short Distance Dynamic Diversity Experiment F. Machado, E. Vilar & F.P. Fontán

Posters - Propagation

304235 FERMAT: A High Frequency EM Scattering Code from Complex Scenes Including Objects and Environment

H.J. Mametsa, S. Laybros, A. Bergès et al.

362562 Frequency Correlation of an Indoor MIMO Channel M. Matthaiou, N. Razavi-Ghods, D.I. Laurenson & S. Salous

345238 Capacity Distribution of Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Channels Suffering from Radio Interference A.D. Panagopoulos & G.E. Chatzarakis

348094 A Study of UTD Diffraction for UWB Channel Modelling E. Plouhinec, F. Tchoffo-Talom & B. Uguen

345618 Application of Neural Networks to Field Strength Prediction for Indoor Environments J.A. Romo, I. Fernández Anitzine & F. Pérez Fontán

347770 Assessment of High Bit Rate Mobile OFDM Systems Using the CODIT Channel Model K.G Samarah & S.M.R. Jones

373630 Statistics of Effective Rain Height by Using Zenith Looking Radiometer at 29 GHz at Amritsar (India) P. Sharma, I.S. Hudiara & M.L. Singh

349510 Multipath Angle-of-Arrival, Amplitude and Phase Progression Measurements on Microwave Line-of-Sight Links

I.B. Shirokov, G.V. Jandieri, D.V. Sinitsyn & D.I. Martynjuk

360030 Street Dependent Propagation at Mobile Station Based on an Urban Residential Macrocellular Measurement K. Sivasondhivat, J.Takada, I. Ida & Y.Oishi

347530 An Experimental Study of Space Diversity Effect Against Attenuation through Vegetation for Quasi-MM Wave Band Fixed Wireless Access System

N. Takahashi & R. Ohmoto

349792 A Ray Optical Wave Propagation Model for the Prediction in Time Variant Scenarios R. Wahl & G. Wölfle

347827 Field Propagation Outdoors, Indoors and Unconfined Spaces R. Zaridze, A. Razmadze, G. Kajaia et al.

347589 Development of Ultra Wideband Electromagnetic Phantoms for Antennas and Propagation Studies J. Zhou, D. Hara & T. Kobayashi

Poster Session PP2+PP3: Propagation Experiments and Algorithms 347463 Reflection and Refraction of Plane Waves on the Boundaries of the Forest Media E. Atutov, A.Y. Vetluzhsky & Y.L. Lomukhin

349847 Spectrum Efficiency Gains Resulting from the Implementation of Adaptive Transmit Power Control in Fixed Terrestrial Links at 38 GHz

S. Callaghan, I. Inglis & P. Hanssell

349782 Delay Time Detection for Ranging Applications Using a Tap Delay Line Equalizer B. Cheeseman & Y. Huang

348034 Prediction of Shielding Effectiveness in Honeycomb Structure Using the Modified Design Equation Y.-C. Cheong, K.-W. Lee, I.-P. Hong & J.-G. Yook

353465 Analysis of Methods of Phase Unwrapping for Creation of DEM D. Darizhapov & A. Leonov

357073 Bistatic Electromagnetic Scattering from a Stack of two One-Dimensional Rough Interfaces Separating Homogeneous Media

N. Déchamps, N. Pinel, C. Bourlier et al.

349473 An Efficient Ray-Tracing Image Removal Algorithm for Indoor 3D Radiowave Propagation Modelling J. Diskin & C. Brennan

350302 A Reformulation of the Scattering Problem for an Aperture in a Perfect Electric Conductor – A Hybrid Method Approach for Scattering Problems

O. Forslund

349757 Wideband Terrestrial Microwave Propagation Simulations Using Interpolation in Frequency Domain M. Grabner & V. Kvicera

349999 Important Aspects of Transhorizon Propagation at 2 GHz over the English Channel S.D. Gunashekar, D.R. Siddle & E.M. Warrington

363893 Investigation of the Polarization Properties of Satellite Channels with Multiple Antennas P. Horváth & I. Frigyes

347601 A Physical Optics Solution for Bistatic RCS of Triangularly Shaped Trihedral Corners for any Incidence and Observation Angles

G. Kubicke, C. Bourlier & J. Saillard

350230 FDTD/FVTD Methods and Hybrid Schemes Applied to Reverberation Chambers Studies S. Lalléchère, S. Girard, R. Vernet et al.

349974 Electromagnetic Scattering for Large Problems with the Physical Optics - Multilevel - Binary Space Partitioning (PO-ML-BSP) Algorithm

J. Á. Martínez Lorenzo, J Gutiérrez Meana, F. Las Heras Andrés & A. Garcia Pino

349843 A First Approach to Equivalent Sources of 2D Complex Beams Solutions R. Mahillo-Isla, M. J. González-Morales & C. Dehesa-Martínez

313846 Validation of a Neural Network Model for the Separation of Atmospheric Effects on Attenuation C. Mallet, L. Barthes & T. Marsault

346875 One of Possibilities to Use TEC-GPS Data for HF Links O.A. Maltseva, B.G. Barabashov, V.T. Rodionova & A.S. Shlyupkin

346919 Asymptotic Calculation of the Scattered Electric Field from a Finite Rectangular Plate Using an Enhanced Stationary Phase Method (SPM) Approximation

Ch.G. Moschovitis, E.G. Papkelis, H.T. Anastassiu et al.

361993 Propagation Modeling in Subway Tunnel Using FDTD L. Nagy

350465 A Study of the Validation of RF Energy Specific Absorption Rates for Simulations of Anatomically Correct Head FDTD Simulations and Truncated DASY4 Standard Equipment Measurements

C.J. Panagamuwa, W. Whittow, R. Edwards et al.

357259 Subsurface Illumination and Propagation in Ground Penetrating Radar S.R. Pennock, M.A. Redfern & Q. Shan

345768 Wavelet Analysis of the Electromagnetic Scattering from Bandlimited Fractal Surfaces J.-R. Poirier, H. Aubert & D.L. Jaggard

347655 A Method for Predicting the Scattering by a Lossy Wedge in Automotive Radio Propagation Environments

D. Di Napoli, F. Ferrara, C. Gennarelli & G. Riccio

290732 Inverted PI Dielectric Waveguide for Microwave Devices Design in Metallic Rectangular Waveguides Partially Filled with Dielectrics: Theoretical and Experimental Confirmation

J. Rodríguez, S. Fernández, M. García & D. Pozo

349834 Comparative Analysis of Rain Intensity Estimation Algorithms J.A. Romo, I. Fernández Anitzine, F. Andreu & F. Pérez Fontán

349900 Characterization of Time and Space Variability of the Rain Cells and Fronts J.A. Romo, I. Fernández Anitzine, F. Andreu & F. Pérez Fontán

363950 On the Use of Remote Sensing Data in the Estimation of Ground Conductivity R. Ruiz & J.M. Riera

384919 Monitoring of Phase Fluctuations of GPS Signals in Polar Ionosphere I. Shagimuratov, I. Efishov, A. Krankowski et al.

363705 Study of Planar Transmission Lines Printed on a Ferroelectric Thin Film: Optimum Tunability and Figure of Merit

A.-G. Moussavou, R. Sauleau, K. Mahdjoubi et al.

363824 Transhorizon Propagation over the Sea: Observations and Predictions D. Siddle, E.M. Warrington & S.D. Gunashekar

371799 Polarization and Curvature Effect for Power Estimations in Leontovich Surface Impedance Configuration

A. Shtrom, D.F. Soldea & P.D. Einziger

346864 Computations for Various Edge Configurations with the Hybrid Finite Element - Boundary Integral - Multilevel Fast Multipole - Uniform Geometrical Theory of Diffraction Method Including Double Diffraction

A. Tzoulis & T.F. Eibert

346762 Attenuation Due to Hydrometeors at 58 GHz on 850 m Path K. Vaclav & M. Grabner

348001 Analytic Tropospheric Ray-Tracing Model for Constant Refractivity Gradient Profiles P. Valtr & P. Pechac

360619 A New Approach to Model Boundary Conditions in Finite Element Method Analysis of Deep Brain Stimulation

G. Walckiers, C. Pollo & J.R. Mosig

345810 On the Proper Utilization of Site Diversity Mechanism in Millimeter-Wave Band PMP Systems S. Zvanovec & P. Pechac

Oral Sessions – Late Papers

ANTENNA 366658 Incremental PO Diffraction Solution for Arbitrarily Curved Surfaces

M. Albani, S. Maci & S.B. Sørensen

365370 Large-Size Local-Domain Basis Function to Embody the Locality of High Frequency Diffraction in the Method of Moments M. Ando, T. Shijo, L. Rodriguez & T. Hirano

375520 The Deployable Precision Flexible Shell-Membrane Reflector SMART H. Baier, L. Datashvili & N. Nathrath

383219 Investigation of Planar and Conformal Printed Arrays for MIMO Performance Analysis T. Celal Alp, I. Erdinc, B. Onur et al.

361458 Recent Developments in Feed Array for Ka-Band FAFR Antenna H. Chane, I. Albert, C. Mangenot et al.

404955 Miniature UWB Antenna Design and its Limitations C.-C. Chen, B.A. Kramer, M.Lee & J.L. Volakis

349951 Statistical Characterisation for a Mobile Bodyworn Personal Area Network in an Indoor Multipath Environment at 868 MHz S.L. Cotton & W.G. Scanlon

347305 Optical Beamformed Array Performance F. Dalmases, S. Blanch, J. Romeu1 et al.

384934 Impulse Optoelectronic Ultra-Wide Band Antenna Array J.-C. Diot, S. Vauchamp, M. Lalande et al.

371961 Comparison of MIMO Single and Multi-Polarized Measured Channels in Indoor WLAN Scenarios L. García-García, C. Gómez-Calero, J. Mora-Cuevas et al.

354169 Design of Patch Antennas and Thinned Array of Patches in a Fabry-Perot Cavity Covered by a Partially Reflective Surface R. Gardelli, G. Donzelli, M. Albani & F. Capolino

363971 Design and Measurement of an Active Array Antenna for an Airborne X-Band SAR/MTI Radar

E. Grorud, C. Mehl, C. Renard et al.

366765 Multi-Polarized High-Gain Omni Directional Arrays N. Herscovici & Z. Sipus

364030 A Measurement System for Determining Radiation Efficiency of a Small Antenna P. Kabacik, A. Byndas, R. Hossa & M. Bialkowski

364031 High Fidelity Radiation Pattern Measurement System for Small Antennas P. Kabacik, A. Byndas, R. Hossa & M. Bialkowski

364611 TTC Patch Antennas Made in a Conformal Form with Small Radius P. Kabacik, P. Opalka & P. Hornik

344691 Study on the Reciprocity for the Maximum Directive Gains of a Transmitting Array and a Receiving Array K. Kagoshima & S. Obote

350475 Radiation Characteristics of Reflectarray Antennas: Methodologies and Applications to Dual Configurations B. Khayatian, Y. Rahmat-Samii & J. Huang

433633 Radiation Effectiveness of GSM Cellular Phone has little Effect on Average Exposure Dose in GSM Networks S. Kühn, C. Sulser, D. Spät et al.

350093 Fast and Accurate 2-D Multi-Cut Estimation of Total Radiated Power for Mobile Phones Performances Evaluation C. Leray, S. Pannetrat & B. Derat

344600 Pattern Synthesis and Calibration Methods for Conformal Array Antennas S. Makino &Y. Konishi

385866 Ultrawideband Antenna Arrays and Directional Propagation Channels W.Q. Malik & A.F. Molisch

347900 Body-Matched RFID Antennas for Wireless Biometry G. Marrocco

363757 Reduction of Truncation Errors in Planar Near-Field Antenna Measurements Using the Method of Alternating Orthogonal Projections E. Martini, O. Breinbjerg & S. Maci

435666 The Relation between SAR and Electromagnetic Field Distribution for Heterogeneous Exposure Conditions G. Neubauer, S. Cecil, P. Preiner et al.

350427 Fast 3-D Total Radiated Sensitivity Measurement Technique for Mobile Terminals S. Pannetrat, C. Leray & B. Derat

350188 Numerical and Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Planar Millimetre-Wave Frequency Selective Surfaces

C. Rieckmann, R. Dubrovka & C.G. Parini

462015 A compact spherical near-field system for antenna testing from 800MHz to 18 GHz N. Robic, L. Duchesne, Ph. Garreau et al.

350459 Efficient Technique for Accurately Analyzing Multi-Layer Reflectarrays Applying the Adaptive Integral Method I. Rullhusen & F. Arndt

368804 Layered Anisotropic Media Modeled with Equivalent Coupled Microstrip Lines and Related Applications K. Sertel, J.L. Volakis & C. Loecker

349798 Onboard Array-Fed Reflector Antenna for 21GHz-Band Direct Broadcasting Satellite T. Shoji, N. Susumu, K. Naoto et al.

362463 Compact Load-Bars Meander Line Antenna for UHF RFID Transponder A. Toccafondi & P. Braconi

436223 Applications of AMC, EBG and LHM Structures in Planar and Cylindrical Antennas J.C. Vardaxoglou, G.K. Palikaras, E. Saenz et al.

368922 Hybrid Methods for Large Antennas and Periodic Arrays in Isolation and on Platforms J.L. Volakis, J.-F. Lee, R.J. Burkholder & K. Sertel

PROPAGATION

349867 SNR Estimation Algorithms for Channel Quality Detection in Ka/EHF Band Satellite Systems Employing Fade Mitigation Techniques A. Aroumont, A.-B. Alamanac, L. Castanet & M. Bousquet

367854 Signal Scintillations in the Low Latitudes and High Latitudes Regions Y. Béniguel, J-P Adam, T. Noack et al.

349789 Advanced Modelling of the Space-Time Behaviour of the Propagation Channel for Future Satcom Systems L. Castanet, J. Lemorton, S. Bertorelli et al.

349444 Ducted and Free-Space UWB Propagation of Transient Signals in Space Environment O.E. Ferencz, C. Ferencz & P. Steinbach

349717 Precipitation Measurements from Space V. Levizzani

347879 Double Directional UWB Channel Modelling using Scatterer Distribution Imaging P. Miškovský, J.M. González-Arbesú, A.M. García et al.

349853 Distributed Scattering in Radio Channels and its Contribution to MIMO Channel Capacity A. Richter, J. Salmi & V.Koivunen

346157 The Cesar Observatory in The Netherlands: Potential for Satellite Applications H. Russchenberg

363736 Parametric Characterization and Estimation of Bi_Azimuth and Delay Dispersion of Individual Path Components X. Yin, T. Pedersen, N. Czink & B.H. Fleury

364667 Novel S-Shaped SRR Loaded E-Plane Waveguide Resonators D. Budimir & N. Suntheralingam

462056 Spherical Near-Field Antenna Test Range for Automotive Testing from 70MHz to 6GHz

S. Dooghe, L. Duchesne, Ph. Garreau et al.

363901 Decoupling and Decorrelation of Two Closely Spaced Monopoles for Optimum MIMO Capacity

S. Dossche, J. Romeu & S. Blanch

350281 Industrial Antenna Reflectors at EADS Space N. Elie & V. Daniel

365221 Measurement of a Biomimetic Antenna in the Shape of a Bat's Ear G. Farmer, J.A. Flint, G. Leonard & S.A. Dible

363725 Designs for Bifrequency and Bidirectional AMC Surfaces P.J. Ferrer, F. Fortuny, J.M. González-Arbesú & J. Romeu

349443 30-70-100-320 GHz Radiation Measurements for the Radio Frequency Qualification Model of the Planck Satellite G. Forma, C. Nardini, H. Garcia et al.

363808 Flexible Payload Architecture for Multiple Shaped-Beam Coverage from a S-DMB Geostationary Satellite System

P. Gabellini, N. Gatti & P. Angeletti

350519 Estimation of DOA for a Smart Antenna Using a Front-End Based in FPGA Foreseeing a SDR Architecture

F.A.C. Garcia, R. Schena, F.M. da Silva et al.

367109 New Test-Bed for Evaluation of Antenna and System Performance for MIMO Systems C. Gómez-Calero, L. García-García & L. de Haro-Ariet

347212 A Novel Architecture for a Multi Polarized, Perpendicularly-Fed, Radiating Element N.Herscovici, M. John, M.J. Ammann & Z.Sipus

364028 Zero-Thickness Wideband Antennas for Small Radio Transceivers P. Kabacik, A. Byndas, R. Hossa & M. Bialkowski

364032 Lightweight Conformal Dual Band Antenna for Spaceborne Applications P. Kabacik, G. Jaworski, M. Kamaszuk et al.

364033 Tolerance Analysis of S-Band Inflatable Antenna Arrays P. Kabacik & M. Preisner

364614 Onto Optimization of TTC Patch Antennas Placed on Minispacecraft P. Kabacik, P. Opalka, T. Maleszka & P. Gorski

347409 Integrated Printed Wideband Antenna with L-Resonator Band-Stop Filters Y.-H. Kim, W.-G. Lin, W.-S. Lee & J.-W. Yu

364337 Counteracting Rain Attenuation in Ka Band Communications Satellites: A Systems Engineering Approach

P. Angeletti & M. Lisi

354722 An Effective Strategy for the Design of Large Arrays Based on a Full-Wave Model A. Morini & G. Giunta

349640 A Fast Array Synthesis Algorithm for Adaptive Beamforming K. Nishimura & T. Sato

Posters - Late Papers

363931 The Use of Annular Patches in Printed Reflectarrays M. Orefice, P. Pirinoli & C. Zuin

349722 Design of a Broadband Archimedean Spiral Antenna Above a Thin Modified Electromagnetic Band Gap Substrate L. Schreider, X. Begaud, M. Soiron & B. Perpere

347945 Antenna Integration Strategies for Diversity and MIMO in Small Mobile Platforms S. Schulteis, M. Rütschlin, M.A. Baldauf et al.

350565 Multimode Hard Horn Antennas with Partly Corrugated Walls for 20/30 Ghz Dual-Reflector Antennas with Multiple Beams – Full 3D Simulations and Measurements

O. Sotoudeh, P.-S. Kildal, P. Ingvarson & S.P. Skobelev

363913 Rigorous Closed-Form Formulas for the Scattering from Plane Angular Sectors with Conical-Section Boundaries A. Vallecchi

431158 On Multipath Clustering in Angular Domain and its Impact on Channel Capacity and Diversity Gain

G. Zhao & S. Loyka