Scientific Program

20thIEEE S-AP/MTT Joint Chapter Symposium

8 May, 2006
Opening (Plenary) Session (Auditorium) / Symposium Chairman: Shmuel Auster
9:00-9:20 / Welcome Address / Shmuel Auster, Symposium Chairman
Dr. Moshe Goldberg, MOD, DDR&D
9:20-10:45 / The Life of James Clerk Maxwell and his Legacy / Dr. James Rautio, Sonnet President, USA
IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
10:45-11:10 / Coffee Break
Parallel Sessions
MICROWAVES Session
(Parallel Session 1- Auditorium) / Chairmen: Shmuel Auster
Rafi Popovich
11:10-11:25 / Delay Equalization of Narrow-Band-Pass Filtersand New Techniquefor Realizing Long Delays using Singly Terminated Band-Pass Filters / Rafi Hershtig, VP of Filter Systems and R&D
K&L Microwave, USA
11:25-11:40 / Band-Pass/Band-Stop Diplexer-Practical Implementations / Rafi Hershtig,K&L Microwave, USA
11:40-12:00 / Ka Band Highly Integrated Up Converter Multifunction MMIC / Eitan Segal, Yaniv Didi, Rafael
12:00-12:20 / X-Band GaAs MMIC Driver Amplifier / Tzvi Gadasi, Rafi Popovich, Elta
12:20-12:40 / Ka band T/R Switch Matrix MMIC / Doron Hamerman, Itzhak Shapir, Rafael
12:40-13:00 / SRD Based Active Comb-Generator / Moshe Janah, Sagiv Assayag,
Rafi Popovich,Elta
13:00-13:20 / Harmonic Phase Detector for XTAL Controlled MW Oscillators / Moshe Carmi, MOD/IDF
13:20-14:20 / Lunch
14:20-14:35 / On the Use of Analog Phase Predistortion to Improve PA Linearity / Anatoly Sloushch, B. Froimovich, T. Kaitz, M. Marock; S. Rotman; D. Shechter, Alvarion
14:35-14:55 / Nonlinear Predistortion Method For Power Amplifiers Linearization / Ovidiu Leulescu, Teodor Petrescu,
Yaki Timor, Alvarion Romania
14:55-15:10 / 2.5 Watt Ku Band Power Amplifier MMIC / Roman Shaulski, Rafael
15:10-15:25 / Broadband SMT MMIC Package / Lev Stessin, Rafi Popovich,
Yaniv Meydar, Elad Goldenbaum, Elta
15:25-15:45 /
Coffee Break
15:45-16:00 / Wide band Image Rejection MMIC Mixer with Internal LO Driver / Tsufit Magrisso, Anna Nazimov, Rafael
16:00-16:15 / Monolithic LTCC SiP Transmitter
for 61 GHz Wireless Communication Terminals / Young Chul Lee1, Won-il Chang1, Chul Soon Park1, Dr. Emmanuel Leroux2,
1Mokpo National Maritime University (MMU) Information and Communications University (ICU), Korea, 2CST Branch office, Italy
16:15-16:30 / Power Efficiency Enhancement andLinearization Schemes for Transmit Units / Dr. Solon Spiegel, RIO Systems Ltd.
16:30-16:45 / Suggestion for a New Formula to calculate Group Delay from Frequency Domain Measurements / Itzhak Shapir, Rafael
16:45-17:00 / Experimental Study of Scattering and Depolarization by Granular Materials in W-Band / B. Kapilevich, B.Litvak, T.Ben YehudaIsraeli Center for Radiation Sources and Applications
17:00-17:25 / Acoustics, electromagnetics & signal processing- Physics & technology for art's sake- as demonstrated on an electric guitar / Arie Raziel, MOD
ANTENNAS Session
(Parallel Session 2 – Moreshet hall) / Chairmen: Prof. Yosef Pinhasi
Prof. Reuven Shavit
11:10-11:30 / Hybrid Techniques for the Fast Accurate Optimization of Waveguide Feed Networks and Aperture Antennas / Prof. Fritz Arndt1,Valeriu Catina1, Joern Brandt2
1University of Bremen, Germany
2MiG, Microwave Innovation Group
11:30-11:50 / Multilevel Non-uniform Grid Approach for Fast Field Evaluation / Prof. Amir Boag, Tel-Aviv University
11:50-12:10 / RCS SimulationValidation and Simulation Improvement Following Measurement ResultStudy / Asaf Shemer, Dr. Moshe Israel, Shmuel Etin, Rafael
12:10:12:30 / Multimode Waveguide CompactFeed for Auto-Track Antenna / Ovadia Haluba,Raytron Ltd.
12:30-12:50 / Semi Folded Dipole for Antenna in Circular Polarization / Dr. Loran Haviv, Dr. Claude Samson, Elta
12:50-13:50 / Lunch
13:50-14:10 / UWB Antennas and Applications / Zvi Frank, CTO, MTI Wireless Edge
14:10:14:30 / Leaky Waves Antennas based on Microstrip Structures / Amir Schwartz, Moshe Shapira and Prof. Reuven Shavit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
14:30-14:50 / Calibration Issues in SCAMP Antenna / Palti Kirshner, Gerard Lahmi, Elta
14:50-15:10 / Tracking Antenna/Radome Measurement Systems. Review / Dr. Mark Winebrand, Noah Isman,
Orbit/FR
15:10-15:40 / Coffee Break
15:40-16:00 / RFID Antennas – Overview and Prospects / Dr. Ely Levine, Fields and Waves Ltd.
16:00-16:20 / Microwave Reflect-Array Antenna based on Tunable Capacitors / M.D. Parnes, Prof. O.G. Vendik, MPA Ltd.
16:20-16:40 /

Propagation of Ultra-Wideband Signals - For Indoor Short Range Wireless Networks

/ Prof. Yosef Pinhasi, Dr. Asher Yahalom, Sergey Petnev,
The College of Judea and Samaria
16:40-17:00 / An Atmospheric Transmission Software for Wide Band Communication Applications / Dr. Asher Yahalom, Prof. Yosef Pinhasi, Michael Kopylenko
The College of Judea and Samaria
RF Photonics Session
(Parallel Session 3 – Tayeset Hall) / Chairmen: Dr. Lea Singer
Paul Goldgeier
11:10-11:30 / Introduction / Dr. Lea Singer, MOD
11:30-11:50 / RF Photonics for Military Applications / Dr. Shlomo Zach, Wales Ltd.
11:50-12:10 / RF Frequency Identification and Channelization by Optical Methods / Prof. Shlomo Ruschin, AlCielo Ltd.
12:10:12:30 / Wavelength Coded Optical Spectrum Analyzer for Photonic Detection of RF Signals / Dr. Zeev Zalevsky, Bar-Ilan University
12:30-12:50 / Generation of Tunable Directional Tera-Hertz Radiation Using Non Linear Optics / Dr. Zeev Zalevsky, Bar-Ilan University
12:50-13: 10 / All Optical Miniature Atomic Clock Based on Coherent Population Trapping in Rb / I. Ben Aroya1, Dr. A. Stern2, B. Levy2, N. Gavra3, Prof. M. Rosenbluh3,
Prof. Gad Eisenstein1
1Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 2Accubeat Ltd., 3 Bar Ilan University
13:10-14:10 / Lunch
14:10-14:30 / Optical Sampling for Wide Range
(20 GHz) of RF signals / Prof. Moshe Horowitz,Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
14:30:14:50 / Photonic True Time Delay Matrix for Radar Application / Prof. Moshe Tur, Tel-Aviv University
14:50-15:10 / Light Sources for RF Photonics Applications / Dr. Ram Oron, KiloLambda Ltd.
15:10-15:30 / RF Photonic Application in an Airborne Environment / Paul Goldgeier, Elisra
15:30-16:00 / Coffee Break
16:00-16:20 / The Best of the Two Worlds - RF Technology with a Lightwave Carrier / Dr. Issac Shpanzter, CTO and Founder, CeLight
16:20-16:40 / Ultra-Fast Monolithic Optoelectronic Photoreceivers for Optical Communication Systems Based on InP-GaInAs HBT Technology / Prof. Dan Ritter, Shraga Kraus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
16:40-17:00 / Optical Front Ends and Analog Receivers / Avi Brillant, Intel
Posters Session / Chairman: Dr. Haim Matzner
10:40-14:20 / Analysis of Balanced Transmission Lines Performance / Ariel Moshayev, Dr. Haim Matzner,
Holon Academic Institute of Technology

Passive RFID Systems

/ Ira Naot, Sharon Levin, Ishai Nave,
Yosi Netzer, Dr. Shye Shapira
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
CMOS based Schottky Diode for RF/RFID Applications / Sharon Levin, Dr. Boris Mishori1,
Bob Strain2, Ira Naot1, Yosi Netzer1,
Dr. Shye Shapira1
1Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
2Strain Consulting