TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MTT-17
HF/VHF/UHF Technology
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MTT-17 is the Committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) in charge of HF/VHF/UHF technology.
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MTT-17 is the Committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) in charge of HF/VHF/UHF technology.
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A committee of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
From a few MHz to 1GHz
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Articles on multiport measurements:
1. J. C. Tippet and R. A. Speciale, “A rigorous technique for measuring the scattering matrix of a multiport
device with a 2-port network analyzer,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 30, pp. 661-666, May 1982.
2. H-C Lu and T-H Chu, “Multiport scattering matrix measurement using a reduced-port network analyzer,”
IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 51, pp. 1525-1533, May 2003.
3. “Three and four port S-parameter measurements,” Anritsu Application Note, 11410-00279, May 2002.
4. J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow, "Multi-port Vector Network Analyzer Measurements," Microwave Magazine, vol. 6, Dec. 2005, pp. 72-81.
1. J. C. Tippet and R. A. Speciale, “A rigorous technique for measuring the scattering matrix of a multiport
device with a 2-port network analyzer,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 30, pp. 661-666, May 1982.
2. H-C Lu and T-H Chu, “Multiport scattering matrix measurement using a reduced-port network analyzer,”
IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 51, pp. 1525-1533, May 2003.
3. “Three and four port S-parameter measurements,” Anritsu Application Note, 11410-00279, May 2002.
4. J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow, "Multi-port Vector Network Analyzer Measurements," Microwave Magazine, vol. 6, Dec. 2005, pp. 72-81.
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION ...
The International Microwave Symposium in past years has included several events targeted for participation by students. Among these events has been the Student Design Competition. The Student Design Competition presents an opportunity for the students to demonstrate mastery of microwave engineering principles in meeting predetermined design requirements for an interesting set of microwave problems. These Design Competitions, Sponsored by the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's Technical Coordination Committees in partnership with leading technical companies involved in microwave engineering. These competitions help the sponsoring companies an opportunity to identify strong graduate students and programs for the future development of both the students and the sponsoring companies.
Design Specifications, evaluation criteria and other important information can be found in the rules of 2013 contest (note that rules for 2014 contest are not ready yet):
2013 Balun Design Contest Rules
Wikipedia's definition of a balun:
Explanation of Measurements:
MTT-17 is announcing the fourth student balun design contest that will take place at IEEE IMS 2014.
The competitors are required to design, construct and test a wideband balun at a frequency band starting from a minimum of 1 MHz to as high as possible. There is a need in industry for amplifiers in the high frequency (HF-VHF-UHF) region that cover several octaves of bandwidth. Differential circuits using solid-state devices are ideally suited for these applications, but often require wideband baluns to both transform the differential balanced output to a single-ended unbalanced output, and to also provide impedance transformation. This competition provides the opportunity for students to find interesting solutions to this problem.
The competitors are required to design, construct and test a wideband balun at a frequency band starting from a minimum of 1 MHz to as high as possible. There is a need in industry for amplifiers in the high frequency (HF-VHF-UHF) region that cover several octaves of bandwidth. Differential circuits using solid-state devices are ideally suited for these applications, but often require wideband baluns to both transform the differential balanced output to a single-ended unbalanced output, and to also provide impedance transformation. This competition provides the opportunity for students to find interesting solutions to this problem.
Your collaboration: Visit the "Long term plans" section to know how your collaboraction can help our committee.
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This page is maintained on behalf of the MTT-17 Committee of the MTT-S by Arturo Mediano. Comments and suggestions relating to this Home Page or contributions to the MTT-17 web page should be directed using email to a.mediano@ieee.org
This page is maintained on behalf of the MTT-17 Committee of the MTT-S by Arturo Mediano. Comments and suggestions relating to this Home Page or contributions to the MTT-17 web page should be directed using email to a.mediano@ieee.org