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Time |
Sunday, 8.07.2001
Fundamentals of
microwave and optical electronics |
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9.00 - 9.30 |
Welcoming address |
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9.30 - 10.30 |
Material Foundation of Microwave and Optical
Semiconductor Devices
Prof. Hans L. Hartnagel, TU Darmstadt,
Germany
- Material properties for microwave and optical devices
- Fundamental of heterojunction materials
- Application of selected materials in devices
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10.30 - 11.30 |
Photodetectors for Microwave Applications
Prof.
Sergei Malyshev, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarus
- Photodetection principles
- Coupling of electrical and optical signals
- Receiver structures
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11.30 - 12.00 |
Coffee break |
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12.00 – 13.00 |
Fundamentals of the Optical Waveguide
Theory
Prof. Lubomir Sumichrast, Slovak University of Technology,
Slovakia
- Application of Maxwell’s and wave equations
- Slab waveguides
- Propagation modes
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13.00 – 14.00 |
Fundamentals of Lasers
Prof. Pawel Szczepanski,
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
- Description of laser operation
- Lasers in telecommunication
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14.00 – 15.30 |
Lunch |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Supervision of student projects |
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16.00 - 17.00 |
Presentation of PhD Students (3) |
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Time |
Monday, 9.07.2001
Microwave and optical
systems |
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9.00 – 10.00 |
An Introduction to Computational Electromagnetics
Prof. Luis Emilio García Castillo, University of
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Numerical methods in electromagnetics
- Finite elements versus finite differences
- Open region problems
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10.00.-11.00 |
Low-Loss Dielectric Waveguides for Millimeter Wave
Applications
Dr. Dmitri Lyubchenko, Millilab, Helsinki University
of Technology, Finland
- Principles of operation of dielectric waveguides
- Dielectric waveguides at millimeter-wave bands
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11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 - 12.30 |
Very High Efficiency Microwave Amplifier. The Harmonic
Manipulation Approach
Prof. Franco Giannini, University of Roma
Tor Vergata, Italy
- Circuit design for power applications
- Methods of circuit analysis for nonlinear circuits
- Design examples
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12.30 - 13.30 |
Microwave Photonics
Prof. Bogdan Galwas, Warsaw
University of Technology, Poland
- Analysis of optical devices and systems
- Common aspects and differences with microwave devices
- Application specific aspects of optical devices
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13.30 - 14.00 |
Presentation of PhD Students (2) |
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14.00 - 15.30 |
Lunch |
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15.30 – 16.30 |
Microwave Communication Equipment of Experimental Satellite
P3D
Jiri Sebesta, TU Brno, Czech Republic
- Microwave systems on board: transmitters S, X, and Ka bands
- Microwave systems on board: receivers L, S, and C bands
- Antennas
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16.30 – 17.30 |
Comparative Characteristics of SAW-based and Digital
Correlation Processors for Mobile Telecommunication Systems
Prof.
V. Proklov, Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Russia
- Saw-based digital processors
- Comparative study of digital processors
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Time |
Tuesday, 10.07.2001
Microwave circuit
design and measurement techniques |
|
9.00 – 9.30 |
Conditions for Broadband MMIC Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
Alexander Megej, TU Darmstadt, Germany
- Theory of VCO oscillators
- MMIC integration and fabrication
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9.30-10.00 |
Modelling and Design Aspects of Millimeter-wave and
Submillimeter-wave Schottky Diode Varactor Frequency Multipliers
Jesús Grajal de la Fuente, Technical University of Madrid
- Physical Schottky modelling
- Coupling physical device modelling and circuit simulators
- Design of multipliers
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10.00.-11.00 |
CAD for Microwave Devices
Dr. Aldo di Carlo,
University of Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
- Analysis methods for semiconductor simulation
- Numerical simulation of devices for microwave and optical
applications
- Limitations of distinct simulation techniques
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11.00-11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30-12.30 |
Microwave Measurements
Prof. Karel Hoffmann,
Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
- Fundamentals of network analysers
- S-parameters of single-ended devices and differential devices
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12:30-13.30 |
Optical Fiber Measurements
Prof. Jozef Jasenek,
Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
- Fundamental optical measurement techniques
- Applications and limitations
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13.30-14.00 |
Presentation of PhD Students (2) |
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14.00 - 16.00 |
Lunch |
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16.00 |
Cultural programme for all participants |
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Time |
Wednesday, 11.07.2001
From
microwave devices to microwave systems |
|
9.00 - 10.00 |
Modelling of Schottky Diode, MESFET, HEMT, and HBT Devices
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viktor Krozer, TU Chemnitz, Germany
- Operation and modelling of active microwave devices
- Schottky diodes, MESFETs, HEMTs, and HBT
- High power electronics
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10.00 - 11.00 |
Microwave Large-signal Device Characterisation
Prof. Giorgio. Leuzzi , University of L'Aquila, Italy
- Large-signal device models
- Model parameter extraction techniques
- Verification techniques
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11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 – 12.30 |
Optical High Speed Communication Systems
Prof.
Peter Meißner, TU Darmstadt, Germany
- High speed communication transmission
- Optical pulse transmission
- High speed systems
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12.30 - 13.30 |
Wide-bandgap Semiconductors Applied to UV Photodetection
Dr. Eva Monroy, Technical University of Madrid, Spain
- Applications for UV instrumentation
- Wide-bandgap semiconductors
- UV detector applications in harsh environments
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13.30 - 15.30 |
Lunch |
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15.30 – 16.30 |
Fundamentals of Teraherz Electronics
Prof. Dr.
Vladimir E. Lyubchenko, Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
- Requirements for devices for THz frequencies
- Design procedures and modelling for THz circuits
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16.30-17.30 |
Presentation of the Technical University of Madrid (Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid)
Prof. Marinela García
Fernández, Director of International Office of the Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid |
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17.30 - 18.00 |
Coffee break |
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18.00 - 19.00 |
Area Coverage and Interference Studies of Broadband Radio
Access Systems above 10 GHz
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Jakoby, TU
Darmstadt, Germany
- Fundamentals and applications
- Standardisation, system and radio wave propagation issues
- Characterisation and modelling of the radio channel
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