Xuehui Guan et al. 953 A novel dual-mode bandpass filter (BPF) using a dual spiral-shaped defected ground waveguide (DGW) resonator is proposed in this letter. The dual-mode characteristic of this filter is achieved by loading a defected T-shaped stub at the midline of the spiral-shaped DGW resonator. Also, nonorthogonal input and output feed-lines are adopted in the filter. Based on the compac...

This article presents a non linear multifunction filter design; this design, with minor changes performs as a Media, Median Minimum or Maximum Filter. The analog design block system is based on an ideal macromodel, consisting of VCCS elements, resistances and diodes. The analysis, control variables and limitations are presented. Simulated results in SPICE are presented. Key-Words: Non linear fi...

There is no single standard technique or methodology to characterize the size, structure, number, and chemical composition of airborne carbon nanotubes.  Existing analytical instruments and analytical techniques for evaluating nanoparticle concentrations cannot simultaneously provide morphology, state of agglomeration, surface area, mass, size distribution and chemical composition data critical...

The successful functioning of a bioretention system depends on the use of suitable soil media. Predictive computer modelling of a bioretention system (e.g. using the MUSIC software) assumes specific characteristics of the soil media to achieve a certain level of stormwater treatment. Therefore, the soil media used in the construction of a bioretention system must exhibit the required characteri...

In this paper, a novel type of dual-band bandpass filter (DBBPF) is proposed by using microstrip composite resonators, and its design method is developed based on the lumped-element equivalent circuit of the filter. Both the midband frequencies and the passband widths of the dual bands of the filter can be controlled separately. Four DBBPFs with different specifications are designed, fabricated...

there is no single standard technique or methodology to characterize the size, structure, number, and chemical composition of airborne carbon nanotubes.  existing analytical instruments and analytical techniques for evaluating nanoparticle concentrations cannot simultaneously provide morphology, state of agglomeration, surface area, mass, size distribution and chemical composition data critical...

A novel compact dual-band bandpass waveguide filter is presented in this paper. H-plane metal inserts with complementary split-ring resonators are implemented as resonating elements in the standard (WR-90) rectangular waveguide. Design starts from the models of the waveguide resonators with two resonant frequencies (9 GHz and 11 GHz) using a single flat or folded metal insert. Further, folded i...

Sub-block oriented media processor architecture is presented. A block oriented instruction set extension is proposed to process and transfer 1D or 2D data blocks. Two programmable processors are employed to perform sequential processing and block oriented processing respectively. We evaluated the performance potential of the media processor architecture using a special FPGA card, and an image F...