Ultra wide band systems are used in wide variety of applications due to its resistance to severe multipath and jamming, low complexity and low cost. UWB finds extensive application in mobile handsets. Microstrip antennas are used in ultra wide band applications because of its low profile, high efficiency and economical fabrication features. In this paper, a comparative study of various antennas...

This paper describes the analysis of UWB interference on WiMax systems. Co-existence between these two systems is important due to unlicensed use of 3.1 to 10.6 GHz frequency band by UWB. The interference impact of UWB devices entirely depends on the victim receiver characteristics. From the knowledge of noise density and allowable maximum noise raise in WiMax receiver, maximum permissible inte...

This paper summarizes our recent advances in antenna designs for ultra wideband (UWB) applications. Two types of monopoles are studied and developed in our research group. The first type belongs to the electric monopole with a circular disc fed by three different feeding structures. The second type is the magnetic monopole with an elliptical slot. The performances of these two types of antennas...

In this paper, an ultra-wideband metamaterial absorber is designed and simulated. The proposed absorber is planar and low profile. It is made of a copper sheet coated with two dielectric layers. Each unit cell of the metamaterial structure is composed of multiple metallic split rings, which are patterned on the top and middle boundaries of the dielectrics. The designed absorber utilizes differe...

Currently, the use of optogenetic sensitization of retinal cells combined with activation/inhibition has the potential to be an alternative to retinal implants that would require electrodes inside every single neuron for high visual resolution. However, clinical translation of optogenetic activation for restoration of vision suffers from the drawback that the narrow spectral sensitivity of an o...

Humans are able to generate and maintain rhythmic activity (as in running or beating a drum) and can also synchronize an internally generated rhythm with an external one. Brain functions involved in this ability include at least: internal rhythm generation, prediction of anticipated rhythmic stimuli, movement planning and timing, and coordination of the brain areas responsible for these functio...

High data rate transmission is the need of modern wireless communication systems. Broadcast antennas are in demand as EM waves are transmitted at high frequency for high data rate transmission. Low profile, light weight, inexpensive, compact printed antennas are well suited for broadcasting for their ability to operate in broad frequency range. Printed microstrip antenna (Patch antenna) is used...

In this paper, an ultra-low-noise amplifier with frequency band switching capability is designed, simulated and fabricated. The two frequency ranges of this amplifier consist of the 2.4 to 2.5 GHz and 3.1 GHz to 3.15 GHz frequency bands. The designed amplifier has a noise figure of less than 1dB, a minimum gain of 23 dB and a VSWR of less than 2 in the whole frequency band. The design process s...

We report the experimental realization of squeezed quantum states of light, tailored for new applications in quantum communication and metrology. Squeezed states in a broad Fourier frequency band down to 1 Hz has been observed for the first time. Nonclassical properties of light in such a low frequency band is required for high efficiency quantum information storage in electromagnetically induc...