Publications related to Signal generator

First characterization of the SPIDER beam AC component with the Beamlet Current Monitor

SPIDER is the full scale prototype for the ITER Heating Neutral Beam source, hosted at the Neutral Beam Test Facility in Padova, Italy. The behavior of the beam must be thoroughly investigated to bring the machine's performance in line with ITER's requirem ...

2023

Beam homogeneity of caesium seeded SPIDER using a direct beamlet current measurement

The ITER Heating Neutral Beam (HNB) source prototype SPIDER (Source for the Production of Ions of Deuterium Extracted from a Radio frequency plasma), hosted at the Neutral Beam Test Facility (NBTF) in Padova, Italy, has recently started operating with evap ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2023

Intelligent RF System for Ultra Low Power Spectrum Sensing with Machine Learning

Naci Pekçokgüler

The crowdedness of the RF spectrum constitutes problems in communication, however it also accommodates large amount of useful information. This information can be used to determine existing signals and operating contexts. However, spectrum condition varies ...

EPFL2024

Parallel temporal signal processing enabled by polarization-multiplexed programmable THz metasurfaces

Romain Christophe Rémy Fleury, Ali Momeni

Under the trends of multifunctionality, tunability, and compactness in modern wave -based signal processors, in this paper, we propose a polarization-multiplexed graphene-based metasurface to realize distinct mathematical operators on the parallel time-dom ...

Optica Publishing Group2022

Nanoplasma-based Millimiter-wave Modulators on a Single Metal Layer

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani

Fundamental constraints imposing power-frequency trade-offs in conventional electronics have stimulated research on alternative technologies for millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave applications. In this work, we use the picosecond threshold firing of n ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2022

EMC Impact of Disturbances Generated by Multiple Sources

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Hamidreza Karami

In this paper, the impact of an increasing number of arbitrary electrical/electronic devices on the overall radiated emissions is investigated. Understanding and quantifying such an impact are prerequisites to the proper evaluation of electromagnetic compa ...

2022

Analytical Expressions for Lightning Electromagnetic Fields With Arbitrary Channel-Base Current—Part I: Theory

Marcos Rubinstein

The article provides analytical expressions for the electromagnetic fields generated by a lightning return stroke characterized by a channel-base current with arbitrary time waveform, in presence of either a perfectly conducting or a lossy ground, assuming ...

2021

Power-Optimized Digitally Controlled Oscillator in 28-nm CMOS for Low-Power FMCW Radars

Christian Enz, Francesco Chicco, Franz Xaver Pengg, Sammy Cerida Rengifo

This work presents the design of a 24-GHz digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) in an advanced 28-nm bulk CMOS technology for short-range frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar system-on-chip for mobile and Internet-of-Things devices. The power minimiza ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2021

Distributed and dynamic strain sensing with high spatial resolution and large measurable strain range

Luc Thévenaz, Malak Mohamed Hossameldeen Omar Mohamed Galal, Zhisheng Yang, Li Zhang

A distributed and dynamic strain sensing system based on frequency-scanning phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry is proposed and demonstrated. By utilizing an RF pulse scheme with a fast arbitrary waveform generator, a train of optical pulses ...

2020

Discrete Time Analysis of Phase Detector Linear Range Extension in Sub-Sampling PLL

Yusuf Leblebici, Duygu Kostak

The discrete time analysis of the phase detector linear range extension in the first and the second order sub sampling phase-locked loop (SSPLL) is presented. The aim is to understand how much the stability and the pull-in range are affected by the linear ...

IEEE2020

Tokamak plasma edge studies by microwave short-pulse reflectometry and backscattering

Pedro Andres Molina Cabrera

Moving towards an increased understanding of the dynamic processes in the edge of tokamak plasmas requires continuous innovation in diagnostic capabilities, pushing the envelope in both spatial and temporal dimenstions. Plasma density and rotation, and the ...

EPFL2019

Characterization of Uncertainty Contributions in a High-Accuracy PMU Validation System

Mario Paolone, Asja Derviskadic, Guglielmo Frigo, Daniele Colangelo, Jean-Pierre Braun

The eective deployment of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) in Distribution Networks (DNs) requires an enhancement in terms of estimation accuracy beyond the limits of IEEE Std C37.118.1 (IEEE Std), aiming at a Total Vector Error (TVE) in the order of 0.0x% ...

2019

V-band nanosecond-scale pulse reflectometer diagnostic in the TCV tokamak

Stefano Coda, Laurie Porte, Pedro Andres Molina Cabrera

This article describes the realization of a novel approach to short pulse (∼1 ns) reflectometry (SPR) recently implemented in the tokamak configuration variable tokamak. Taking advantage of a fast arbitrary waveform generator and vector-network-analyzer ex ...

2019

Is there a relationship between footstep-impact locations and measured signal characteristics?

Ian Smith, Yves Sylvain Gilles Reuland, Sai Ganesh Sarvotham Pai, Slah Drira

Building utilization can be enhanced by tracking occupants. Non-intrusive tracking of occupants using floor-vibration measurements is beneficial for many smart-building applications such as energy consumption, security enhancement, and care-giving. Also, u ...

ACM2019

Wireless Power Transfer and Data Communication for Implantable Autonomous Monitoring and Detection of Epilepsy In Vivo

Kerim Türe

The impact of technological advancement became significant and still has an essential role to play in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Nowadays, personalized medicine and therapy are on the rise as a consequence of the developed and cheaper medical ...

EPFL2019

Upgrade of a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope for electron-spin resonance

Harald Brune, François Patthey, Nicolas Weiss, Donat Fabian Natterer, Tobias Bilgeri, Patrick Robert Forrester

Electron spin resonance with a scanning tunneling microscope (ESR-STM) combines the high energy resolution of spin resonance spectroscopy with the atomic scale control and spatial resolution of STM. Here we describe the upgrade of a helium-3 STM with a 2D ...

AMER INST PHYSICS2019

Pulses in Upward Negative Lightning at the Säntis Tower in Northeastern Switzerland

Marcos Rubinstein, Mohammad Azadifar, Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Davide Pavanello, Lixia He

Upward lightning happens predominantly from tall objects. The channel-base currents associated with upward negative lightning initiated from towers exhibit pulses that can be classified, based on their waveform features and on the concurrence with other pr ...

2019

Flexible Width Nyquist Pulse Based on a Single Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Camille Sophie Brès, Jianqi Hu, Simon Julien Fabbri

We present a Nyquist pulse generation technique based on a single Mach-Zehnder modulator driven by a multi-harmonic electrical signal. The direct control of the RF components yields a range of 10 GHz sinc-shaped pulse train. ...

2018

Area and Power Efficient Ultra-Wideband Transmitter Based on Active Inductor

Catherine Dehollain, Kerim Türe, Arnout Jan J Devos, Franco Maloberti

This paper presents the design of an impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmitter for low-power, short-range, and high-data rate applications such as high density neural recording interfaces. The IR-UWB transmitter pulses are generated by modulating t ...

2018

High Performance, Continuously Tunable Microwave Filters Using MEMS Devices With Very Large, Controlled, Out-of-Plane Actuation

Matthias Imboden

Software defined radios (SDR) in the microwave X- and K-bands offer the promise of low cost, programmable operation with real-time frequency agility. However, the real world in which such radios operate requires them to be able to detect nanowatt signals i ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018