Publications by Jean-François Zürcher

Design and Optimization of a SHaped-Beam Ka-band Substrate Integrated Waveguide Antenna Array

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Rafal Glogowski

2015

Low-Profile Direction Finding System in Ku-Band Using SIW Horn Antennas

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

Horizon House Publications Inc2015

Low-profile SIW Horn Antenna Array with Interconnection to MMICs

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

2014

A novel, low-profile, vertically-polarized UWB antenna for WBAN

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Mohsen Koohestani

This paper proposes a novel, low-profile UWB antenna for wireless body area network (WBAN) applications. The antenna has a polarization perpendicular to the body-free-space interface, which is interesting in order to minimize the coupling into the body. It ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2014

Low-profile direction finding system with SIW horn antennas for vehicular applications

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

2014

Compact UWB antennas for Wireless Body Area Networks (W-BANs)

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Jovanche Trajkovikj

A major issue in Wireless Body Area Networks (W-BAN) is the reliability of the transmission in all conditions, thus in all locations and positions of the wearer. One way to achieve this is to design communication systems as independent as possible to the p ...

2014

Performance of UHF W-BAN antennas in a real environment scenario

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Jovanche Trajkovikj

This work presents performance of robust wearable antennas intended to operate in Wireless Body Area Networks (W-BAN) in UHF, TETRAPOL communication band, 380-400 MHz. We propose a Planar Inverted F Antenna (PIFA) as reliable antenna type for UHF W-BAN app ...

2014

Soft and flexible UHF antennas for WBAN applications

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Jovanche Trajkovikj

2014

PDMS, a safe shelter for flexible W-BAN antennas

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Jovanche Trajkovikj

2014

Ka-Band Rectangular Waveguide to Suspended Stripline Transition

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Rafal Glogowski

A Ka-band transition between a rectangular waveguide and a suspended stripline (SSL) is proposed. It uses a configuration in which the SSL substrate is perpendicular to the waveguide main axis. A patch printed on the SSL substrate is used to match the char ...

Institution of Engineering and Technology2013

Tolpa for mm-wave: A wideband low profile, omnidirectional vertically polarized antenna

Jean-François Zürcher

In an article (Zürcher, Microwave Opt Technol Lett 55 (2013), 516–521) published in 2013, a new antenna called tripod omnidirectional low profile Antenna has been presented. It is vertically polarized and has a radiation pattern similar to the classical mo ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013

A printed transition for matching improvement of SIW horn antennas

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

The substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology allows to construct several types of commonly used antennas in a planar way. However, frequency limitations associated to commercial substrates appear in the implementation of certain types of antennas, e ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2013

A Low-Loss Planar Ka-Band Antenna Subarray for Space Applications

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Rafal Glogowski

This paper presents the design, optimization, and experimental characterization of a planar antenna subarray for space applications. The proposed component is intended to be used as a building block for a large Ka-band antenna systems. It is a one-dimensio ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2013

PDMS, A Robust Casing for Flexible W-BAN Antennas [EurAAP Corner]

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Jovanche Trajkovikj

This paper describes a new technology for the realization of soft, flexible, and robust antennas intended to operate in a harsh environment. One of the main characteristics of the proposed technology is the ease of fabricating antennas in a simple lab envi ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2013

Novel thin and compact H-plane SIW horn antenna

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Marc Esquius Morote

The substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology allows to construct several types of commonly used antennas in a planar way. However, some practical constraints limit their performances when frequencies below 20 GHz are considered. In the case of SIW h ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2013

TOLPA (Tripod Omnidirectional Low Profile Antenna): a vertically polarized antenna with 90% bandwidth

Jean-François Zürcher

A new vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna, inspired by an old design, has been studied, optimized, realized and measured. With a radiation pattern similar to the classical monopole on a ground plane, the proposed antenna concept provides a much la ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013

Double resonance spectroscopic studies using a new generation of microfabricated microwave cavity

Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Maddalena Violetti

We evaluate the potential of a new generation microwave cavity by double resonance spectroscopic studies. Both, the cell and the microwave cavity are microfabricated. This allows a substantial size reduction for the physics package, without compromising th ...

IEEE2013

Prolate ellipsoidal lens for antenna systems providing multiple asymmetric beams

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Marco Letizia

2013

Extended SIW for TEm0 and TE(0)n Modes and Slotline Excitation of the TE01 Mode

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

A substrate integrated guide which allows the propagation of both TEm0 and TE0n modes is presented, the Extended Substrate Integrated Waveguide (ESIW). Its structure combines the working principles of SIWs and SINRD guides. While the performances of the ES ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013

Broadband Ka-band rectangular waveguide to substrate integrated waveguide transition

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Rafal Glogowski

A simple right-angle transition between a rectangular waveguide (RWG) and a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) is proposed. Two slots etched on the broad wall of the SIW are used to couple the waveguides. To obtain a wide bandwidth of operation the slots ...

Inst Engineering Technology-Iet2013