Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, December 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-112).

Recent advances in high density low cost RF and microwave three dimensional integration technologies using LTCC(Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics), laminate and other multilayer hybrid and integrated circuits have increased interest in the design of embedded passive components such as inductors, capacitors and filters. The purpose of this study is to develop the design methodology of multilayer components such as coupled line filters in a multilevel inhomogeneous medium. Although multilayer assembly including simple components have been used in the past for digital and low frequency systems, RF and microwave circuits have been fabricated mostly in single level configurations. The use of multilayer three dimensional components and circuits makes microwave circuits more compact and the design more flexible. This thesis describes the basic principles and computational procedure for the design of multilayer components such as, planar single and two-level spirals for applications as an inductive elements for RF and MICs, and coupled line band-pass filter circuits consisting of multiple sections. It is shown that both the quality factor and the inductance values can be enhanced by using multilevel spirals. Design methodology for general multisection filter consisting of asymmetric and multiple coupled lines is formulated and presented. It is shown that given the filter specifications, e.g., bandwidth, selectivity, input and output impedances, single, two and multilevel coupled line filters can be physically realized. The design procedure for narrow band filters is formulated in the conventional manner by using the equivalent circuit with admittance inverters and the component values of the low-pass prototype for Butterworth, Chebyshev and other response functions. Examples of Butterworth and Chebyshev multisection filters are included to demonstrate the design procedure. The physical multilevel filter is then optimized by using the SPICE model for coupled multiconductor lines on commercial CAD tool like LIBRA. The optimized multilevel structure design has been validated by MOMENTUM commercial electromagnetic simulator tool. The design methodology is validated by comparing the theoretical results with measurement data for a strip line filter fabricated on FR-4. / Graduation date: 1998

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2006. / Principal faculty advisor: Dennis Prather, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Many modern communication systems use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and discrete multi-tone (DMT) as modulation schemes where high data rates are transmitted over a wide frequency band in multiple orthogonal subcarriers. Due to the many advantages, such as flexibility, good noise immunity and the ability to be optimized for medium conditions, the use of DMT and OFDM can be found in digital video broadcasting, local area wireless network (IEEE 802.11a), asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), very high bit rate DSL (VDSL) and power line communications (PLC). However, a major challenge is the design of the analog frontend; for these systems a large dynamic range is required due to the significant peak to average ratio of the resulting signals. In receivers, very demanding high-performance analog filters are typically used to block interferers and provide anti-aliasing before the subsequent analog to digital conversion stage. For frequencies higher than 10MHz, Gm-C filter implementations are generally preferred due to the more efficient operation of wide-band operational transconductance amplifiers (OTA). Nevertheless, the inherent low-linearity of open-loop operated OTA limits the dynamic range. In this dissertation, three different proposed OTA linearity enhancement techniques for the design of high frequency and high dynamic range are presented. The techniques are applied to two filter implementations: a 20MHz second order tunable filter and a 30MHz fifth order elliptical low-pass filter. Simulation and experimental results show a spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of 65dB with a power consumption of 85mW. In a figure of merit where SFDR is normalized to the power consumption, this filter is 6dB above the trend-line of recently reported continuous time filters.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2000. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-106).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-130). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-99).

Thesis (M.S. in electrical engineering)--Washington State University, December 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 28, 2009). "School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science." Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51).

Thesis (M.S. of electrical engineering)--Washington State University, December 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 14, 2010). "Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science." Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63).