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Schoch, Benjamin

Benjamin Schoch

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Gruppenleiter Hochfrequenzelektronik / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Institut für Robuste Leistungshalbleitersysteme

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Publikationen

2023
1. S. Haussmann et al., “Measurement and Analysis of FDM for E-Band Satellite Communication,” in 2023 53rd European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Sep. 2023, pp. 356–359. doi: 10.23919/EuMC58039.2023.10290622.
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper describes the functional E-band transmission tests of an integrated nano-satellite before launch. The feasibility and performance of a transmission in multiple frequency multiplexed channels is investigated, using the developed payload transmitter and the implemented digital signal generation in its integrated state. Succesful transmission experiments in E-band of four frequency division multiplexed (FDM) channels with a total data rate of 3.2 Gbps over an emulated distance over approximately 530km are demonstrated. The IQ-impairments of these measurement have been verified in a system level simulation, showing the potential of FDM with the given resources and pointing out design requirements for future 6G communication transceiver chipsets.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{10290622, abstract = {This paper describes the functional E-band transmission tests of an integrated nano-satellite before launch. The feasibility and performance of a transmission in multiple frequency multiplexed channels is investigated, using the developed payload transmitter and the implemented digital signal generation in its integrated state. Succesful transmission experiments in E-band of four frequency division multiplexed (FDM) channels with a total data rate of 3.2 Gbps over an emulated distance over approximately 530km are demonstrated. The IQ-impairments of these measurement have been verified in a system level simulation, showing the potential of FDM with the given resources and pointing out design requirements for future 6G communication transceiver chipsets.}, author = {Haussmann, Simon and Manoliu, Laura and Gebert, Lukas and Schoch, Benjamin and Koller, Markus and Meier, Jakob and Steinmetz, Fabian and Freese, Jens and Henneberger, Ralf and Tessmann, Axel and Klinkner, Sabine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2023 53rd European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, doi = {10.23919/EuMC58039.2023.10290622}, month = {09}, pages = {356-359}, title = {Measurement and Analysis of FDM for E-Band Satellite Communication}, year = 2023 }
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  10.23919/EuMC58039.2023.10290622
2. B. Schoch et al., “E-Band Active Upconverter Module with Tunable LO Feedthrough,” in 2023 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), IEEE, Jan. 2023. doi: 10.1109/rws55624.2023.10046296.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Schoch_2023, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Wrana, Dominik and Manoliu, Laura and Kuri, Michael and Wagner, Sandrine and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2023 {IEEE} Radio and Wireless Symposium ({RWS})}, doi = {10.1109/rws55624.2023.10046296}, month = {01}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {E-Band Active Upconverter Module with Tunable {LO} Feedthrough}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109%2Frws55624.2023.10046296}, year = 2023 }
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  https://doi.org/10.1109%2Frws55624.2023.10046296
  DOI
  10.1109/rws55624.2023.10046296
3. C. Carlowitz and M. Dietz, “Integrated Front-End Approaches for Wireless 100 Gb/s and Beyond: Enabling Efficient Ultra-High Speed Wireless Communication Systems,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 24, Art. no. 8, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3277360.
  Zusammenfassung
  Wireless communication faces ever-growing demand for higher data rates, which has driven the need for modem implementations that are capable of providing single-link data rates on the order of 100 Gb/s and beyond for extremely fast data transmission. In recent years, the 60-GHz band has been employed to significantly increase wireless local area network data rates in IEEE’s 802.11ad standard targeting multigigabit modems. Its extension 802.11ay was finalized in 2021, targeting data rates toward 100 Gb/s in the same bands by increasing spectral efficiency and combining up to four channels with more than 8-GHz bandwidth in total 1. This approach has the advantage of existing unlicensed regulatory allocations. Nevertheless, options for higher bandwidth have increasingly been investigated, also driven by the publication of the IEEE 802.15.3d 2 physical layer standard for a frequency range between 252 and 325 GHz, which resides in an atmospheric window that enables reasonable long-range communication links on the order of a few kilometers. In this frequency range, a substantially higher bandwidth is achievable. Specific regulatory allocations are still missing; nevertheless, the conditions to use this frequency range have already been discussed and described during the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference 3. Although the first demonstrations of 100-Gb/s modems in this frequency range were at least partially based on photonic technologies 4, integrated front ends in different semiconductor technologies have been demonstrated 5 and are discussed in the present article in more detail together with the major remaining challenges for practical applications.
  BibTeX
  @article{10183702, abstract = {Wireless communication faces ever-growing demand for higher data rates, which has driven the need for modem implementations that are capable of providing single-link data rates on the order of 100 Gb/s and beyond for extremely fast data transmission. In recent years, the 60-GHz band has been employed to significantly increase wireless local area network data rates in IEEE’s 802.11ad standard targeting multigigabit modems. Its extension 802.11ay was finalized in 2021, targeting data rates toward 100 Gb/s in the same bands by increasing spectral efficiency and combining up to four channels with more than 8-GHz bandwidth in total [1]. This approach has the advantage of existing unlicensed regulatory allocations. Nevertheless, options for higher bandwidth have increasingly been investigated, also driven by the publication of the IEEE 802.15.3d [2] physical layer standard for a frequency range between 252 and 325 GHz, which resides in an atmospheric window that enables reasonable long-range communication links on the order of a few kilometers. In this frequency range, a substantially higher bandwidth is achievable. Specific regulatory allocations are still missing; nevertheless, the conditions to use this frequency range have already been discussed and described during the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference [3]. Although the first demonstrations of 100-Gb/s modems in this frequency range were at least partially based on photonic technologies [4], integrated front ends in different semiconductor technologies have been demonstrated [5] and are discussed in the present article in more detail together with the major remaining challenges for practical applications.}, author = {Carlowitz, Christian and Dietz, Marco}, doi = {10.1109/MMM.2023.3277360}, issn = {1557-9581}, journal = {IEEE Microwave Magazine}, month = {08}, number = 8, pages = {16-34}, title = {Integrated Front-End Approaches for Wireless 100 Gb/s and Beyond: Enabling Efficient Ultra-High Speed Wireless Communication Systems}, volume = 24, year = 2023 }
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  10.1109/MMM.2023.3277360
4. B. Schoch, D. Wrana, A. Tessmann, and I. Kallfass, “Wideband Cross-Domain Characterization of a W-band Amplifier MMIC,” in 2023 53rd European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Sep. 2023, pp. 770–773. doi: 10.23919/EuMC58039.2023.10290485.
  Zusammenfassung
  In this paper, we present a novel on-chip multi-tone characterization of a millimeter-wave amplifier MMIC in a waveguide environment covering W-band frequencies. The measurement setup comprises extension modules in WR-10, where a new architecture with a wideband RF input enables source calibration. The setup is capable of measuring small-signal parameters while the same configuration is able to excite wideband multi-tone or complex modulated signals and measure the signal response for a time-domain analysis. The in-situ combination of an analog millimeter-wave frequency domain setup with digitally modulated wideband time domain entities is described as a cross-domain measurement setup. A W-band power amplifier chip is used as a device-under-test, where a multi-tone test is conducted and the response of complex modulated signals is analyzed.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{10290485, abstract = {In this paper, we present a novel on-chip multi-tone characterization of a millimeter-wave amplifier MMIC in a waveguide environment covering W-band frequencies. The measurement setup comprises extension modules in WR-10, where a new architecture with a wideband RF input enables source calibration. The setup is capable of measuring small-signal parameters while the same configuration is able to excite wideband multi-tone or complex modulated signals and measure the signal response for a time-domain analysis. The in-situ combination of an analog millimeter-wave frequency domain setup with digitally modulated wideband time domain entities is described as a cross-domain measurement setup. A W-band power amplifier chip is used as a device-under-test, where a multi-tone test is conducted and the response of complex modulated signals is analyzed.}, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Wrana, Dominik and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2023 53rd European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, doi = {10.23919/EuMC58039.2023.10290485}, month = {09}, pages = {770-773}, title = {Wideband Cross-Domain Characterization of a W-band Amplifier MMIC}, year = 2023 }
  DOI
  10.23919/EuMC58039.2023.10290485
5. I. Kallfass et al., “Instrumentation for the Time and Frequency Domain Characterization of Terahertz Communication Transceivers and their Building Blocks,” in 2023 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2023, Jun. 2023, pp. 1030–1033. doi: 10.1109/IMS37964.2023.10188006.
  Zusammenfassung
  A novel millimeter-wave to submillimeter-wave instrumentation setup for the characterization of transceivers and their functional building blocks dedicated to 6G Terahertz communication is presented. The measurement system comprises wideband frequency up- and down-converters into the WR10 and WR3.4 bands, coupled to a novel directional coupler which allows for the calibration of wideband complex modulated signal in terms of vectorial signal distortion in the RF domain. Using predistortion of the baseband input signal, the calibration plane can be shifted to the input and to the output of a device-under-test. We present the input and output-related calibration of solid-state power amplifier modules at a center frequency of 77.5 GHz for QPSK and 256-QAM modulation with 1 and 4 GBd symbol rates as well as at 300 GHz for QPSK and 64-QAM modulation with 16 GBd and 1.6 GBd symbol rates, respectively. The calibration in the RF domain reduces the error-vector-magnitude by an order of magnitude.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{10188006, abstract = {A novel millimeter-wave to submillimeter-wave instrumentation setup for the characterization of transceivers and their functional building blocks dedicated to 6G Terahertz communication is presented. The measurement system comprises wideband frequency up- and down-converters into the WR10 and WR3.4 bands, coupled to a novel directional coupler which allows for the calibration of wideband complex modulated signal in terms of vectorial signal distortion in the RF domain. Using predistortion of the baseband input signal, the calibration plane can be shifted to the input and to the output of a device-under-test. We present the input and output-related calibration of solid-state power amplifier modules at a center frequency of 77.5 GHz for QPSK and 256-QAM modulation with 1 and 4 GBd symbol rates as well as at 300 GHz for QPSK and 64-QAM modulation with 16 GBd and 1.6 GBd symbol rates, respectively. The calibration in the RF domain reduces the error-vector-magnitude by an order of magnitude.}, author = {Kallfass, Ingmar and Wrana, Dominik and Schoch, Benjamin and Hesler, Jeffrey and Kohler, Matthias and Teyssier, Jean-Pierre and Dunsmore, Joel}, booktitle = {2023 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2023}, doi = {10.1109/IMS37964.2023.10188006}, issn = {2576-7216}, month = {06}, pages = {1030-1033}, title = {Instrumentation for the Time and Frequency Domain Characterization of Terahertz Communication Transceivers and their Building Blocks}, year = 2023 }
  DOI
  10.1109/IMS37964.2023.10188006
2022
1. D. Wrana, L. John, B. Schoch, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “Sensitivity Analysis of a 280–312 GHz Superheterodyne Terahertz Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, Jul. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008.
  BibTeX
  @article{wrana2022sensitivity, author = {Wrana, Dominik and John, Laurenz and Schoch, Benjamin and Wagner, Sandrine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, doi = {10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology}, month = {07}, title = {Sensitivity Analysis of a 280–312 GHz Superheterodyne Terahertz Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008}, year = 2022 }
  Link
  https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008
  DOI
  10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008
2. D. Wrana, L. John, B. Schoch, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “Sensitivity Analysis of a 280–312 GHz Superheterodyne Terahertz Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 12, Art. no. 4, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008.
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  @article{wrana2022sensitivity, author = {Wrana, Dominik and John, Laurenz and Schoch, Benjamin and Wagner, Sandrine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, doi = {10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology}, number = 4, pages = {325-333}, title = {Sensitivity Analysis of a 280–312 GHz Superheterodyne Terahertz Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications}, volume = 12, year = 2022 }
  DOI
  10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3172008
3. D. Wrana, Y. Leiba, L. John, B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, and I. Kallfass, “Short-Range Full-Duplex Real-Time Wireless Terahertz Link for IEEE802.15.3d Applications,” in 2022 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2022, pp. 94–97. doi: 10.1109/RWS53089.2022.9719954.
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  @inproceedings{wrana2022shortrange, author = {Wrana, Dominik and Leiba, Yigal and John, Laurenz and Schoch, Benjamin and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2022 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)}, doi = {10.1109/RWS53089.2022.9719954}, pages = {94-97}, title = {Short-Range Full-Duplex Real-Time Wireless Terahertz Link for IEEE802.15.3d Applications}, year = 2022 }
  DOI
  10.1109/RWS53089.2022.9719954
4. D. Wrana, B. Schoch, L. Manoliu, S. Haußmann, A. Tessmann, and I. Kallfass, “Investigation of the Influence of LO Leakage in an E-Band Quadrature Transmitter,” in 2022 14th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2022, pp. 33–36.
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  @inproceedings{wrana2022investigation, author = {Wrana, Dominik and Schoch, Benjamin and Manoliu, Laura and Haußmann, Simon and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2022 14th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, pages = {33-36}, title = {Investigation of the Influence of LO Leakage in an E-Band Quadrature Transmitter}, year = 2022 }
5. B. Schoch et al., “Performance Optimization of an E-Band Communication Link using Open-Loop Predistortion,” in 2022 14th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2022, pp. 216–219.
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  @inproceedings{schoch2022performance, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Wiewel, Florian and Wrana, Dominik and Manoliu, Laura and Haussmann, Simon and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2022 14th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, pages = {216-219}, title = {Performance Optimization of an E-Band Communication Link using Open-Loop Predistortion}, year = 2022 }
6. D. Koch, D. Wrana, B. Schoch, and I. Kallfass, “Low-Noise, 24 V, 1 A, 2.1 MHz GaN DC/DC Converter for Variable Power Supply of a GaN-Based Solid-State Power Amplifier,” in 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2022, pp. 1208–1213. doi: 10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773463.
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  @inproceedings{koch2022lownoise, author = {Koch, Dominik and Wrana, Dominik and Schoch, Benjamin and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)}, doi = {10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773463}, pages = {1208-1213}, title = {Low-Noise, 24 V, 1 A, 2.1 MHz GaN DC/DC Converter for Variable Power Supply of a GaN-Based Solid-State Power Amplifier}, year = 2022 }
  DOI
  10.1109/APEC43599.2022.9773463
7. D. Wrana, L. John, B. Schoch, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “Short Range Wireless Transmission Using a 295–315 GHz Superheterodyne Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications,” in 2021 51st European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2022, pp. 205–208. doi: 10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784217.
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  @inproceedings{wrana2022short, author = {Wrana, Dominik and John, Laurenz and Schoch, Benjamin and Wagner, Sandrine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2021 51st European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, doi = {10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784217}, pages = {205-208}, title = {Short Range Wireless Transmission Using a 295–315 GHz Superheterodyne Link Targeting IEEE802.15.3d Applications}, year = 2022 }
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  10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784217
8. L. Manoliu et al., “Measurements of Atmospheric Attenuation in an Outdoor Wireless E/W-Band Communication Link,” in 2022 14th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2022, pp. 208–211.
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  @inproceedings{manoliu2022measurements, author = {Manoliu, Laura and Henneberger, Ralf and Tessmann, Axel and Seidel, Jochen and Eppard, Michael and Wrana, Dominik and Schoch, Benjamin and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2022 14th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, pages = {208-211}, title = {Measurements of Atmospheric Attenuation in an Outdoor Wireless E/W-Band Communication Link}, year = 2022 }
9. B. Schoch et al., “E-Band Transmitter with 3 W Complex Modulated Signal Output Power Performance,” in 2021 51st European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2022, pp. 458–461. doi: 10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784314.
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  @inproceedings{schoch2022eband, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Wrana, Dominik and Henneberger, Ralf and Wagner, Sandrine and Ture, Erdin and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2021 51st European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, doi = {10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784314}, pages = {458-461}, title = {E-Band Transmitter with 3 W Complex Modulated Signal Output Power Performance}, year = 2022 }
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  10.23919/EuMC50147.2022.9784314
2021
1. L. Manoliu, B. Schoch, M. Koller, J. Wieczorek, S. Klinkner, and I. Kallfass, “High-speed FPGA-Based Payload Computer for an In-Orbit Verification of a 71–76 GHz Satellite Downlink,” in 2021 IEEE Space Hardware and Radio Conference (SHaRC), IEEE, Jan. 2021. doi: 10.1109/sharc51853.2021.9375827.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Manoliu_2021, author = {Manoliu, Laura and Schoch, Benjamin and Koller, Markus and Wieczorek, Jens and Klinkner, Sabine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2021 {IEEE} Space Hardware and Radio Conference ({SHaRC})}, doi = {10.1109/sharc51853.2021.9375827}, month = {01}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {High-speed {FPGA}-Based Payload Computer for an In-Orbit Verification of a 71{\textendash}76 {GHz} Satellite Downlink}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fsharc51853.2021.9375827}, year = 2021 }
  Link
  https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fsharc51853.2021.9375827
  DOI
  10.1109/sharc51853.2021.9375827
2. L. Manoliu, B. Schoch, M. Koller, J. Wieczorek, S. Klinkner, and I. Kallfass, “High-speed FPGA-Based Payload Computer for an In-Orbit Verification of a 71–76 GHz Satellite Downlink,” in 2021 IEEE Space Hardware and Radio Conference (SHaRC), Jan. 2021, pp. 21–24. doi: 10.1109/SHaRC51853.2021.9375827.
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper introduces the system architecture, implementation and measured characterization of the FPGA-based adaptive onboard payload computer used for an in-orbit verification of an E-band high bandwidth communication system. The mission goal is to evaluate the atmospheric effects on a multiGigabit data-downlink, in the frequency range of 71-76 GHz with a data rate of minimum 10 Gbit/s, from a 6U CubeSat in low earth orbit to a ground station. The miniaturized onboard payload computer in conjunction with a fast digital-to-analog converter shall serve as an arbitrary waveform generator and as image processing unit.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{manoliu2021highspeed, abstract = {This paper introduces the system architecture, implementation and measured characterization of the FPGA-based adaptive onboard payload computer used for an in-orbit verification of an E-band high bandwidth communication system. The mission goal is to evaluate the atmospheric effects on a multiGigabit data-downlink, in the frequency range of 71-76 GHz with a data rate of minimum 10 Gbit/s, from a 6U CubeSat in low earth orbit to a ground station. The miniaturized onboard payload computer in conjunction with a fast digital-to-analog converter shall serve as an arbitrary waveform generator and as image processing unit.}, author = {Manoliu, Laura and Schoch, Benjamin and Koller, Markus and Wieczorek, Jens and Klinkner, Sabine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2021 IEEE Space Hardware and Radio Conference (SHaRC)}, doi = {10.1109/SHaRC51853.2021.9375827}, month = {01}, pages = {21-24}, title = {High-speed FPGA-Based Payload Computer for an In-Orbit Verification of a 71–76 GHz Satellite Downlink}, year = 2021 }
  DOI
  10.1109/SHaRC51853.2021.9375827
3. B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, A. Leuther, P. Szriftgiser, G. Ducournau, and I. Kallfass, “Two-Tone Intermodulation Performance of a 300GHz Power Amplifier MMIC,” in 2021 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR), Jan. 2021, pp. 16–19. doi: 10.1109/PAWR51852.2021.9375586.
  Zusammenfassung
  Intermodulation effects play a decisive role in any system relying on the linear transmission of signals, such as highspeed wireless communication. For the first time, this paper presents measured third-order and fifth-order intermodulation performance of a 300GHz monolithic integrated circuit with a new photonic approach. Conventional amplifier characterization in this frequency range showed a small-signal gain of more than 15dB, operating frequency range from 279 to 313GHz, and a 1dB compression point and saturated output power of 1.6dBm and 6dBm, respectively, from a one-tone power sweep. Using a novel photonic-based measurement setup, the amplifiers' output-related IP3 and IP5 are measured to 13dBm and 11dBm, respectively. The two-tone measurement uses the photonic mixing of three laser lines to generate the two-beat frequencies at 299 and 301GHz.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{schoch2021twotone, abstract = {Intermodulation effects play a decisive role in any system relying on the linear transmission of signals, such as highspeed wireless communication. For the first time, this paper presents measured third-order and fifth-order intermodulation performance of a 300GHz monolithic integrated circuit with a new photonic approach. Conventional amplifier characterization in this frequency range showed a small-signal gain of more than 15dB, operating frequency range from 279 to 313GHz, and a 1dB compression point and saturated output power of 1.6dBm and 6dBm, respectively, from a one-tone power sweep. Using a novel photonic-based measurement setup, the amplifiers' output-related IP3 and IP5 are measured to 13dBm and 11dBm, respectively. The two-tone measurement uses the photonic mixing of three laser lines to generate the two-beat frequencies at 299 and 301GHz.}, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Tessmann, Axel and Leuther, Arnulf and Szriftgiser, Pascal and Ducournau, Guillaume and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2021 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR)}, doi = {10.1109/PAWR51852.2021.9375586}, issn = {2473-4640}, month = {01}, pages = {16-19}, title = {Two-Tone Intermodulation Performance of a 300GHz Power Amplifier MMIC}, year = 2021 }
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  10.1109/PAWR51852.2021.9375586
4. H. Ghanem et al., “Non-linear analysis of a Broadband Power Amplifier at 300 GHz,” in 2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), 2021, pp. 209–212.
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  @inproceedings{ghanem2021nonlinear, author = {Ghanem, Haitham and Schoch, Benjamin and Kallfass, Ingmar and Szriftgiser, Pascal and Zegaoui, Malek and Zaknoune, Mohammed and Danneville, François and Ducournau, Guillaume}, booktitle = {2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC)}, pages = {209-212}, title = {Non-linear analysis of a Broadband Power Amplifier at 300 GHz}, year = 2021 }
5. I. Kallfass et al., “Towards the Exploratory In-Orbit Verification of an E/W-Band Satellite Communication Link,” in 2021 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS), May 2021, pp. 1–3. doi: 10.1109/IWS52775.2021.9499586.
  Zusammenfassung
  This contribution details the motivation and the status of a new satellite mission, which targets the in-orbit verification of a wideband satellite communication link operating in the high millimeter-wave regime at 71-76 GHz. The paper reviews the dynamic link budgets for data links between satellites in low-earth orbits and ground stations on close to sea level, taking into account the expected atmospheric attenuation according to lTU models and supported by successful terrestrial transmission experiments, which confirm the feasibility and attractiveness of exploiting allocated spectrum in E-band for Gigabit satellite feeder links of globe-spanning satellite constellations and high capacity data downlinks in earth observation, even under adverse weather conditions. The scientific payload, hosted by a 6V-Cubsat platform, comprises a high-performance E-band transmitter with GaN-based solid state power amplifiers, an InGaAs-based low-noise receiver and a modern FPGA-based digital processing unit realizing AWG functionality and 4k image/video storage. The ground terminal employs a highly directive Cassegrain antenna with coarse GPS and fine RF tracking and a low-noise receiver.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{kallfass2021towards, abstract = {This contribution details the motivation and the status of a new satellite mission, which targets the in-orbit verification of a wideband satellite communication link operating in the high millimeter-wave regime at 71-76 GHz. The paper reviews the dynamic link budgets for data links between satellites in low-earth orbits and ground stations on close to sea level, taking into account the expected atmospheric attenuation according to lTU models and supported by successful terrestrial transmission experiments, which confirm the feasibility and attractiveness of exploiting allocated spectrum in E-band for Gigabit satellite feeder links of globe-spanning satellite constellations and high capacity data downlinks in earth observation, even under adverse weather conditions. The scientific payload, hosted by a 6V-Cubsat platform, comprises a high-performance E-band transmitter with GaN-based solid state power amplifiers, an InGaAs-based low-noise receiver and a modern FPGA-based digital processing unit realizing AWG functionality and 4k image/video storage. The ground terminal employs a highly directive Cassegrain antenna with coarse GPS and fine RF tracking and a low-noise receiver.}, author = {Kallfass, I. and Manoliu, L. and Schoch, B. and Koller, M. and Klinkner, S. and Freese, J. and Tessmann, A. and Henneberger, R.}, booktitle = {2021 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS)}, doi = {10.1109/IWS52775.2021.9499586}, month = {05}, pages = {1-3}, title = {Towards the Exploratory In-Orbit Verification of an E/W-Band Satellite Communication Link}, year = 2021 }
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  10.1109/IWS52775.2021.9499586
2020
1. B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “E-band Balanced Broadband Driver Amplifier MMIC with 1.8 THz Gain-Bandwidth Product,” in 2020 13th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), Mar. 2020, pp. 9–12.
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  - BibTeX
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper presents an E-band (60 - 90GHz) balanced driver amplifier in a 50nm InGaAs-based metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology. The amplifier is realized as a millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit and is designed to drive a high power output stage in a multi-gigabit communication system. The three stage driver amplifier is balanced via 90° hybrid Lange couplers. To track the power levels, especially to fulfill regulated power density requirements, a detector was placed at the output of the amplifier. On-wafer measurements were performed and a maximum gain of 35dB at 66GHz could be achieved. Between 60 to 90GHz a gain greater than 30dB could be measured which results in a gain-bandwidth product of 1.8THz. With four parallel common source transistors in the output stage a maximum output power of 14.5dBm at 73.5GHz could be reached.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Schoch_GeMIC2020, abstract = {This paper presents an E-band (60 - 90GHz) balanced driver amplifier in a 50nm InGaAs-based metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology. The amplifier is realized as a millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit and is designed to drive a high power output stage in a multi-gigabit communication system. The three stage driver amplifier is balanced via 90° hybrid Lange couplers. To track the power levels, especially to fulfill regulated power density requirements, a detector was placed at the output of the amplifier. On-wafer measurements were performed and a maximum gain of 35dB at 66GHz could be achieved. Between 60 to 90GHz a gain greater than 30dB could be measured which results in a gain-bandwidth product of 1.8THz. With four parallel common source transistors in the output stage a maximum output power of 14.5dBm at 73.5GHz could be reached.}, author = {Schoch, B. and Tessmann, A. and Wagner, S. and Kallfass, I.}, booktitle = {2020 13th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, isbn = {978-3-9820-3971-8}, issn = {2167-8022}, month = {03}, pages = {9-12}, title = {{E-band Balanced Broadband Driver Amplifier MMIC with 1.8 THz Gain-Bandwidth Product}}, year = 2020 }
2. L. Manoliu, B. Schoch, and I. Kallfass, “FPGA Based Reconfigurable On-Board Payload Processing for an Exploratory In-Orbit Verification of an E-Band (71-76 GHz) Satellite Link (EIVE),” in Proc. 5th ESA SpacE FPGA Users Workshop, Noordwijk, Mar. 2020.
  - BibTeX
  BibTeX
  @article{Manoliu_ESA2020, author = {Manoliu, L. and Schoch, B. and Kallfass, I.}, date-added = {2019-12-21 15:20:22 +0100}, date-modified = {2019-12-21 15:22:17 +0100}, journal = {in Proc. 5th ESA SpacE FPGA Users Workshop, Noordwijk}, month = {03}, title = {{FPGA Based Reconfigurable On-Board Payload Processing for an Exploratory In-Orbit Verification of an E-Band (71-76 GHz) Satellite Link (EIVE)}}, year = 2020 }
3. B. Schoch, S. Chartier, U. Mohr, M. Koller, S. Klinkner, and I. Kallfass, “Towards a CubeSat Mission for a Wideband Data Transmission in E-Band,” in 2020 IEEE Space Hardware and Radio Conference (SHaRC), Jan. 2020, pp. 16–19. doi: 10.1109/SHaRC47220.2020.9034007.
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper presents ongoing activities towards an in-orbit verification of an E-band high bandwidth communication system to exploit a new spectrum for broadband satellite communication by demonstrating a data-downlink, using solid state technologies for the RF analog transmit front end, in the frequency range of 71-76 GHz with a data rate of 5 Gbit/s from a three-axis stabilized 6U nano-satellite in low earth orbit to a ground station. A recent plane-to-ground data transmission has successfully validated the technology platform, and dynamic link budgets suggest the feasibility of LEO to ground links exploiting E-band frequencies.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{9034007, abstract = {This paper presents ongoing activities towards an in-orbit verification of an E-band high bandwidth communication system to exploit a new spectrum for broadband satellite communication by demonstrating a data-downlink, using solid state technologies for the RF analog transmit front end, in the frequency range of 71-76 GHz with a data rate of 5 Gbit/s from a three-axis stabilized 6U nano-satellite in low earth orbit to a ground station. A recent plane-to-ground data transmission has successfully validated the technology platform, and dynamic link budgets suggest the feasibility of LEO to ground links exploiting E-band frequencies.}, author = {{Schoch}, B. and {Chartier}, S. and {Mohr}, U. and {Koller}, M. and {Klinkner}, S. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2020 IEEE Space Hardware and Radio Conference (SHaRC)}, doi = {10.1109/SHaRC47220.2020.9034007}, month = {01}, pages = {16-19}, title = {Towards a CubeSat Mission for a Wideband Data Transmission in E-Band}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9034007/}, year = 2020 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9034007/
  DOI
  10.1109/SHaRC47220.2020.9034007
4. B. Schoch, S. Chartier, U. Mohr, M. Koller, S. Klinkner, and I. Kallfass, “Towards a CubeSat Mission for a Wideband Data Transmission in E-Band,” in 2020 IEEE Space Hardware and Radio Conference (SHaRC), IEEE, Jan. 2020. doi: 10.1109/sharc47220.2020.9034007.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Schoch_2020, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Chartier, Sebastien and Mohr, Ulrich and Koller, Markus and Klinkner, Sabine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2020 {IEEE} Space Hardware and Radio Conference ({SHaRC})}, doi = {10.1109/sharc47220.2020.9034007}, month = {01}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {Towards a {CubeSat} Mission for a Wideband Data Transmission in E-Band}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fsharc47220.2020.9034007}, year = 2020 }
  Link
  https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fsharc47220.2020.9034007
  DOI
  10.1109/sharc47220.2020.9034007
2019
1. I. Kallfass et al., “High System Gain E-Band Link in a Wideband Aircraft-to-Ground Data Transmission,” in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS), Nov. 2019, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958387.
  Zusammenfassung
  A wireless communication link operating in E-band at 71-76 GHz with 30 dBm of transmit power from a GaN-based solid-state power amplifier and a 3-dB noise Figure of its GaAs-based receiver is employed in a data transmission with up to 9.8 Gbit/s data rate between a plane and a ground station. Flying at a height of 1000 m above ground and at distances between 5 and 12 km from the receiver, a microlight aircraft hosts the payload mounted to its wing. The highly directional link is formed by a 39.7 dBi gain Cassegrain parabolic antenna in the plane-mounted transmitter, and a 48.7 dBi Cassegrain antenna with GPS-based antenna tracking in the ground terminal. Stable data links were established with up to 9.8 Gbit/s data rate employing QPSK, 8-PSK and 16-QAM modulation.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{kallfass2019system, abstract = {A wireless communication link operating in E-band at 71-76 GHz with 30 dBm of transmit power from a GaN-based solid-state power amplifier and a 3-dB noise Figure of its GaAs-based receiver is employed in a data transmission with up to 9.8 Gbit/s data rate between a plane and a ground station. Flying at a height of 1000 m above ground and at distances between 5 and 12 km from the receiver, a microlight aircraft hosts the payload mounted to its wing. The highly directional link is formed by a 39.7 dBi gain Cassegrain parabolic antenna in the plane-mounted transmitter, and a 48.7 dBi Cassegrain antenna with GPS-based antenna tracking in the ground terminal. Stable data links were established with up to 9.8 Gbit/s data rate employing QPSK, 8-PSK and 16-QAM modulation.}, author = {Kallfass, I. and Henneberger, R. and Sommer, R. and Harati, P. and Dilek, S.M. and Schoch, B. and Eisenbeis, J. and Marahrens, Sören and Palm, Stephan and Tessmann, A.}, booktitle = {2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS)}, doi = {10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958387}, month = {11}, pages = {1-5}, title = {High System Gain E-Band Link in a Wideband Aircraft-to-Ground Data Transmission}, year = 2019 }
  DOI
  10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958387
2. B. Schoch, L. Manoliu, J. Keim, S. Chartier, S. Klinkner, and I. Kallfass, “Link budget analysis of E- and W-band satellite services,” in 25th Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, Sorrento, pp. 1–8, 2019.
  - Zusammenfassung
  - BibTeX
  Zusammenfassung
  This work describes the dynamic link budgets arising in ultra-high data rate satellite communication links in the E- and W-band operating in low earth orbits (LEO). The calculations take into account all available ITU models for atmospheric effects, the current state of the art in achievable system gain, i.e. transmit power and receiver sensitivity, prospective antenna realisations, and arbitrary low-earth orbits and locations of ground terminals. In this work, we calculate link-budgets for different LEO scenarios for defined ground stations. The communication systems are described on a high-level basis, where it is possible to estimate the link quality and capacity. The communication system is derived from state-of-art performance of E/W-band components. Antenna sizes, pointing accuracy and probability densities are taken into account to describe a full satellite mission with focus on the communication channel. A time dependent SNR can be estimated to calculate thresholds for modulation formats and link reliability. Calculation are made to predict the energy per useful bit to noise density ratio (E b /N 0 ) for a LEO- satellite pass through the zenith at an orbit altitude of 400 km. Finally, the achievable data volume can be estimated for each atmospheric situation, e.g. weather condition, which can be offloaded from the satellite.
  BibTeX
  @article{Schoch_Ka-Band2019, abstract = {This work describes the dynamic link budgets arising in ultra-high data rate satellite communication links in the E- and W-band operating in low earth orbits (LEO). The calculations take into account all available ITU models for atmospheric effects, the current state of the art in achievable system gain, i.e. transmit power and receiver sensitivity, prospective antenna realisations, and arbitrary low-earth orbits and locations of ground terminals. In this work, we calculate link-budgets for different LEO scenarios for defined ground stations. The communication systems are described on a high-level basis, where it is possible to estimate the link quality and capacity. The communication system is derived from state-of-art performance of E/W-band components. Antenna sizes, pointing accuracy and probability densities are taken into account to describe a full satellite mission with focus on the communication channel. A time dependent SNR can be estimated to calculate thresholds for modulation formats and link reliability. Calculation are made to predict the energy per useful bit to noise density ratio (E b /N 0 ) for a LEO- satellite pass through the zenith at an orbit altitude of 400 km. Finally, the achievable data volume can be estimated for each atmospheric situation, e.g. weather condition, which can be offloaded from the satellite.}, author = {Schoch, B. and Manoliu, L. and Keim, J. and Chartier, S. and Klinkner, S. and Kallfass, I.}, journal = {in 25th Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, Sorrento}, pages = {1--8}, title = {{Link budget analysis of E- and W-band satellite services}}, year = 2019 }
3. B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, A. Leuther, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “260 GHz Broadband Power Amplifier MMIC,” in 2019 12th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), Mar. 2019, pp. 232–235. doi: 10.23919/GEMIC.2019.8698140.
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper presents a broadband H-Band (220-325 GHz) power amplifier in a 35nm InGaAs-based metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology. The amplifier is realized as a submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit and is designed to drive a high power amplifier in a multi-gigabit communication system or to be implemented in a wideband millimeter-wave radar to detect imperfections in materials. A five-stage amplifier S-MMIC based on common-source gain cells was realized and measured on-wafer with a maximum gain of 14.7dB at 245 GHz. The 3-dB-bandwidth is from 238 to 292 GHz with a gain variation of around 2dB. The amplifier has four parallel transistors in the last two stages and provides up to 4 dBm of output power, under 1dB gain compression. A saturated output power of 6.7 dBm at 280GHz could be measured.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{8698140, abstract = {This paper presents a broadband H-Band (220-325 GHz) power amplifier in a 35nm InGaAs-based metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology. The amplifier is realized as a submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit and is designed to drive a high power amplifier in a multi-gigabit communication system or to be implemented in a wideband millimeter-wave radar to detect imperfections in materials. A five-stage amplifier S-MMIC based on common-source gain cells was realized and measured on-wafer with a maximum gain of 14.7dB at 245 GHz. The 3-dB-bandwidth is from 238 to 292 GHz with a gain variation of around 2dB. The amplifier has four parallel transistors in the last two stages and provides up to 4 dBm of output power, under 1dB gain compression. A saturated output power of 6.7 dBm at 280GHz could be measured.}, author = {{Schoch}, B. and {Tessmann}, A. and {Leuther}, A. and {Wagner}, S. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2019 12th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, doi = {10.23919/GEMIC.2019.8698140}, issn = {2167-8022}, month = {03}, pages = {232-235}, title = {260 GHz Broadband Power Amplifier MMIC}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8698140/}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8698140/
  DOI
  10.23919/GEMIC.2019.8698140
4. I. Dan et al., “A 300GHz Quadrature Down-Converter S-MMIC for Future Terahertz Communication,” in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS), IEEE, Nov. 2019. doi: 10.1109/comcas44984.2019.8958300.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Dan_2019, author = {Dan, Iulia and Grotsch, Christopher M. and Schoch, Benjamin and Wagner, Sandrine and John, Laurenz and Tessmann, Axel and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2019 {IEEE} International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems ({COMCAS})}, doi = {10.1109/comcas44984.2019.8958300}, month = {11}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {A 300GHz Quadrature Down-Converter S-{MMIC} for Future Terahertz Communication}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fcomcas44984.2019.8958300}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fcomcas44984.2019.8958300
  DOI
  10.1109/comcas44984.2019.8958300
5. S. M. Dilek, B. Schoch, and I. Kallfass, “Performance Analysis of Real-Time Full-Duplex E-band Link,” in 2019 49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Oct. 2019, pp. 976–979. doi: 10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910936.
  Zusammenfassung
  In this paper, a performance analysis of a full-duplex E-band link is reported. The transmission system is operated with a real-time capable modem as a digital signal processing unit with broadband mixed-signal blocks. The measurement has been done with a 1.425 gigabaud-per-second data rate transmission for higher order modulations. A raised-cosine pulse-shaping filter is used with a 0.5 roll-off factor. A residual bit-error-rate which is below the forward-error correction limit is measured. The uplink (81–86 GHz band) transceiver and the downlink (71–76 GHz band) transceiver of the E-band duplex-link provide a 64-QAM transmission which has a 7.5 gigabit-per-second data-rate with a back-to-back configured setup. The 32-QAM and the 16-QAM which provide 6.2 and 5 gigabit-per-second data transmission, respectively are analyzed as well. The paper analyzes the influence of the main analog front-end impairments, noise and amplifier compression, including a real-time capable modem sensitivity over the entire full-duplex E-band communication system performance, i.e. their upper and lower threshold limit for the received power, for different modulation formats and relates these limits to the power compression of the analog frontend's transfer characteristics.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Dilek_EUMC2019, abstract = {In this paper, a performance analysis of a full-duplex E-band link is reported. The transmission system is operated with a real-time capable modem as a digital signal processing unit with broadband mixed-signal blocks. The measurement has been done with a 1.425 gigabaud-per-second data rate transmission for higher order modulations. A raised-cosine pulse-shaping filter is used with a 0.5 roll-off factor. A residual bit-error-rate which is below the forward-error correction limit is measured. The uplink (81–86 GHz band) transceiver and the downlink (71–76 GHz band) transceiver of the E-band duplex-link provide a 64-QAM transmission which has a 7.5 gigabit-per-second data-rate with a back-to-back configured setup. The 32-QAM and the 16-QAM which provide 6.2 and 5 gigabit-per-second data transmission, respectively are analyzed as well. The paper analyzes the influence of the main analog front-end impairments, noise and amplifier compression, including a real-time capable modem sensitivity over the entire full-duplex E-band communication system performance, i.e. their upper and lower threshold limit for the received power, for different modulation formats and relates these limits to the power compression of the analog frontend's transfer characteristics.}, author = {{Dilek}, S. M. and {Schoch}, B. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2019 49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, doi = {10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910936}, month = {10}, pages = {976-979}, title = {Performance Analysis of Real-Time Full-Duplex E-band Link}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8910936/}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8910936/
  DOI
  10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910936
6. I. Dan et al., “A 300GHz Quadrature Down-Converter S-MMIC for Future Terahertz Communication,” in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS), Nov. 2019, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958300.
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper presents a highly broadband quadrature down-converter with a center frequency of 300GHz and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with a bandwidth of 80GHz. The operation frequency between 235GHz and 315GHz enables the usage in future wireless high data rate applications. The submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (S-MMICs) are realized using a 35nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT) technology based on InAlAs/InGaAs. The down-converter integrates a frequency multiplier by four, a buffer amplifier and a passive fundamental I/Q mixer and reaches a conversion gain of -15dB and an RF bandwidth of 60GHz. The low-noise amplifier has an average gain of 26dB over the 3dB bandwidth. A total conversion gain of the receiver of 11dB is therefore reached by combining the down-converter and the LNA.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{dan2019300ghz, abstract = {This paper presents a highly broadband quadrature down-converter with a center frequency of 300GHz and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with a bandwidth of 80GHz. The operation frequency between 235GHz and 315GHz enables the usage in future wireless high data rate applications. The submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (S-MMICs) are realized using a 35nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT) technology based on InAlAs/InGaAs. The down-converter integrates a frequency multiplier by four, a buffer amplifier and a passive fundamental I/Q mixer and reaches a conversion gain of -15dB and an RF bandwidth of 60GHz. The low-noise amplifier has an average gain of 26dB over the 3dB bandwidth. A total conversion gain of the receiver of 11dB is therefore reached by combining the down-converter and the LNA.}, author = {{Dan}, I. and {Grötsch}, C. M. and {Schoch}, B. and {Wagner}, S. and {John}, L. and {Tessmann}, A. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS)}, doi = {10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958300}, month = {11}, pages = {1-6}, title = {A 300GHz Quadrature Down-Converter S-MMIC for Future Terahertz Communication}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8958300/}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8958300/
  DOI
  10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958300
7. C. M. Grotsch, B. Schoch, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “A Highly Linear FMCW Radar Chipset in H-Band with 50 GHz Bandwidth,” in 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Jun. 2019, pp. 646–649. doi: 10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8700906.
  Zusammenfassung
  In this paper we present a transmit and receive MMIC for FMCW radar. The transmitter consisting of a frequency multiplier-by-three and a power amplifier featuring a high output power of 7 dBm with a 60 GHz 3-dB RF-bandwidth. The receiver is designed to be highly linear over a LO and RF bandwidth from 235 to 285 GHz. It employs a frequency tripler and a power amplifier as driver stage for a passive I/Q downconverter which enables an image reject architecture. To ensure linear operation and improve the overall receiver noise an input amplifier stage with an input referred 1-dB compression point exceeding -3 dBm is also integrated. The chipset is realized in a 35 nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{grotsch2019highly, abstract = {In this paper we present a transmit and receive MMIC for FMCW radar. The transmitter consisting of a frequency multiplier-by-three and a power amplifier featuring a high output power of 7 dBm with a 60 GHz 3-dB RF-bandwidth. The receiver is designed to be highly linear over a LO and RF bandwidth from 235 to 285 GHz. It employs a frequency tripler and a power amplifier as driver stage for a passive I/Q downconverter which enables an image reject architecture. To ensure linear operation and improve the overall receiver noise an input amplifier stage with an input referred 1-dB compression point exceeding -3 dBm is also integrated. The chipset is realized in a 35 nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology.}, author = {{Grotsch}, C. M. and {Schoch}, B. and {Wagner}, S. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)}, doi = {10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8700906}, issn = {2576-7216}, month = {06}, pages = {646-649}, title = {A Highly Linear FMCW Radar Chipset in H-Band with 50 GHz Bandwidth}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8700906/}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8700906/
  DOI
  10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8700906
8. B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, A. Leuther, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “300 GHz broadband power amplifier with 508 GHz gain-bandwidth product and 8 dBm output power,” in 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Jun. 2019, pp. 1249–1252. doi: 10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8700754.
  Zusammenfassung
  This paper presents a broadband H-band (220 -325 GHz) power amplifier in a 35 nm InGaAs-based metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology. The amplifier is realized as a submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit (S-MMIC) and is designed to drive a high power amplifier in a multi-gigabit communication system. The five-stage amplifier S-MMIC based on common-source gain cells was realized and measured on-wafer with a maximum gain of 23 dB at 285 GHz. The lower and higher cutoff frequency is 278 and 335 GHz, respectively, with a gain variation of around 4 dB. The amplifier has four parallel transistors in the last two stages and provides a saturated output power of 8 dBm at 300 GHz. A gain-bandwidth product (GBW) of 508 GHz could be achieved.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{8700754, abstract = {This paper presents a broadband H-band (220 -325 GHz) power amplifier in a 35 nm InGaAs-based metamorphic high electron mobility transistor technology. The amplifier is realized as a submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit (S-MMIC) and is designed to drive a high power amplifier in a multi-gigabit communication system. The five-stage amplifier S-MMIC based on common-source gain cells was realized and measured on-wafer with a maximum gain of 23 dB at 285 GHz. The lower and higher cutoff frequency is 278 and 335 GHz, respectively, with a gain variation of around 4 dB. The amplifier has four parallel transistors in the last two stages and provides a saturated output power of 8 dBm at 300 GHz. A gain-bandwidth product (GBW) of 508 GHz could be achieved.}, author = {{Schoch}, B. and {Tessmann}, A. and {Leuther}, A. and {Wagner}, S. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)}, doi = {10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8700754}, issn = {2576-7216}, month = {06}, pages = {1249-1252}, title = {300 GHz broadband power amplifier with 508 GHz gain-bandwidth product and 8 dBm output power}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8700754/}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8700754/
  DOI
  10.1109/MWSYM.2019.8700754
9. B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, A. Leuther, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “300 GHz broadband power amplifier with 508 GHz gain-bandwidth product and 8 dBm output power,” in 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), IEEE, Jun. 2019. doi: 10.1109/mwsym.2019.8700754.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Schoch_2019, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Tessmann, Axel and Leuther, Arnulf and Wagner, Sandrine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2019 {IEEE} {MTT}-S International Microwave Symposium ({IMS})}, doi = {10.1109/mwsym.2019.8700754}, month = {06}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {300 {GHz} broadband power amplifier with 508 {GHz} gain-bandwidth product and 8 {dBm} output power}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fmwsym.2019.8700754}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://doi.org/10.1109%2Fmwsym.2019.8700754
  DOI
  10.1109/mwsym.2019.8700754
10. B. Schoch, A. Tessmann, A. Leuther, S. Wagner, and I. Kallfass, “260 GHz Broadband Power Amplifier MMIC,” in 2019 12th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), IEEE, Mar. 2019. doi: 10.23919/gemic.2019.8698140.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{Schoch_2019, author = {Schoch, Benjamin and Tessmann, Axel and Leuther, Arnulf and Wagner, Sandrine and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2019 12th German Microwave Conference ({GeMiC})}, doi = {10.23919/gemic.2019.8698140}, month = {03}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {260 {GHz} Broadband Power Amplifier {MMIC}}, url = {https://doi.org/10.23919%2Fgemic.2019.8698140}, year = 2019 }
  Link
  https://doi.org/10.23919%2Fgemic.2019.8698140
  DOI
  10.23919/gemic.2019.8698140
11. S. M. Dilek, B. Schoch, and I. Kallfass, “Performance Analysis of Real-Time Full-Duplex E-band Link,” in 2019 49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Oct. 2019, pp. 976–979. doi: 10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910936.
  Zusammenfassung
  In this paper, a performance analysis of a full-duplex E-band link is reported. The transmission system is operated with a real-time capable modem as a digital signal processing unit with broadband mixed-signal blocks. The measurement has been done with a 1.425 gigabaud-per-second data rate transmission for higher order modulations. A raised-cosine pulse-shaping filter is used with a 0.5 roll-off factor. A residual bit-error-rate which is below the forward-error correction limit is measured. The uplink (81–86 GHz band) transceiver and the downlink (71–76 GHz band) transceiver of the E-band duplex-link provide a 64-QAM transmission which has a 7.5 gigabit-per-second data-rate with a back-to-back configured setup. The 32-QAM and the 16-QAM which provide 6.2 and 5 gigabit-per-second data transmission, respectively are analyzed as well. The paper analyzes the influence of the main analog front-end impairments, noise and amplifier compression, including a real-time capable modem sensitivity over the entire full-duplex E-band communication system performance, i.e. their upper and lower threshold limit for the received power, for different modulation formats and relates these limits to the power compression of the analog frontend's transfer characteristics.
  BibTeX
  @inproceedings{dilek2019performance, abstract = {In this paper, a performance analysis of a full-duplex E-band link is reported. The transmission system is operated with a real-time capable modem as a digital signal processing unit with broadband mixed-signal blocks. The measurement has been done with a 1.425 gigabaud-per-second data rate transmission for higher order modulations. A raised-cosine pulse-shaping filter is used with a 0.5 roll-off factor. A residual bit-error-rate which is below the forward-error correction limit is measured. The uplink (81–86 GHz band) transceiver and the downlink (71–76 GHz band) transceiver of the E-band duplex-link provide a 64-QAM transmission which has a 7.5 gigabit-per-second data-rate with a back-to-back configured setup. The 32-QAM and the 16-QAM which provide 6.2 and 5 gigabit-per-second data transmission, respectively are analyzed as well. The paper analyzes the influence of the main analog front-end impairments, noise and amplifier compression, including a real-time capable modem sensitivity over the entire full-duplex E-band communication system performance, i.e. their upper and lower threshold limit for the received power, for different modulation formats and relates these limits to the power compression of the analog frontend's transfer characteristics.}, author = {Dilek, Seyyid M. and Schoch, Benjamin and Kallfass, Ingmar}, booktitle = {2019 49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, doi = {10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910936}, month = {10}, pages = {976-979}, title = {Performance Analysis of Real-Time Full-Duplex E-band Link}, year = 2019 }
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  10.23919/EuMC.2019.8910936
2018
1. I. Kallfass et al., “Wideband Data Transmission in E-Band Between an Aircraft and a Ground Station,” in Proc. 9th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference (ASMS) and 15th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (SPSC), Berlin, 2018.
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  @article{Kallfass_ASMS2018, author = {Kallfass, I. and Henneberger, R. and Sommer, R. and Harati, P. and Dilek, S.M. and Schoch, B. and Eisenbeis, J. and Marahrens, S. and Palm, S. and Tessmann, A.}, journal = {in Proc. 9th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference (ASMS) and 15th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (SPSC), Berlin}, title = {{Wideband Data Transmission in E-Band Between an Aircraft and a Ground Station}}, year = 2018 }
2. M. Schmidt, J. Säily, T. Tikka, L. Cupido, M. Rösch, and B. Schoch, “Architecture of a Cubesat based W-band channel measurements system,” in in 24th Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, 2018.
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  @inproceedings{Schmidt_Ka-Band2018, author = {Schmidt, Michael and Säily, Jussi and Tikka, Tuomas and Cupido, Luis and Rösch, Markus and Schoch, Benjamin}, journal = {in 24th Ka and Broadband Communications Conference}, title = {{Architecture of a Cubesat based W-band channel measurements system}}, year = 2018 }
2017
1. I. Dan, B. Schoch, G. Eren, S. Wagner, A. Leuther, and I. Kallfass, “A 300 GHz MMIC-based quadrature receiver for wireless terahertz communications,” in 2017 42nd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Aug. 2017, pp. 1–2. doi: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2017.8066891.
  Zusammenfassung
  A compact receiver MMIC for a 300 GHz wireless communication system has been developed in a 35 nm mHEMT technology. The circuit integrates an active frequency multiplier by three and a buffer amplifier for the LO signal, a single balanced, quadrature, fundamental resistive down-converter and an RF pre-amplifier. The chip measurements have shown that the receiver exhibits a conversion gain of -1 dB and a 3-dB bandwidth of 30 GHz. The DC power consumption of the receiver is 110 mW.
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  @inproceedings{Dan_IRMMW2017, abstract = {A compact receiver MMIC for a 300 GHz wireless communication system has been developed in a 35 nm mHEMT technology. The circuit integrates an active frequency multiplier by three and a buffer amplifier for the LO signal, a single balanced, quadrature, fundamental resistive down-converter and an RF pre-amplifier. The chip measurements have shown that the receiver exhibits a conversion gain of -1 dB and a 3-dB bandwidth of 30 GHz. The DC power consumption of the receiver is 110 mW.}, author = {{Dan}, I. and {Schoch}, B. and {Eren}, G. and {Wagner}, S. and {Leuther}, A. and {Kallfass}, I.}, booktitle = {2017 42nd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)}, doi = {10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2017.8066891}, issn = {2162-2035}, month = {08}, pages = {1-2}, title = {A 300 GHz MMIC-based quadrature receiver for wireless terahertz communications}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8066891/}, year = 2017 }
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  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8066891/
  DOI
  10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2017.8066891
2. P. Harati et al., “Is E-Band Satellite Communication Viable?: Advances in Modern Solid-State Technology Open Up the Next Frequency Band for SatCom,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 18, Art. no. 7, Nov. 2017, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2017.2738898.
  Zusammenfassung
  The Russians launched the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, into an elliptical low-Earth orbit (LEO) in October 1957. Through its four external antennas, Sputnik 1 broadcast radio beacons at 20.005 and 40.01 MHz to study the density of the atmosphere and the radio-wave propagation through the ionosphere. This historic event represents the advent of the satellite age. Since then, satellites have become an integral part of global navigation, Earth observation, broadcasting, and communication systems. The latter complements conventional wired and wireless terrestrial communication and provides an effective platform to relay radio signals between two arbitrary points on or near the Earth. Satellite communication offers end users a high level of flexibility. Irrespective of the geological coordinate, the user can benefit from a broad spectrum for various applications, from two-way voice and data communication to video conferencing.
  BibTeX
  @article{harati2017eband, abstract = {The Russians launched the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, into an elliptical low-Earth orbit (LEO) in October 1957. Through its four external antennas, Sputnik 1 broadcast radio beacons at 20.005 and 40.01 MHz to study the density of the atmosphere and the radio-wave propagation through the ionosphere. This historic event represents the advent of the satellite age. Since then, satellites have become an integral part of global navigation, Earth observation, broadcasting, and communication systems. The latter complements conventional wired and wireless terrestrial communication and provides an effective platform to relay radio signals between two arbitrary points on or near the Earth. Satellite communication offers end users a high level of flexibility. Irrespective of the geological coordinate, the user can benefit from a broad spectrum for various applications, from two-way voice and data communication to video conferencing.}, author = {{Harati}, P. and {Schoch}, B. and {Tessmann}, A. and {Schwantuschke}, D. and {Henneberger}, R. and {Czekala}, H. and {Zwick}, T. and {Kallfass}, I.}, doi = {10.1109/MMM.2017.2738898}, issn = {1557-9581}, journal = {IEEE Microwave Magazine}, month = {11}, number = 7, pages = {64-76}, title = {Is E-Band Satellite Communication Viable?: Advances in Modern Solid-State Technology Open Up the Next Frequency Band for SatCom}, url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8064234/}, volume = 18, year = 2017 }
  Link
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8064234/
  DOI
  10.1109/MMM.2017.2738898

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