Hybrid ac/dc microgrids usually utilize an active front-end (AFE) converter between the ac microgrid and the dc microgrid. The advantages of the AFE converter are bidirectional power flow and low total harmonic distor...
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Photonic technologies lack non-invasive monitoring tools to inspect the light inside optical waveguides. This is one of the main barriers to large scale integration, even though photonic platforms are potentially read...
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Photonic technologies lack non-invasive monitoring tools to inspect the light inside optical waveguides. This is one of the main barriers to large scale integration, even though photonic platforms are potentially ready to host thousands of elements on a single chip. Here, we demonstrate non-invasive light observation in silicon photonics devices by exploiting photon interaction with intra-gap energy states localized at the waveguide surface. Light intensity is monitored by measuring the electric conductance of the silicon core through a capacitive access to the waveguide. The electric contacts are located at suitable distance from the waveguide core, thus introducing no measurable extra-photon absorption and a phase perturbation as low as 0.2 mrad, comparable to thermal fluctuations below 3 mK. Light monitoring with a sensitivity of -30 dBm and a dynamic range of 40 dB is demonstrated in waveguides and high-Q resonators, and for the tuning of coupled-resonator optical filters. This approach realizes a ContactLess Integrated Photonic Probe (CLIPP), that is simple, inherently CMOS compatible, non-invasive and scalable to hundreds of probing points per chip. The CLIPP concept provides a viable route to real-time conditioning and feedback control of densely-integrated photonic systems.
This paper examines the internal power flow mechanisms that exist within a generalized modular multilevel converter (MMC) and examines alternatives for integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) within the MMC...
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This paper introduces the emerging tool from mathematics in engineering: fractional calculus. Consequently, it enables a novel concept of modelling biological systems by means of preserving the natural rules governing...
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This paper introduces the emerging tool from mathematics in engineering: fractional calculus. Consequently, it enables a novel concept of modelling biological systems by means of preserving the natural rules governing the system's dynamics, i.e., their intrinsic fractal (recurrent) structure. A generally valid ladder network model allows to preserve the anatomy of the system, thereby merging between engineering and medicine. By aid of two original illustrative examples, the advantage and use of these models is explained. Current insight and prospective use for clinical analysis are discussed.
This special issue offers an opportunity for the circuits and systems community to explore the rapid advances in fractionalorder circuits and systems design and their applications in a number of disciplines. A total o...
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This special issue offers an opportunity for the circuits and systems community to explore the rapid advances in fractionalorder circuits and systems design and their applications in a number of disciplines. A total of 20 papers have been accepted in this special issue and are arranged to cover threemain themes: fractional-order circuits and systems, fractional-order biomedical models, and fractional-order control. Below is a summary of the contributions under each of these themes.
This paper provides closed-form formulas for coefficients of convergents of some popular continued fraction expansions (CFEs) approximating g(nu), with -1 < nu <1, and (2/T)(nu)((z-1)/(z+1))(nu). The expressions...
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This paper provides closed-form formulas for coefficients of convergents of some popular continued fraction expansions (CFEs) approximating g(nu), with -1 < nu <1, and (2/T)(nu)((z-1)/(z+1))(nu). The expressions of the coefficients are given in terms of and of the degree of the polynomials defining the convergents. The formulas greatly reduce the effort for approximating fractional operators and show the equivalence between two well-known CFEs in a given condition.
The 15 papers in this special issue have been grouped into four main categories: 1) radio-frequency circuits for CR/SDR (five papers); 2) digital and mixed-mode subsystems for CR/SDR (two papers); 3) receivers and tra...
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The 15 papers in this special issue have been grouped into four main categories: 1) radio-frequency circuits for CR/SDR (five papers); 2) digital and mixed-mode subsystems for CR/SDR (two papers); 3) receivers and transmitters for CR/SDR (five papers); and 4) signal-processing and communications techniques for CR/SDR (three papers).
A causal and compact fractional-order model is developed for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) on-chip transmission line (T-line) at Terahertz (THz) frequencies. With consideration of the loss from freque...
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A causal and compact fractional-order model is developed for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) on-chip transmission line (T-line) at Terahertz (THz) frequencies. With consideration of the loss from frequency-dependent dispersion and nonquasi-static effects at THz, good agreement of characteristic impedance is observed between the proposed fractional-order model and the measurement up to 110 GHz, while traditional integer-order model can only match up to 10 GHz. The developed fractional-order model is further deployed in the design and analysis of CMOS-based THz integrated circuits that utilize T-line, such as standing-wave oscillator, which has significantly improved accuracy with causality.
In multimode transceivers, the transmitter for one communication standard may induce a strong interference in the receiver for another standard. Using linear filtering techniques to suppress this interference requires...
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In multimode transceivers, the transmitter for one communication standard may induce a strong interference in the receiver for another standard. Using linear filtering techniques to suppress this interference requires a receiver with a very large dynamic range, leading to an excessive power consumption. A much more power efficient approach suppresses the interference using an adaptive nonlinear interference suppressor (NIS). In previous work an ideal model was used to derive an adaptation method and study the receiver performance afforded by the NIS. In this paper, we present experimental results of a receiver that uses an implementation of the NIS, fabricated in 140 nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology. Main imperfections that limit the NIS performance are identified, simple models are developed that explain the experimental results, and for the key imperfections, low-complexity digital compensation and calibration methods are proposed. These digital methods permit the use of lower-performance analogue circuits, thus further reducing the transceiver cost and power consumption. The experimental results show that the NIS can achieve a substantial interference suppression at attractive complexity and power dissipation.
In this paper, the optimized design, characterization and applications of a broadband 300-800 MHz (~ 91% fractional bandwidth) digitally-controlled tunable matching network is presented. The design employs PIN diodes ...
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In this paper, the optimized design, characterization and applications of a broadband 300-800 MHz (~ 91% fractional bandwidth) digitally-controlled tunable matching network is presented. The design employs PIN diodes as switching components and a repetitive structure of basic cells using lumped reactive elements. After an intensive and complex optimization process, a Smith chart coverage (return losses better than 10 dB and losses lower than 2 dB) above 60% is obtained in all the bandwidth reaching 75% in the middle of the band (400-700 MHz). The potential of the manufactured tunable matching network for antenna mismatch compensation, antenna bandwidth extension and power amplifier efficiency improvement in back-off is showed.
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