MONDAY AFTERNOON
Session I: Antennas

Session Chair: A. Elsherbeni, The University of Mississippi, University, MS

1:30

Compact dielectric resonator antenna for PCS mobile handsets

R. H. Asgary and T. Zargar-Ershadi

K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN

1:50

A new method to measure radiation efficiency of terminal antennas

K. Rosengren*, P.-S. Kildal**, J. Calsson***, and O. Lundén****

*Intenna Technolgy AB, SWEDEN; **Chalmers University of Technology, SWEDEN; ***Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, SWEDEN; FOA, Avdelningen för Sensorteknik, SWEDEN

2:10

Cylindrical stacked patch antennas for wireless communication

Z. Sipus* and N. Herscovici**

*University of Zagreb, CROATIA; **Spike Technologies, Nashua, NH, USA

2:30

A novel approach for the modeling of bow-tie microstrip antennas using FDTD method

J. George

Eindhoven University of Technology, NETHERLANDS

2:50

BREAK

 

 

3:10

Wide band meander line antenna for wireless communication systems

A. Elsherbeni, C.-W. P. Huang, and C. E. Smith

The University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA

3:30

Analysis of integrated inverted-F antenna for Bluetooth applications

M. Ali and G. J. Hayes

Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

3:50

Characterisation and optimization of a coplanar waveguide fed logarithmic spiral antenna

J. Thaysen, K. B. Jakobsen, and J. Appel-Hansen

Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lungby, DENMARK

4:10

Approximate model of radiation from open-ended circular waveguide, based on Vainshtain theory

N. Gorobets, L. Orlova, and A. Shishkova

Kharkov National University, Kharkov, UKRAINE

5:00

COCKTAIL RECEPTION


TUESDAY MORNING
Session II: Printed Antennas

Session Chair: R. Waterhouse, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

8:30

A U-shaped inverted-F microstrip patch antenna for portable terminals

M. Manteghi*, S. Safavi Naeini**, and A. Abbaspur***

*University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN; ** University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CANADA; ***UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

8:50

On reducing the patch size of U-slot and L-probe wideband patch antennas

A. Shackelford, K.F. Lee, and D. Chatterjee

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA

9:10

Effects of lossy dielectric materials on microstrip antennas

K. H. Pan*, J. T. Bernhard*, and T. Moore**

*University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; **Amphenol T&M Antennas, Vernon Hills, IL, USA

9:30

A wide beamwidth patch antenna design with beamwidth control capability

L.-C. T. Chang and M.-J. Tsai

Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ, USA

9:50

BREAK

10:20

Design and modeling of proximity coupled patch antenna

S. Vajha and S. N. Prasad

Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA

10:40

Broadband printed antennas with reflector elements for millimeter-wave wireless applications

R. B. Waterhouse*, D. Novak**, A. Mirmalathas**, and C. Lim**

*RMIT University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; **The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

11:00

Alternative formulation of the electric field in a stratified medium applied with a mixed spectral-spatial coupling calculation for integral equation modeling of vertical current sheets

M. Vrancken

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BELGIUM

12:00

LUNCH


TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Session III: Indoor Propagation and Modeling

Session Chair: Dr. R. Tingley, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worchester, MA

1:00

Indoor coverage of the DVB-T transmitters in Munich

R. Grosskopf

Institut für Rundfunktechnik, Munich, GERMANY

1:20

A statistical model of space-time radio propagation in indoor environments

R. Tingley and K. Pahlavan

Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA

1:40

Indoor angle of arrival using wide-band frequency diversity with experimental results and EM propagation modeling

M. Curry, B. Koala, M. Ciccotosto, and Y. Kuga

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

2:00

A hidden Markov model for indoor channel based on experimental data

E. Costamagna*, L. Favalli*, P. Gamba*, E. Passi*, and F. Babich**

*Universitŕ di Pavia, Pavia, ITALY; ** Universitŕ di Trieste, Trieste, ITALY

2:20

A shooting and bouncing beams method for fast 3D indoor propagation channel characterization

R. Tahri, A. Fluerasu, and C. Letrou

Institut National des Télécommunications, Evry Cedex, FRANCE

2:40

Measurement of indoor propagation at 850 MHz and 1.9 GHz in hospital corridors

D. Davis*, B. Segal*, C. W. Trueman**, R. Calzadilla***, and T. Pavlasek*

*McGill University, Montreal, CANADA; **Concordia University, Montreal, CANADA; ***SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, CANADA

3:00

Ray optical simulation of indoor corridor propagation at 850 and 1900 MHz

C. W. Trueman*, D. Davis**, and B. Segal**

* Concordia University, Montreal, CANADA; ** McGill University, Montreal, CANADA

3:20

BREAK


TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Session IV: Outdoor Propagation and Modeling

Session Chair: Prof. H. Bertoni, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

3:40

Geometrically based directional channel model for urban mobile communication systems

Y. Oda, K. Tsunekawa, and M. Hata

NTT CoDoMo, Inc., Kanagawa, JAPAN

4:00

Characterization of radio wave propagation in tunnels for microcellular communications

H. M. El-Sallabi and J. Tervonen

Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, FINLAND

4:20

Wideband outdoor channel sounding at 2.4 GHz

A. Healey, C. H. Bianchi, and K. Sivaprasad

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

4:40

Improved method for estimating angle of arrival in multipath conditions using the ‘MUSIC’ algorithm

I. Jami and R. F. Ormondroyd

Cranfield University, Shrivenham, UNITED KINGDOM

5:00

Experiments in modeling the parameters of chaos equation models for mobile radio channels

E. Costamagna*, A. Fanni**, L. Favalli*, and P. Gamba*

*Universitŕ di Pavia, Pavia, ITALY; ** Universitŕ di Cagliari, Cagliari, ITALY

5:20

Generalization of Suzuki model for analog communication channels

F. Ramos, V. Y. Kontorovitch, and M. Lara

National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Colonia San Pedro Zacatenco, MEXICO

5:40

On the Doppler power spectrum at the mobile unit with a directional antenna

C. Q. Xu and C. L. Law

Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, SINGAPORE

6:00

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

7:00

BANQUET - Invited Speaker Mr. Jim Zucco, President and CEO of Spike Technology, Inc., Nashua, NH.


WEDNESDAY MORNING
Session V: Novel Antennas and Arrays

Session Chair: Dr. J. S. Herd, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

8:30

Antenna beamwidth control using parasitic subarrays

I. A. Korisch and B. Rulf

Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

8:50

Optically driven CPW-fed slot antenna for wireless communications

M. Khodier and C. Christodoulou

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

9:10

Design of a passive element array

J. T. MacDonald* and D. R. Ucci**

*Sapient Systems, Inc., Wilmette, IL, USA; ** Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

9:30

Fractal loop elements in phased arrays for wireless communication: design, analysis, and measurement

J. P. Gianvittorio and Y. Rahmat-Samii

University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

9:50

BREAK

10:10

A low-cost efficient antenna array for wireless local-loop systems

M.-J. Tsai and B. Rulf

Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ, USA

10:30

Multibeam antenna terminal for wireless local area network

S. P. Guerouni

Radiophysics Measurement Institute, Yerevan, ARMENIA

10:50

Analysis of biconical antenna with axial slots

O. S. Kim

National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE

11:10

Wide-band folding horn type microwave antennas

V. B. Braude*, S. B. Sukhovetskaya**, and B. J. Sukhovetsky**

*State University of Telecommunications, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA; **INCO, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

12:00

LUNCH


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Session VI: Wireless Systems in the Military/ Military to Commercial Transition

Session Chair: E. Mokole, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

1:00

Overview of Wireless Systems in the Military

CDR Kragh

Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

1:20

Dual use of slotted waveguide array antennas

B. Svensson

Ericsson Microwave Systems AB, SWEDEN

1:40

RF propagation on the ex-USS Shadwell

E. Mokole, M. Parent, T. T. Street, and E. Tomas

Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA

2:00

An empirical study of radio propagation aboard naval vessels

E. Balboni, J. Ford, R. Tingley, K. Toomey, and J. Vytal

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA

2:20

Technology challenges in adapting commercial wireless technology to military applications

R. G. Mazzolin* and J. S. Dahele**

*ABCAA Primary Standardization Office, Rosslyn, VA, USA; ** Cranfield University, UNITED KINGDOM

2:40

BREAK


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Session VII: Adaptive and Active Wireless Communication Arrays

Session Chair: Prof. C. Christodoulou, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

3:00

An adaptive array for multi-carrier transmission

M. Fujimoto, K. Nishikawa, T. Shibata, N. Suzuki, and N. Itoh

Toyota Central Research & Development Laboratories, Inc., Aichi-ken, JAPAN

3:20

A novel beamformer with multiple signal reception for GPS receivers

T.-T. Lin and M.-P. Chang

Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TAIWAN

3:40

New beam-forming algorithm controlling pattern of multiple smart antennas for cellular systems

Y. Takatori, K. Cho, and T. Hori

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Kanagawa-ken, JAPAN

4:00

Convex optimization of antenna power control for wireless cellular systems

M. Chiang

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

4:20

Antenna separation and capacity of BLAST in correlated channels

D. Chizhik, F. Rashid-Farrokhi, J. Ling, and A. Lozano

Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Holmdel, NJ, USA

4:40

Effects of design parameters on the radiation pattern of Rotman type multiple beam forming lens

P. K. Singhal*, P.C.Sharma**, and R. D. Gupta*

*Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, INDIA; **Multimedia University, Selanger, MALAYSIA

5:00

Control devices based on a periodic sequence of the metal-dielectric scatterers

V. Podlozny, V. Kazanskiy, and V. Khardikov

Kharkov National University, Kharkov, UKRAINE