thinner lines represent finite element mesh, while the thicker ones represent the electric field distribution of the dominant mode.Firstly, given fixed fin thickness, the electrical field lines are apt to be focused in the dielectric area, and the density of the electrical field lines at the interface of the dielectric substrate and metallic fins increases as the value of the dielectric constant increases.Secondly, the dependence of fin thickness on the field pattern shows different configurations. For a smaller value of dielectric constant, the density of electrical field lines near the interface of dielectric substrate and metallic fins decreases as the fin thickness increases (for example, the case of r ϭ 2.22), while in the case of larger values of the dielectric constant, the field patterns almost remain unchanged as the fin thickness increases (for example, the case of r ϭ 10.0). CONCLUSIONSThe field patterns of the dominant mode in unilateral finline are presented by the hybrid finite-element method. The electrical field lines are mainly concentrated upon dielectric substrate. The influence of the fin thickness on the field pattern in unilateral finline can be ignored if the dielectric constant is larger enough. The figures in this paper have important values for the design of finline millimeter-wave integrated circuits.

Harmonic radar technology can be used to track the dispersal of tagged insects. The tag consists of a wire antenna attached to a Schottky diode, which uses the original radar signal as an energy source, re-emitting a harmonic of the transmitted wavelength. Two forms of harmonic radar use this basic technology to study insect movement. The more sophisticated form consists of a ground-based scanning radar station that tracks the movement of a tagged insect on a circular radar display. A simpler, "off-the-shelf " form of harmonic radar is a commercially available, light-weight, handheld transmitter/receiver from RECCO Rescue Systems. We briefly review both of these forms and describe our experience monitoring the movement of carabid beetles in agricultural habitats with the handheld transmitter/receiver. We identified a commercial source of diodes compatible with the RECCO transmitter/receiver and tested several diode and wire combinations. We found that a tag built with a diode attached to a single section of 8-cm wire (monopole) was more appropriate for marking carabids. Tags built from flexible Teflon-coated wires were an improvement on tags built with stiff, aluminum wire, but beetle movement was still hindered. In corn and soybean fields, large carabids (Scarites quadriceps Chaudoir and Harpalus pennsylvanicus, (DeG.) Coleoptera: Carabidae) could be recaptured even when they burrowed out of sight 3 to 9 cm below the soil surface. We discuss the trade-offs between tag detection and durability that occur when designing a tag for a given organism. Although the technique shows promise, producing a tag that does not hinder movement of the target insect in the field will require further development. RightsThis article is the copyright property of the Entomological Society of America and may not be used for any commercial or other private purpose without specific permission of the Entomological Society of America. ABSTRACT:Harmonic radar technology can be used to track the dispersal of tagged insects. The tag consists of a wire antenna attached to a Schottky diode, which uses the original radar signal as an energy source, re-emitting a harmonic of the transmitted wavelength. Two forms of harmonic radar use this basic technology to study insect movement. The more sophisticated form consists of a ground-based scanning radar station that tracks the movement of a tagged insect on a circular radar display. A simpler, "off-the-shelf" form of harmonic radar is a commercially available, light-weight, handheld transmitter/receiver from RECCO Rescue Systems. We briefly review both of these forms and describe our experience monitoring the movement of carabid beetles in agricultural habitats with the handheld transmitter/receiver. We identified a commercial source of diodes compatible with the RECCO transmitter/receiver and tested several diode and wire combinations. We found that a tag built with a diode attached to a single section of 8-cm wire (monopole) was more appropriate for marking carabids. Tags built from fle...

Through-lossy-slab radar imaging will be shown at stand-off ranges using a low-power, ultrawideband (UWB), frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system. FMCW is desirable for through-slab applications because of the signal gain resulting from pulse compression of long transmit pulses (1.926-4.069 GHz chirp in 10 ms). The difficulty in utilizing FMCW radar for this application is that the air-slab boundary dominates the scattered return from the target scene and limits the upper bound of the receiver dynamic range, reducing sensitivity for targets behind the slab. A method of range-gating out the air-slab boundary by significant band-limiting of the IF stages facilitates imaging of low radar cross section (RCS) targets behind the slab. This sensor is combined with a 1D linear rail and utilized as a rail synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging system. A 2D model of a slab and cylinder shows that image blurring due to the slab is negligible when the SAR is located at a stand-off range of 6 m or greater, and thus, the two-way attenuation due to wave propagation through the slab is the greatest challenge at stand-off ranges when the air-slab boundary is range-gated out of the scattered return. Measurements agree with the model, and also show that this radar is capable of imaging target scenes of cylinders and rods 15.24 cm in height and 0.95 cm in diameter behind a 10 cm thick lossy dielectric slab. Further, this system is capable of imaging free-space target scenes with transmit power as low as 5 pW, providing capability for RCS measurement.

New lightweight, flexible dielectric composite materials were fabricated by the incorporation of several new carbon nanostructures into a dielectric host matrix. Both the permittivity and loss tangent values of the resulting composites were widely altered by varying the type and content of the conductive filler. The dielectric constant was tuned from moderate to very high values, while the corresponding loss tangent changed from ultralow to extremely high. The data exemplify that nanoscale changes in the structure of the conductive filler result in dramatic changes in the dielectric properties of composites. A microcapacitor model most explains the behavior of the dielectric composites.

A new composite material was prepared by incorporation of graphene nanoribbons into a dielectric host matrix. The composite possesses remarkably low loss at reasonably high permittivity values. By varying the content of the conductive filler, one can tune the loss and permittivity to desirable values over a wide range. The obtained data exemplifies how nanoscopic changes in the structure of conductive filler can affect macroscopic properties of composite material.