At the Keck Smart Materials Integration Laboratory at Penn State University, low‐temperature co‐fired ceramic (LTCC) material systems have been used to fabricate a number of devices for a variety of applications. This article presents an overview of the integration of the concepts and materials that we have used to achieve miniaturization and unique device function. Examples of microwave filters, metamaterial antennas, and a dielectrophoretic cell sorter will be presented, with emphasis on device modeling and design, prototype construction methods, and test results.

Digital and optical reconstruction techniques are applied to synthetic holograms that are recorded at suboptical frequencies. The first section of the paper considers digital reconstruction that entails the application of the inverse diffraction transform to the diffraction pattern of an object illuminated with a suboptical source. Different cross sections of the object are displayed on a CRT in a sequential fashion. Image enhancement techniques are also employed in the process of digital reconstruction. The second section outlines a method for partially alleviating the longitudinal distortion that is inherent in optical reconstruction from synthetic holograms because of the difference between the recording and reconstructing wavelengths. The paper considers both the diffuse and nondiffuse illumination schemes and discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of digital and optical reconstruction schemes.

No abstract

No abstract

Victor Galindo-Israel;Raj M i t t r a , C o n s u l t a n t and Alan Cha J e t P r o p u l s i o n L a b o r a t o r i e s , Cal. Tech.,