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Electronics Letters
Volume 14, Issue 8, 13 April 1978
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Volume 14, Issue 8
13 April 1978
Electromagnetic versus acoustic backscattering by prolate spheroids
- Author(s): B.P. Sinha
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 233 –235
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780159
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The exact computed values for both electromagnetic and acoustic axial backscattering by prolate spheroids of various axial ratios are compared together in the Rayleigh and the resonance regions. Interesting observations are made in the context of a previous-attempt in this direction.
Results on low-loss wideband ultrasonic transducers for non-invasive medical application
- Author(s): J. Souquet and PH. Defranould
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 235 –236
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780160
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A new design for disc transducers with good efficiency and large bandwidth is presented here. The design method is based on the use of quarter-wave matching layers between the piezoelectric ceramic and the load, and the use of a quarter-wave unmatching layer between the same ceramic and its high acoustic impedance backing. Experimental and theoretical results are presented.
Diffraction of a dipole field by a perfectly conducting thick half-plate
- Author(s): A. Kinase
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 236 –238
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780161
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A theory of this problem is developed on the basis of Sommerfeld's theory of the method of images, and a highly approximate analytic solution is derived in a simple fashion.
A method for the assessment of the performance of high-speed analogue/digital convertors
- Author(s): O.J. Downing and P.T. Johnson
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 238 –240
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780162
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A method is proposed for the measurement of the accuracy of high-speed analogue/digital convertors, using automatic digital counting of the occupancy of each quantisation level by a known input signal. The results provide a dynamic quantisation characteristic and can be related to specific quantiser defects.
V-groove substrate fed logic
- Author(s): Y.-L. Ho ; F.E. Holmes ; C.A.T. Salama
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 240 –241
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780163
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A new substrate fed logic structure is presented which makes use of V-groove silicon etching. Experimental results are presented for the devices. A speed-power product below 1 pJ was obtained despite the large area of the test structures and the use of conventional bipolar processing. Further improvement in performance is expected by optimising the process parameters.
Introducing disjoint spectral translation in spectral multiple-valued logic design
- Author(s): Claudio Moraga
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 241 –243
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780164
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A new form of expansion of multiple-valued logical functions in generalised Fourier series in terms of the Chrestenson functions is presented. It is shown that this expansion exhibits the property of ‘disjoint spectral translation’ known in binary spectral logic design. This allows extending the possibility of low complexity realisation to a large class of multiple-valued logical functions.
Precise angular misalignment measurement in optical fibre connector plugs
- Author(s): Y. Fujii and N. Suzuki
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 243 –245
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780165
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A new precise measurement of angular misalignment in optical fibre connector plugs is described.
Determination of scattering widths of a long thin wire using an open resonator
- Author(s): C.M. Tang and A.L. Cullen
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 245 –246
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780166
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Using an open-resonator method, the scattering widths of a set of thin copper wires have been measured. The results are in agreement with theory to within about 9%.
Formula giving single-mode limit of optical fibre having arbitrary refractive-index profile
- Author(s): K. Hotate and T. Okoshi
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 246 –248
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780167
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A relatively simple formula for calculating approximately the single-mode limit (cutoff frequency of LP11 mode) of an optical fibre having an arbitrary refractive-index profile is derived. The normalised cutoff frequencies are computed by using the derived formula for various profiles and are compared with rigorous values, showing fairly good agreement.
A new method of low-temperature zinc diffusion into GaAs and GaP using anodic oxides
- Author(s): T. Sakai ; T. Suzuki ; H. Hasegawa
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 248 –249
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780168
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A new low-temperature selective zinc-diffusion process into GaAs and GaP, is described. It involves a room temperature anodic oxidation for growth of oxide films containing zinc, and a subsequent heating for diffusion, using the oxide as the diffusion source. Process details and junction depth data are presented.
Realisation of a 2-dimensional f.i.r. digital filter using separable filters
- Author(s): P. Karivaratharajan and M.N.S. Swamy
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 249 –251
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780169
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The scheme for the expansion of a 2-dimensional f.i.r. digital filter function into a sum of separable functions is generalised. Using the generalised procedure a m × m order filter function can be expressed in as many as m!n!/(|m−n| + 1)! ways. Further it is also proved that the number of terms in the expansion will be equal to the rank of the matrix.
Comment: Crosstalkless termination of multiwire cables
- Author(s): Y.Y. Sun
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, page: 251 –251
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780170
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Reply: Crosstalkless termination of multiwire cables
- Author(s): W. van Etten
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 251 –252
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780171
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Probability density functions for Hadamard coefficients in transformed television pictures
- Author(s): M. Ghanbari and D.E. Pearson
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 252 –254
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780172
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The distributions of Hadamard coefficient for blocks of size 8 × 1 picture elements in six 625-line television pictures were obtained. The data were well approximated by gamma distributions. Low-sequency components were best fitted by choosing Γ(n) with n in the range 1/2−2/3, and high-sequency components by n = 1 (equivalent to the negative exponential distribution).
A precise digital phase shifter using a phase-locked loop
- Author(s): J. Austin and J.R. Forrest
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 254 –255
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780173
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A phase-locked loop containing a voltage-controlled oscillator (v.c.o.) synchronised to a harmonic of its fundamental output frequency may be used to form an attractive digital phase shifter providing low phase error with relatively simple circuitry and control requirements. Phase increments of 2π/n radians are obtained, where n is the order of harmonic used.
A 14/12 GHz f.e.t. frequency convertor
- Author(s): P. Bura
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 255 –256
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780174
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A 14/12 GHz f.e.t. frequency converter for communications satellite transponder showed conversion loss of 1.5 dB and noise figure of 5.0 dB.
Design of high-gain state-feedback controllers for linear multivariable systems
- Author(s): B. Porter
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 256 –258
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780175
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It is shown that recent results in the theory of entire eigen-structure assignment greatly facilitate the design of high-gain state-feedback controllers. The design of such controllers is reduced to the separate computation of well-defined subspaces associated with the ‘slow’ and ‘fast’ modes of closed-loop systems incorporating high-gain controllers.
Approximations to hybrid mode slot line behaviour
- Author(s): C.M. Krowne
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 258 –259
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780176
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New closed form formulas are presented for the dispersion characteristic (λ'/ λ) and characteristic impedance (Z0) of single slot line. λ'/λ and Z0 are given as functions of the slot width w over substrate thickness H ratio and the ratio H/λ where λ is the free-space wavelength. For the ranges of variable considered λ'/λ values agree with S. B. Cohn's and Mariani et al. results to within 5% and Z0 agrees to within 14.5% or better.
Wide-range monolithic bipolar—j.f.e.t. c.c.o.
- Author(s): F.V.J. Sleeckx and W.M.C. Sansen
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 259 –261
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780177
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A new monolithic current-controlled oscillator (c.c.o.) has been realised in a j.f.e.t.-bipolar technology. Its main advantages are a highly-linear seven decade frequency range and easy temperature compensation for frequency and output voltage.
System reduction using Cauer continued fraction expansion about s = 0 and s = ∞ alternately
- Author(s): R. Parthasarathy and Sarasu John
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 261 –262
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780178
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A new algorithm amenable to digital computation is established for performing the Cauer type continued fraction expansion and inversion about s = 0 and s = ∞ alternately.
Performance of a novel dielectric waveguide system for microwave power utilisation by divers
- Author(s): D. Pavlidis and H.L. Hartnagel
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 14, Issue 8, p. 262 –264
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19780179
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A novel dielectric waveguide system is reported for the transmission of microwave power to divers. The performance of the system is tested at 3 kW, c.w. (8.3 GHz) power levels. BaTiO3/p.t.f.e. double layered breathing tubes operated in the HE11-mode are used as waveguides. Delaunching is achieved with solid loads compensating for body and respiratory heat losses.
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