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Electronics Letters
Volume 15, Issue 25, 6 December 1979
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Volume 15, Issue 25
6 December 1979
Ceramic capillary connector for 1.3 μm single-mode fibres
- Author(s): Suzuki Nobuo ; Iwahara Yasuyuki ; Saruwatari Masatoshi ; Nawata Kiyoshi
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 809 –810
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790575
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A low-loss demountable connector with a precision-made ceramic capillary is presented for 1.3 μm single-mode fibres. The field-assembly connector can be assembled without adjusting fibre core alignment to the centre of a plug. By using a plastic thin film, an average connection loss of below 0.3 dB is obtained.
Circularly polarised printed array antennas composed of strips and slots
- Author(s): K. Ito ; N. Aizawa ; N. Goto
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 811 –812
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790576
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This letter presents a new type of circularly polarised micro-strip antenna. It is composed of half-wavelength strip conductors and slots arranged along both sides of a microstrip line. Circular polarisation can easily be obtained with this antenna whether the current distribution on the line is a travelling wave or a standing wave. The experimental verification is also presented.
New integer programming scheme for nonrecursive digital filter design
- Author(s): Yong-Ching Lim and A.G. Constantinides
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 812 –813
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790577
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A new mixed-integer linear programming objective function for optimising an f.i.r. linear-phase digital filter is presented. In comparison with the conventional objective function, the new one has the advantages of reducing the number of delays and/or the coefficient wordlength.
Overlength-mode transferred-electron harmonic generators
- Author(s): A.M. Mazzone and H.D. Rees
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 813 –814
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790578
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Computer simulations of overlength modes in transferred electron devices predict efficient second-harmonic-generator operation much less degraded by electron relaxation effects than for fundamental oscillators with the same output frequency.
Argon-ion bombardment effects on the electrical characteristics of platinum-silicon Schottky diodes
- Author(s): J. Garrido ; E. Calleja ; J. Piqueras
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 815 –816
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790579
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Before barrier metal evaporation, silicon Schottky diodes were cleaned by argon-ion bombardment. Some device series were evaporated just after the ion cleaning, whereas others were annealed beforehand. The electrical characteristics of the different series were checked by means of standard I/V and C/V measurements. Whereas the ideality coefficient and the barrier height obtained from I/V characteristics showed nearly complete recovery after heat treatment for 1 h at 700°C, the barrier height from C/V measurements did not recover.
Distribution of symmetry information in spectrum of Boolean function
- Author(s): D.M. Miller and J.C. Muzio
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 816 –817
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790580
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The spectral representation of a Boolean function is analysed with particular concern for the distribution of the information required in testing for the existence of certain fundamental types of symmetry. It is found that this distribution is not even, the high-order end of the spectrum being examined more frequently than the low-order end. This observation gives some basis for the view that the spectrum of a function may characterise the complexity of the function's realisation.
High-performance c.c.d. channel filter for a p.c.m. codec
- Author(s): Enomoto Tadayoshi ; Ishihara Tsutomu ; Yasumoto Masaaki ; Shida Seiya
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 817 –818
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790581
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A monolithic c.c.d. filter for p.c.m. codec was fabricated employing both a minimum-phase design with a substantially reduced number of taps and almost perfect elimination of excess capacitances. Results, such as negligible degradation in frequency responses, considerable reduction of common-mode signal, low filter noise (−78 dBm) and wide dynamic range (84 dB) were successfully obtained.
Dynamic amplifiers in c.m.o.s. technology
- Author(s): B.J. Hosticka
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 819 –820
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790582
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A biasing scheme for dynamic amplifiers is proposed and several dynamic amplifiers are described. Furthermore, advantages and limitations of dynamic amplifiers are briefly discussed and some experimental results are presented.
Libido using Eros: half-duplex optical link
- Author(s): L. d'Auria ; G. Chevalier ; P. Maillot
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 820 –821
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790583
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A half-duplex optical link Libido (Liaison bidirectionnelle optique) has been realised using the optimised semiconductor optical transceiver Eros (Emitter-receiver for optical systems). The digital transmission has a bit rate of 10 Mb/s with a biphase code using a step-index plastic-clad silica fibre. The characteristics of the component and the link are presented.
Responsivity and noise characterisation of ge avalanche photodiode throughout wavelength range 1.1–1.7 μm
- Author(s): M.C. Brain
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 821 –823
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790584
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Mixed carrier injection in a commercial n+-p germaniun a.p.d. causes the excess multiplication noise to be wavelength dependent, with averaged k-values of around unity. The quantum efficiency is 70% between 1.1 and 1.5 μm, and the unmultiplied bulk leakage current density is estimated to be 3.5×10−4 A cm−2
M.O.S. neural pulse modulator
- Author(s): Z. Czarnul ; G. Kiruthi ; R.W. Newcomb
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 823 –824
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790585
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Through control of the substrate-source voltage of the input transistor, output pulses can be controlled and modulated in an m.o.s. neural line.
Channelled-substrate narrow-stripe GaAs/GaAlAs injection lasers with extremely low threshold currents
- Author(s): P.A. Kirkby
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 824 –826
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790586
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Channelled-substrate GaAs/GaAlAs injection lasers with very narrow current-confining stripe contacts are described. They have threshold currents less than half those previously reported for this type of device. The best devices had a room-temperature threshold current of only 12 mA pulsed and 14 mA c.w. The lasers also have very good high-temperature performance and c.w. operation has been obtained up to 160°C.
Low-bandgap (1.15 eV) InGaP/InGaAs solar cell
- Author(s): R.R. Saxena and R.L. Moon
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 826 –827
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790587
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The possibility of using In0.18Ga0.82As p-n junctions as a low-bandgap (1.15 eV) solar cell has been investigated. With a lattice-matched p+ In0.6Ga0.4P window layer, internal collection efficiency close to 100% has been demonstrated.
Silicon-on-sapphire m.o.s.f.e.t.s fabricated by back-surface laser-anneal technology
- Author(s): S. Iwamatsu and M. Ogawa
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 827 –828
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790588
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Self-aligned aluminium-gate silicon-on sapphire (s.o.s.) m.o.s.f.e.t.s have been fabricated by applying laser-anneal technology from the back surface for activation of the ion-implanted channel layer. The threshold voltage and surface electron mobility were similar to the conventional silicon-gate m.o.s.f.e.t.s, but the low resistivity of gate and interconnection electrodes using aluminium is advantageous for high switching speed m.o.s. l.s.i.
Plastic optical fibre with improved transmittance
- Author(s): S. Oikawa ; M. Fujiki ; Y. Katayama
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 829 –830
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790589
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A low-loss plastic optical fibre has been manufactured employing polystyrene as core material. The minimum transmission loss was 140 dB/km at 670 nm, and intrinsic material loss of polystyrene was estimated to be 105 dB/km.
Simple polarisation-independent optical circulator for optical transmission systems
- Author(s): Iwamura Hidetoshi ; Iwasaki Hiroshi ; Kubodera Kenichi ; Torii Yasuhiro ; Noda Juichi
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 830 –831
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790590
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A simple polarisation-independent optical circulator has been developed. The circulator consists of a 45°Y3Fe5O12 rotator and a quartz rotator and two polarising beam-splitting cubes. Measured insertion loss was about 1.3 dB at 1.32 μm wavelength. The circulator was connected to graded-index multimode fibres using rod lenses.
Recursive algorithm for adaptive lattices
- Author(s): T.S. Durrani and N.L.M. Murukutla
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 831 –833
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790591
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An adaptive algorithm is presented for the estimation of reflection coefficients of the lattice processor. Unlike currently available block processing algorithms, this does not require a priori storage of data, nor does it involve ad hoc choices of iteration step lengths which concern hill-climbing techniques.
Convergence of adaptive lattice filters
- Author(s): T.S. Durrani and N.L.M. Murukutla
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 833 –835
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790592
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Some results are presented on the convergence rate of lattice filters when adaptive algorithms are employed for estimating their reflection coefficients. It is shown that, unlike tapped-delay-line filters, adaptive lattices are not affected by ill-conditioned data.
Simultaneous dehydration with consolidation for v.a.d. method
- Author(s): K. Chida ; F. Hanawa ; M. Nakahara ; N. Inagaki
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 835 –836
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790593
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A technique has been developed for simultaneously dehydrating and consolidating preforms prepared by the v.a.d. method of optical-fibre fabrication. The residual OH content has been reduced to 0.03 p.p.m. By controlling the dehydration process, no depletion of GeO2 has been observed.
Code modulation of m-sequences
- Author(s): K.W. Yates and D.J. Holgate
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, p. 836 –838
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790594
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A family of binary sequences exists with the property that the cross-correlation function of each member with a reference m-sequence has a unique pattern of four peaks with equal offsets from a constant base level. The positive peak is position invariant and knowledge of the locations of the remaining three peaks, which are negative, identifies the sequence. A simple method for generating the sequences is given and an application in the form of a system for data transmission by code modulation of an m-sequence carrier is proposed.
Erratum: Active C realisation for the general biquadratic voltage transfer functions
- Author(s): F. Anday
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 25, page: 838 –838
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19790595
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