Publications de Benjamin Fuchs

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Spherical lens antenna designs with particle swarm optimization

Juan Ramon Mosig, Anja Skrivervik, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Ruzica Golubovic

A design procedure for spherical lens antennas is described. A particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is coupled to a mode matching technique based on spherical wave expansion to analyze the lens antennas. The proposed methodology is applied to three ...

Wiley-Blackwell2010

Optimal polarization synthesis of arbitrary arrays with focused power pattern

Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs

The joint synthesis of the spatial power pattern and polarization of arbitrary arrays is addressed. Specifically, the proposed approach gives the solution to a frequently encountered problem, namely the array design (i.e., the determination of the radiatin ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2011

Design Considerations for Wearable Antennas

Anja Skrivervik, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Jovanche Trajkovikj

With the development of generalized connectivity and the increased use of Body Area Networks, wearable antennas have become ubiquitous in the last decade. Their design presents a challenge, as they per definition are located at the interface between free s ...

Ieee2016

Synthesis of sparse arrays with focused or shaped beampattern via sequential convex optimizations

Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs

An iterative procedure for the synthesis of sparse arrays radiating focused or shaped beampattern is presented. The algorithm consists in solving a sequence of weighted l(1) convex optimization problems. The method can thus be readily implemented and effic ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2012

Oblique incidence design of meander-line polarizers for dielectric lens antennas

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Marco Letizia

A method to design planar multilayer meander-line polarizers is given. The proposed procedure is based on transmission line circuit theory and on full-wave unit cell analysis in frequency domain. The hybrid combination of those two techniques paves the way ...

2012

A printed transition for matching improvement of SIW horn antennas

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

The substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology allows to construct several types of commonly used antennas in a planar way. However, frequency limitations associated to commercial substrates appear in the implementation of certain types of antennas, e ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2013

Shaped Beam Synthesis of Arrays via Sequential Convex Optimizations

Juan Ramon Mosig, Anja Skrivervik, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs

A method to synthesize shaped beams with antenna arrays is presented. Specifically, the element excitations are determined such that the array radiates a power pattern that approximates a desired shape. To efficiently solve this problem, an iterative algor ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013

Enhancing the Performances of H-plane SIW Horn Antennas

Juan Ramon Mosig, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

The performances of SIW horns antennas diminish significantly when the substrate thickness is much smaller than the free space wavelength lambda(0). Specifically, the mismatch between the antenna aperture and the air yields to unwanted back radiation and p ...

Ieee2013

Synthesis of uniform amplitude focused beam arrays

Juan Ramon Mosig, Anja Skrivervik, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs

An iterative procedure for the synthesis of uniform amplitude focused beam arrays is presented. Specifically, the goal is to optimize the locations of a fixed number of array elements with known excitations in order to synthesize narrow-beam low-sidelobe p ...

2012

Comparison of Regularization Techniques for Microwave Imaging of Brain Stroke

Jean-Philippe Thiran, Michael Mattes, Benjamin Fuchs, Mina Bjelogrlic

This paper studies the performance of three wellknown regularization techniques to solve the inverse problem encountered in differential microwave imaging for brain stroke applications. Reconstructions from a multi-illumination configuration based on measu ...

2018

Synthesis of uniform amplitude focused beam arrays

Juan Ramon Mosig, Anja Skrivervik, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs

An iterative algorithm to synthesize uniform amplitude focused beam arrays is presented. While the number of array elements and the excitations are fixed and known, the locations of the elements are optimized to radiate a narrow beam low sidelobe pattern. ...

IEEE2013

On the born approximation for differential microwave imaging using volume integral equation formulation

Juan Ramon Mosig, Michael Mattes, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Mina Bjelogrlic

The Degree of Non-Linearity (DNL) of scattering problems and specifically of differential Microwave Imaging (dMWI) problems is addressed in this paper. The quantification of the DNL amounts to evaluate the validity range of the Born first order (linear) ap ...

2016

Example of data telemetry for biomedical applications: an in vivo experiment

Juan Ramon Mosig, Anja Skrivervik, Jean-François Zürcher, Yann Barrandon, Benjamin Fuchs, Francesco Merli, Benjamin Fuchs, Eric Meurville, Léandre Bolomey, François Gorostidi

This letter describes a data telemetry biomedical experiment. An implant, consisting of a biometric data sensor, electronics, an antenna, and a biocompatible capsule, is described. All the elements were co-designed in order to maximize the transmission dis ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2012

Experimental verification of optimal frequency range for microwave head imaging

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Michael Mattes, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Mina Bjelogrlic

This work presents the experimental verification of the power transmission of a radiating field into the human head for Microwave Imaging (MWI) applications. We aim at finding the range of frequencies that optimize the power scattered by any anomalies from ...

2017

Contributions to 3D differential microwave imaging

Michael Mattes, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Mina Bjelogrlic

This paper presents new contributions to forward and inverse problems in 3D differential microwave imaging. This technique is well suited to monitor a pathological evolution, for instance the brain stroke of a patient. The forward problem is solved using a ...

2016

Extended SIW for TEm0 and TE(0)n Modes and Slotline Excitation of the TE01 Mode

Juan Ramon Mosig, Jean-François Zürcher, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

A substrate integrated guide which allows the propagation of both TEm0 and TE0n modes is presented, the Extended Substrate Integrated Waveguide (ESIW). Its structure combines the working principles of SIWs and SINRD guides. While the performances of the ES ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013

Printed transition for SIW horn antennas - Analytical model

Juan Ramon Mosig, Benjamin Fuchs, Benjamin Fuchs, Marc Esquius Morote

A printed transition is proposed to overcome problems limiting the performances of SIW horn antennas when built in thin substrates (thickness <λ 0/10). An analytical model to analyze its behavior is given along with design guidelines. The development of ...

2012

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Spherical lens antenna designs with particle swarm optimization

Optimal polarization synthesis of arbitrary arrays with focused power pattern

Design Considerations for Wearable Antennas

Synthesis of sparse arrays with focused or shaped beampattern via sequential convex optimizations

Oblique incidence design of meander-line polarizers for dielectric lens antennas

A printed transition for matching improvement of SIW horn antennas

Shaped Beam Synthesis of Arrays via Sequential Convex Optimizations

Enhancing the Performances of H-plane SIW Horn Antennas

Synthesis of uniform amplitude focused beam arrays

Comparison of Regularization Techniques for Microwave Imaging of Brain Stroke

Synthesis of uniform amplitude focused beam arrays

On the born approximation for differential microwave imaging using volume integral equation formulation

Example of data telemetry for biomedical applications: an in vivo experiment

Experimental verification of optimal frequency range for microwave head imaging

Contributions to 3D differential microwave imaging

Extended SIW for TEm0 and TE(0)n Modes and Slotline Excitation of the TE01 Mode

Printed transition for SIW horn antennas - Analytical model

Low-profile SIW Horn Antenna Array with Interconnection to MMICs

Reconfigurable antenna in mm-waves based on stratified lens and sources array

Array synthesis with spatial power pattern and polarization constraints