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    A 0.15 μm GaN HEMT device to circuit approach towards dual-band ultra-low noise amplifier using defected ground bias technique
    (Elsevier GmbH, 2023) Gupta, M.P.; Kumar, S.; Elizabeth Caroline, B.; Song, H.; Kumar, V.; Gorre, P.
    This work presents a GaN HEMT device to circuit approach towards low noise amplifier (LNA) using defective ground bias (DGB) technique. This is the first MMIC GaN HEMT LNA design to offer dual-band of operation in both L and S-bands to the author's best knowledge. The proposed 0.15-μm GaN HEMT device fabrication achieves a high output power of 20 W using slot radiation phenomenon. The proposed DGB technique consists of gate and drain biasing topologies which achieves a dual-band of operation using microwave approach. The DGB technique is incorporated into GaN HEMT LNA which achieves high input and output power with good stability. To achieve an optimal noise, high I/O power, and almost flat gain at both L and S-bands, the defective ground structure of bias topologies is modeled and optimized. An artificial ground defect is created to offer resonant properties for the DGS of a microstrip line, which utilizes frequency-selective properties to improve the performance of the LNA circuit by suppressing the harmonics and scaling the size. The dedicated LNA shows the benefits of compact size, extremely low noise figure of 0.74/1.6 dB, high output power of 44 dBm and nearly flat gain of 14/11 dB at 1.17/2.49 GHz with the unique methodologies suggested. The compact GaN HEMT LNA could overcome the weak signal strength received by RF receiver for smart rail transport system. © 2023 Elsevier GmbH
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    Graphene-Oxide-Coated Flexible Fabric Antenna Sensor for Contact-Free H2O Sensing
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024) Singh, V.P.; Kandasamy, K.; Rahman, M.R.
    This article presents a flexible antenna sensor on denim jeans fabric for H2O sensing. A small defected ground structure is developed on the copper ground plane of the antenna. Graphene oxide (GO) is coated on the defected ground for sensor applications. The flexible antenna sensor with GO coated on a defected ground plane resonates at 5.52 GHz. The resonance frequency of the proposed antenna changes linearly with the H2O content. The frequency sensitivity of the denim fabric antenna sensor is ≈203 MHz/10% relative humidity (RH). The denim fabric antenna sensor has a measured phase sensitivity of 40° per 10% RH. The flexible antenna sensor gives a linearity of 98.28%. The designed antenna sensor can distinguish between fresh and dried grapes by H2O detection. © 2001-2012 IEEE.