TY  - JOUR
A1  - Heuermann, Holger
A1  - Sadeghfam, Arash
T1  - Electrically tunable bandpass filter with integrated carrier suppression for UHF RFID systems / Sadeghfam, Arash ; Heuermann, Holger
JF  - European Conference on Wireless Technology, 2008. EuWiT 2008.
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 978-2-87487-008-8
SP  - 306
EP  - 309
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Heuermann, Holger
A1  - Peters, N.
A1  - Schmitz, T.
A1  - Sadeghfam, Arash
T1  - Concept of Balanced Antennas with Load-Invariant Base Impedance Using a Two Element LC-Coupler. Peters, N., Schmitz, Th., Sadeghfam, A., Heuermann, H.
JF  - Proceedings of the European microwave association : journal of the European microwave association
Y1  - 2005
SP  - 117
EP  - 122
PB  - PLUS
CY  - Pisa
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Holtrup, S.
A1  - Sadeghfam, Arash
A1  - Heuermann, Holger
A1  - Awakowicz, P.
T1  - Characterization and optimization technique for microwave-driven high-intensity discharge lamps using hot S-parameters
JF  - IEEE transactions on microwave theories and techniques
N2  - High-intensity discharge lamps can be driven by radio-frequency signals in the ISM frequency band at 2.45 GHz, using a matching network to transform the impedance of the plasma to the source impedance. To achieve an optimal operating condition, a good characterization of the lamp in terms of radio frequency equivalent circuits under operating conditions is necessary, enabling the design of an efficient matching network. This paper presents the characterization technique for such lamps and presents the design of the required matching network. For the characterization, a high-intensity discharge lamp was driven by a monofrequent large signal at 2.45 GHz, whereas a frequency sweep over 300 MHz was performed across this signal to measure so-called small-signal hot S-parameters using a vector network analyzer. These parameters are then used as an equivalent load in a circuit simulator to design an appropriate matching network. Using the measured data as a black-box model in the simulation results in a quick and efficient method to simulate and design efficient matching networks in spite of the complex plasma behavior. Furthermore, photometric analysis of high-intensity discharge lamps are carried out, comparing microwave operation to conventional operation.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2014.2342652
SN  - 0018-9480
VL  - 62
IS  - 10
SP  - 2471
EP  - 2480
PB  - IEEE
CY  - New York
ER  -