We address the question of whether the angular power spectrum of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel’dovich (SZ) sky is further distorted by weak gravitational lensing of foreground large-scale structures. Using an analytic approach to both gaseous and dark halo models, we show that the contamination of weak lensing in the measurement of SZ power power is negligibly small, and relatively corrections |∆Cl|/...

The objective of this chapter is to show the applications of innovative reconfigurable antenna methodologies for the 4G devices. Microwave antenna technology can be very useful for the 4G devices, because these products will require high bandwidth and high velocity channel with respect to conventional antennas. This chapter presents a complete picture of possible applications of advanced microw...

We have developed and tested an antireflection (AR) coating method for silicon lenses at cryogenic temperatures and millimeter wavelengths. Our particular application is a measurement of the cosmic microwave background. The coating consists of machined pieces of Cirlex glued to the silicon. The measured reflection from an AR coated flat piece is less than 1.5% at the design wavelength. The coat...

in view of the rapid expansion of contact lens amongst the users, new dimensions have been added to the domain of ophthalmology: giant papillay conjunctivitis, a disease caused by different kinds of contact lens, appears weeks or months after they are used, although some patients are struck years later. the predominant symptoms are increased awareness of lenses, ocular itching, blurred vision a...

Metamaterials--artificially structured materials with tailored electromagnetic response--can be designed to have properties difficult or impossible to achieve with traditional materials fabrication methods. Here we present a structured metamaterial, based on conducting split ring resonators (SRRs), which has an effective index of refraction with a constant spatial gradient. We experimentally co...

We have developed and tested an antireflection (AR) coating method for silicon lenses used at cryogenic temperatures and millimeter wavelengths. Our particular application is a measurement of the cosmic microwave background. The coating consists of machined pieces of Cirlex glued to the silicon. The measured reflection from an AR-coated flat piece is less than 1.5% at the design wavelength. The...

This research project undertakes a comprehensive analysis of RF beamforming techniques for design, simulation, fabrication, and measurement of Butler Matrix and Rotman Lens beamforming networks. It is aimed to develop novel and well–established designs for steerable antenna systems that can be used in vehicular telematics and automotive communication systems based on microwave and millimeter–wa...

Reliable microstructure measurement of snow is a requirement for microwave radiative transfer model validation. Snow specific surface area (SSA) can be measured using stereological methods, in which samples are cast the field and photographed laboratory. Processing stereology photographs manually by counting intersections test cycloids with air–ice boundaries reduces problems binary segmentatio...

Since invisibility cloaks were first suggested by transformation optics theory, there has been much work on the theoretical analysis and design of various types and a few experimental verifications at microwave and optical frequencies within two-dimensional limits. Here, we realize the first practical implementation of a fully 3D broadband and low-loss ground-plane cloak at microwave frequencie...