Special & Invited Sessions – Spectrum Management: Evolving Trends

To address the growing number of spectrum related problems faced by EMC engineers and technologists, this Special Session will present methodologies and measurement techniques to both control and quantify the use of the spectrum. The objective of this session is twofold. The first objective is to present some of the latest research into the design of components, such as power amplifiers, filters, and waveforms, which promote more optimal use and cohabitation of the electromagnetic spectrum by wireless and radar systems. The second objective is to inform the attendee on measurement strategies and techniques that more accurately and effectively measure spectrum occupancy by wireless devices in a congested electromagnetic spectral environment.Planned Papers1. Spectrum Engineering: The Challenges Posed by a Growing Spectrum Scarcity and “Ownership Complexity”Richard Ford; Naval Research Laboratory; Washington, DC, U.S.A.2. Electrothermal Nonlinear FET Modeling for Spectral PredictionCharles Baylis; Baylor University, Waco, TX, U.S.A.Larry Dunleavy; University of South Florida; Tamp, FL, U.S.A.3. Sub-Octave Tunable Microstrip Notch FilterDouglas Jachowski; Naval Research Laboratory; Washington, DC, U.S.A.Andrew Guyette, Naval Research Laboratory; Washington, DC, U.S.A.4. EMI and Spectrum Diagnostics with Real Time Spectrum AnalyzersWilliam Byrom; Tektronix; Richardson, TX, U.S.A.5. Mobile to Mobile Propagation MeasurementsRobert Johnk Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA/ITS); Boulder, CO, U.S.A.6. Transmitting Waveforms to Mitigate Interference with Communications SystemsJean de Graaf; Naval Research Laboratory; Washington, DC, U.S.A.