Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds items of interest and then features them in two sections, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”. Each cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolios. Please note : our backlog queue for both sections has grown much faster than we're listing them, so we're running more of them each week to clear the backlog (for now), and all at no charge to you!
“Also of Interest” and “Elementals” is an extension of our belief that engineers are interested in on-going tutorial on obviously relevant topics, as well as the serendipity of exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spurs innovative and creative approaches. The first box highlights a few items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights some basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material.
Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , EDN , Electronic Design , NASA Tech Briefs , Portable Design , and Physics Today , plus others.
Consider these items as “online-only” extras, and worth a look! (Please note: there are also links to the previous weeks' editions, at the bottom).
Also of Interest:
- High-power ultrafast lasers and novel white-light continua are enabling novel nonlinear Z-scan devices that measure two-photon absorption:
“NONLINEAR OPTICS: The dream of a turnkey nonlinear spectrophotometer gets closer to reality,”
Laser Focus World , September 2008 - Technology innovation is being driven by the goal of scaling up FTTH to 100 megabits per second throughout the U.S. by 2015:
“FIBER TO HOME – Fiber to the home takes aim at a 100-megabit nation,”
Laser Focus World , September 2008 - Low-cost LEDs enable video operation on a grand scale:
“Times Square Sign Uses 12 Million LEDs,”
Design News , October 20, 2008 - Specialized tools perform snap-fit and material bonding as part of a continuous in-machine process:
” In-Mold Assembly Eliminates Secondary Operations,”
Design News , October 20, 2008 - This article, first published in December of 1959, emphasized the interaction of linear beam circuits with periodically loaded waveguides:
“Then: Present State Of Art In High Power Traveling-wave Tubes,”
Microwave Journal , October 2008 - The best way to handle resonance in stepmotors usually involves moving troublesome areas out of harm's way:
“How to Take Vibration out of Stepmotors,”
Machine Design , October 9, 2008
Elementals:
- An important consideration in minimizing RFI in miniature portable wireless products is the location of the antenna relative to a design's audio circuits:
“Analyze Interference In Compact Wireless Designs,”
Microwaves & RF , October 2008 - Contemporary use of modern traveling wave tubes in various commercial and military applications:
“Traveling Wave Tubes: Modern Devices and Contemporary Applications,”
Microwave Journal , October 2008 - OLEDs are quickly making their way into displays of all sizes in portable products:
“OLEDs Put On Quite A Display,”
Electronic Design , October 9, 2008 - Implementing directive antennas and MIMO techniques can greatly increase the throughput of wireless communications systems such as WiMAX:
“Beamforming Boosts the Range and Capacity of WiMAX Networks ,”
High Frequency Electronics , October 2008
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