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AC/DC Modeling and Experimental Impedance Verification of 3D MEMS Inductor

Coils
T. Reissman, and E. Garcia
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
In this work, an analysis is presented for a 3-dimensional RF MEMS coil using the COMSOL AC/DC module in
conjunction with the CAD import module. The realization of being able to produce such 3-dimensional RF coils
allows for less surface area to be needed for similar inductor performance in comparison to larger planar RF coils
by maintaining the same number of turns through super-positioning of the connected multi-turn layers. This
analysis is verified in its accuracy by performing actual impedance testing.
3D MEMS coil prototype.

Plasma Edge Simulations by Finite Elements using COMSOL

C. Hollenstein, and A. Howling
Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Finite elements using COMSOL Multiphysics have been used to simulate the edge plasma in a large area
capacitively coupled RF reactor. In order to reduce numerical difficulties simplified reactor edge geometries have
been used. First results show the importance of electrostatic double layers within this plasma. In addition the
non-uniform behaviour of the plasma sheath around convex and concave corners turns out to be a basic feature of
the edge plasma. The plasma physics and plasma-wall interaction are strongly influenced by these elementary
structures. The simple model and simple geometry result in an important tool giving new insights and
understanding into the physics of RF edge plasmas. The simulations help design reactor walls to optimize the RF
plasma in industrial reactors.
The RF reactor geometries considered in this
paper: Surface plot of the electron density and
contour plot of the electric potential.

Two-Phase Modeling of Gravity Drainage of Bitumen from Tar Sand Using In-Situ
RF Electrical Heating
A. Hassanzadeh
Pyrophase Inc., Chicago, IL, USA
In-situ electrical heating technologies are among the most recent technologies used for bitumen recovery from tar
sand and oil shale. These technologies have limited environmental impact because there is little disturbance of the
land, and water and solvents are not used.
Two-phase movement of bitumen and air in tar sand porous deposit is modeled using COMSOL Multiphysics. A
system of non-linear PDE(s) for movement of each of the phases is coupled with heat transfer equation to account
for heat diffusion through media. Effects of variation in properties of bitumen and reservoir media due to
temperature and pressure are considered which are derived from experimental data.

This image shows bitumen content and the temperature after

six months of volumetric heating of the media.

Design and Analysis of Stacked Micromirrors

S. Park, S. Chung, and J. Yeow
University of Waterloo, Systems Design Engineering, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
A micromirror or a torsional actuator in general has been proven to be one of the most popular actuators fabricated
by Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) technology in many industrial and biomedical applications such as RF
switches, a laser scanning display, an optical switch matrix, and biomedical image systems.
In this paper, two stacked micromirrors are presented and analyzed to show better performance than that of the
conventional micromirror in terms of angular deflection and actuation voltage. The pull-in voltage of two stacked
micromirrors is also derived analytically and compared with that of the conventional micromirror. COMSOL
simulation is used to verify the stacked micromirrors analytical result.

MEMS micromirrors simulation in COMSOL.

Incorporation of Nonlinearity and Dispersion into Time-Dependent Optical

Propagation Models
J. Toney
Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center, Freeport, PA, USA
The RF/photonics module in COMSOL Multiphysics provides complete flexibility in specifying the dielectric function
or refractive index as a function of electric field. It is therefore a relatively simple matter to incorporate
second-order or third-order nonlinear effects in a qualitative way.
In this paper we show how to incorporate an auxiliary differential equation into a time-dependent EM wave
propagation mode to model four-wave mixing in the presence of dispersion. Special cases of this model are used
to realize both Lorentz and Drude dispersion models.

Plasma actuator action around a cylinder: Flow without

(left) and with (right) plasma.

Ignition Process of Microplasmas

H. Porteanu, and R. Gesche
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut fr Hchstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany
Microplasmas at atmospheric pressure are required in many applications, where treatments in normal ambient,
with spatial resolution, are important. The interest on such miniaturized sources has increased due to the
availability of a new generation of microwave sources based on high power GaN transistors. The present work deals
with a simulation of the plasma formation after the application of the microwave power. The results are needed for
the optimization of the GaN oscillator, directly coupled to the plasma source. The slot resonator used in the
experiment is simulated by a 2D geometry representing two spatially, infinitely extended, parallel metallic plates.
The self consistent calculations are performed using COMSOL Multiphysics.

Microplasma sources; COMSOL field simulations.

Analyzing the Performance of Lined and Unlined Simplified Cylindrical Cloaks

J. McGuirk and P. Collins
Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, OH, USA
The performance of simplified cylindrical cloaks with various material parameters was investigated. The
performance metric was the overall scattering width of the cloak with various objects in the hidden region.
COMSOL was used to simulate three cloaks with different material
parameters to determine the total field in the simulation domain. For all
cloaks simulated in this effort, a PEC-lined cloak had equal or better
performance compared to an unlined cloak no matter what type of object
was placed in the hidden region. We also found that as the simplified cloaks'
material parameters become more like ideal parameters, the performances
of PEC-lined and unlined cloaks converges.

This plot shows the magnitude of the total electromagnetic field in the
cloaks' empty hidden regions.

Simulation of Optical Properties of the Si/SiO2/Al Interface at the Rear of

Industrially Fabricated Si Solar Cells
Y. Yang1, and P. Altermatt1,2
1
2

Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), Emmerthal, Germany

Dep. Solar Energy Research, Inst. Solid-State Physics, Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany

The specular and diffuse reflection properties of sunlight at the rear surface of silicon solar cells with various
degrees of roughness are computed by solving the Maxwell and material equations in two dimensions, using the
COMSOL RF Module. The model is tested on planar Si/SiO2/air interfaces and planar Si/SiO2/Al interfaces.
The simulations show that for wavelengths of 800 nm, (i) maximum scattering is achieved with a standard
deviation for roughness between 50 nm and 100 nm, (ii) the distribution probabilities for scattering are similar if
roughness is produced by etching solely the grown SiO2 instead of the Si. Output parameters for geometrical ray
tracers are computed.

Domain for testing the simulation model at the rear

surface of Si solar cells. Colors: total electric field (TE
mode).

Full-Wave Analysis of Nanoscale Optical Trapping

E. Furlani, and A. Baev
The Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Plasmonic-based optical trapping is in its infancy and growing rapidly.
Research in this area will significantly advance fundamental understanding
in fields such as nanophotonics and biophotonics. Novel plasmonic
trapping structures and systems can be designed and optimized using the
COMSOL RF solver.
We present a study of plasmonicbased optical trapping of neutral
sub-wavelength particles in proximity to illuminated metallic
nanostructures. We compute the dipolar force on the particles using 3D
full-wave electromagnetic analysis, and perform parametric studies of the
force as a function of the incident wavelength and background medium.

TEM full-wave analysis at = 700 nm using the COMSOL

RF Module.

Modeling Directional Two Arm Archimedes Spiral Coils in the RF Electromagnet

Range
A. Kalinowski, and J. Maguire
Naval Undersea Warfare Center/Div. Npt. , Newport, RI, USA
The paper addresses a class of problems for modeling and consequently simulating the electromagnetic field
radiation pattern from a two arm Archimedes spiral coil. The performance of particular interest is knowledge of the
radiated magnetic field H and electric field E in the neighborhood of the coil.
The results in this paper illustrate how COMSOL is used to solve for the radiated electromagnetic fields in the 3D
space surrounding the flat spiral coils, in a RF frequency range where the dimensions of the coil are on the order
of an electromagnetic wavelength.

The COMSOL plot shows the full field magnetic field

from a spiral coil.

Computation of Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic Fields for an Augmented

Reality Environment
A. Buchau, and W. Rucker
Institut fr Theorie der Elektrotechnik, Universitt Stuttgart, Germany
Augmented reality is predestined for visualization of electromagnetic fields in air or inside transparent matter. Real
existing objects are studied and invisible electromagnetic fields are added as virtual objects. Hence, experts as well
as students are able to connect electromagnetic fields easily with studied objects. They can concentrate on physical
effects instead on reading figures. Here, an easy to use augmented reality environment for three-dimensional
electromagnetic fields is presented.

Horn antenna.