• DocumentCode
    1054356
  • Title

    Compact power combining patch antenna

  • Author

    Chiw, S.T. ; Gardner, P. ; Gao, S.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    11/7/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1413
  • Lastpage
    1414
  • Abstract
    A compact two-way power combining antenna is presented which radiates in-phase signals while dissipating the out-of-phase signals in an internal lumped resistor. A transmission line model illustrates the operation and gives first order values for the antenna design. Measured radiation patterns for odd and even mode excitation demonstrate the isolation achieved.
  • Keywords
    microstrip antennas; power combiners; transmission line theory; LINC transmitter; antenna design; compact power combining patch antenna; differential-mode power dissipation; even mode excitation; in-phase signals radiation; internal lumped resistor; measured radiation patterns; odd mode excitation; odd-mode equivalent circuit; out-of-phase signals dissipation; solid-state sources; transmission line model; transmitter efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20020987
  • Filename
    1068009