• DocumentCode
    1221740
  • Title

    The Circulator and Antenna as a Single Integrated System

  • Author

    Adams, Ryan S. ; O´Neil, Benton ; Young, Jeffrey L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  • Volume
    8
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    165
  • Lastpage
    168
  • Abstract
    An integration methodology is presented for antenna systems that incorporate a ferrite circulator wherein the geometrical and material parameters of the circulator are adjusted to effect integration; no impedance equalizers are required. To validate the proposed methodology, a system comprised of a microstrip circulator and Yagi planar-type antenna is presented. The overall system exhibits excellent passband characteristics in both the experimental and numerical data. Additionally, the ferrite properties and system network parameters were extensively measured to substantiate the claims made herein.
  • Keywords
    ferrite circulators; microstrip antennas; planar antennas; Yagi planar-type antenna; ferrite circulator; integration methodology; microstrip circulator; single integrated system; Ferrites; microstrip antennas; microwave circulators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1225
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAWP.2008.2000738
  • Filename
    4523946