Title :
Integrated circuit array antenna for short-range communication systems
Author :
Carrez, F. ; Vindevoghel, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. des Sci. et Tech. de Lille Flandres Artois, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France
fDate :
7/9/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel active array antenna for short-range communication applications is presented. Each element of the array consists of a `cold´ MESFET which performs both the ASK demodulator and the DPSK reflection modulator functions and which is directly mounted on a rectangular microstrip resonator. The techniques used to fabricate this active antenna provide good performance at low cost and low power consumption
Keywords :
MESFET integrated circuits; active antenna arrays; amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; microstrip antenna arrays; ASK demodulator; DPSK reflection modulator; active antenna array; cold MESFET; integrated circuit; rectangular microstrip resonator; short-range communication system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981008
