Title :
Analysis of harmonic radiation from an integrated active antenna
Author :
Cryan, Martin J. ; Hall, Peter S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ.
fDate :
11/20/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A microstrip patch oscillator is modelled using a dual LCR Van der Pol oscillator. Closed form expressions are obtained for the fundamental and first harmonic voltage amplitudes and results show reasonably good agreement with a commercial circuit simulator. These type of expressions will be useful for computer aided design of active antennas and give circuit designers greater physical insight into their operation
Keywords :
active antennas; antenna theory; harmonic generation; microstrip antennas; relaxation oscillators; circuit design; circuit simulator; computer aided design; dual LCR Van der Pol oscillator; harmonic radiation; integrated active antenna; microstrip patch oscillator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971389
