Compact push-pull active integrated transmitting antenna

Author

Chan, Kin Meng ; Lee, Ee ; Gardner, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Birmingham Univ.

fYear

2005

Firstpage

241

Lastpage

244

Abstract

In this paper, a novel method of spatially coupling differential signals to an antenna structure is described. A differential signal is used to generate a current maximum/virtual short circuit under the antenna and electromagnetic energy is efficiently coupled from the transmission line to the antenna via an aperture. A 1.85 GHz push-pull aperture-fed active integrated antenna is presented in which out-of-phase signals are combined within the aperture feed. Radiation patterns and gain measurements of both passive and active antennas are given, demonstrating a gain of 22dB in the embedded active devices

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; aperture antennas; electromagnetic coupling; transmitting antennas; 22 dB; compact push-pull active integrated transmitting antenna; electromagnetic energy; out-of-phase signals; radiation patterns; spatially coupling differential signals; Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Coupling circuits; Distributed parameter circuits; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic radiation; Signal generators; Transmission line antennas; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Technology, 2005. The European Conference on

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

2-9600551-1-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECWT.2005.1617702

Filename

1617702