Title :
Active balanced feeding for compact wideband antennas
Author :
Serrano, R. ; Aguasca, A. ; Romeu, J. ; Blanch, S. ; Jofre, L. ; Cabedo, M. ; Antonino, E. ; Valero, A. ; Ferrando, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Polytech. de Cataluna, Barcelona
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates the advantages of using active devices, which have balanced complex impedance, for feeding wideband antennas. Some techniques to simultaneously increase the frequency bandwidth and reduce antenna dimensions are also discussed.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; broadband antennas; active balanced feeding; active devices; compact antennas; complex impedance; wideband antennas; Antenna feeds; Antenna theory; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Current distribution; Frequency; Impedance matching; Resonance; UHF antennas; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396124
