Title :
Applying the active antenna impedance to achieve noise match in receiving array antennas
Author :
Maaskant, R. ; Woestenburg, E.E.M.
Author_Institution :
Netherlands Found. for Res. in Astron., Rotterdam
Abstract :
In this paper it is demonstrated that the active instead of the passive antenna reflection coefficient is the key parameter in realizing low-noise receiver designs.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; receiving antennas; active antenna impedance; array antennas; low-noise receiver designs; noise match; Acoustic reflection; Active noise reduction; Antenna arrays; Impedance; Noise figure; Phase noise; Phased arrays; Receivers; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas;
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.2007.4396892
