Title :
Four-port microstripline antenna integrated with a distributed amplifier
Author :
Eccleston, K.W. ; Bommana, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a 4-port edge-fed rectangular microstripline antenna that is integrated with a 4-FET dual-fed distributed amplifier. The 4-port antenna is directly connected to the FETs and has the additional roles of power combining, harmonic suppression and FET biasing. This approach eliminates transmission lines and other elements that would otherwise be needed to realize the amplifier and connect it to an antenna, thereby saving circuit area and minimizing losses.
Keywords :
distributed amplifiers; harmonics suppression; microstrip antennas; power combiners; FET biasing; distributed amplifier; harmonic suppression; microstripline antenna; power combining; Distributed amplifiers; Distributed parameter circuits; FETs; Harmonics suppression; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Power transmission lines; Radio frequency; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9433-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2005.1606396
