DocumentCode
903285
Title
TLM modelling of reconfigurable antennas for multi-band operation
Author
Tosi, H. ; Dubard, J.L. ; Laheurte, J.M.
Author_Institution
LEAT, Univ. de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France
Volume
153
Issue
2
fYear
2006
fDate
4/3/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
147
Lastpage
151
Abstract
Various TLM modellings of active devices embedded in antennas are presented. Two aspects are considered. The first aspect concerns a new 3-D modelling specifically developed for large device volumes compared to the cell size in a varactor-based tunable antenna. In the second aspect, simplified electrical models of PIN diodes are used to simulate switchable antennas. Results of measured data and TLM simulations for both reconfigurable antennas are compared and good agreement is reported.
Keywords
active antennas; multifrequency antennas; p-i-n diodes; transmission line matrix methods; varactors; 3-D modelling; PIN diode; TLM modelling; active device; electrical model; multiband operation; reconfigurable antenna; switchable antenna; transmission line matrix; varactor-based tunable antenna;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2417
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-map:20045048
Filename
1621515
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