An efficient, broad bandwidth, high directivity, electrically small antenna

被引:32
作者
Ziolkowski, Richard W. [1 ]
Tang, Ming-Chun [2 ]
Zhu, Ning [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Inst Appl Phys, Chengdu 610054, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
broadband antennas; electrically small antennas; metamaterial-inspired antennas; non-Foster elements; PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS; RADIATION Q; IMPEDANCE; LIMITS; BAND;
D O I
10.1002/mop.27587
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Fundamental physics limits the performance characteristics of passive electrically small antennas. A 300 MHz design, which includes non-Foster elements and exceeds those limits, is reported. It simultaneously achieves high radiation efficiencies (>81.63%), high directivities (>6.25 dB), and large front-to-back-ratios (>26.71 dB) over a 10.0% fractional bandwidth. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 55:14301434, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27587
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页码:1430 / 1434
页数:5
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