3-D FDTD design analysis of a 2.4-GHz polarization-diversity printed dipole antenna with integrated balun and polarization-switching circuit for WLAN and wireless communication applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 374-381

  Chuang, Huey Ru ^a   Kuo, Liang Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

2.4 GHz; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Integrated balun; P i n diode; Polarization diversity; Printed dipole; Switching circuit

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN; RADIO COMMUNICATION; SWITCHING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

PRINTED DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0037291684     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.807838     Document Type: Article

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