Reduction of mutual coupling in active antenna arrays by optimized interfacing between antennas and amplifiers

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 577-580

  Brauner, Thomas ^a   Vogt, Rolf ^b   Bächtold, Werner ^b  

^a Elektrobit AG   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; Mutual coupling; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTIVE ARRAYS; MMIC AMPLIFIERS; MUTUAL COUPLING; WIRELESS LAN;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 33749238213     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1516664     Document Type: Conference Paper

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