Distributed lumped loads and lossy transmission line model for wideband spiral antenna miniaturization and characterization

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2671-2678

  Lee, Ming ^a,b   Kramer, Bradley A ^a   Chen, Chi Chih ^a   Volakis, John L ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband antenna; Miniaturization; Spiral; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY BANDS; MINIATURE RADIO EQUIPMENT;

BROADBAND ANTENNA; DISTRIBUTED REACTIVE LOADING; SPIRAL ANTENNA;

LOOP ANTENNAS;

EID: 35348816804     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.905823     Document Type: Article

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