Tunable miniaturized patch antennas with self-biased multilayer magnetic films

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2190-2193

  Yang, Guo Min ^a   Xing, X ^a   Daigle, A ^a   Liu, M ^a   Obi, O ^a   Stoute, S ^a   Naishadham, K ^b   Sun, Nian X ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic films; Self biased films; Tunable magnetic antennas

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; ANTENNA EFFICIENCY; BEAM WIDTHS; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; DIRECTIVITY; FERRITE FILMS; FERRITE LOADING; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LOADED ANTENNAS; NONMAGNETIC; OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIATION PATTERN; PATCH ANTENNA; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; SELF-BIASED; SELF-BIASED FILMS; SINGLE LAYER; THIN MAGNETIC FILMS; TUNABLE ANTENNA; TUNABLE MAGNETIC ANTENNAS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FERRITE; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETISM; METALLIC FILMS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MULTILAYER FILMS; MULTILAYERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SUBSTRATES;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 67949094423     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2021972     Document Type: Article

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