An unbiased dual-mode mixing antenna for wireless transponders

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 102, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-14

  Garcia J A ^a   Cabria, L ^a   Marante, R ^a   Rizo, L ^b   Mediavilla, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICO JOSÉ ANTONIO ECHEVERRÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MIXING; MOBILE ANTENNAS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); TRANSPONDERS;

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; DC BIAS; DUAL MODES; ENHANCEMENT MODES; NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATING MODES; PSEUDOMORPHIC HEMT; ZERO BIAS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77952399360     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09122209     Document Type: Article

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