Power-recycling feedback system for maximization of leaky-wave antennas' radiation efficiency

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 7 PART 1, 2010, Pages 1641-1650

  Nguyen, Hoang V ^a   Parsa, Armin ^a   Caloz, Christophe ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite right left handed (CRLH) structures; Feedback; Leaky wave antenna (LWA); Power recycling; Radiation efficiency; Rat race coupler

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA EFFICIENCY; DESIGN EQUATION; DIRECTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; FEEDBACK PHASE; FEEDBACK SCHEME; FEEDBACK SYSTEMS; GAIN FACTORS; HIGH-DIRECTIVITY; LEAKY WAVE ANTENNAS; LOSSLESS SYSTEMS; OPEN LOOPS; PERFECT MATCHINGS; PHASED ARRAYS; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RAT-RACE COUPLER; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; RESONANT ANTENNAS; SMALL SIZE; STEADY-STATE REGIME; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; TRANSIENT CIRCUITS; TRANSIENT REGIME;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; LOOP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION;

RECYCLING;

EID: 77954657635     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2049690     Document Type: Article

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