Flared monopole antennas for 10 μm energy harvesting

European Microwave Week 2010, EuMW2010: Connecting the World, Conference Proceedings - European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1496-1499

  Midrio, Michele ^a   Boscolo, Stefano ^a   Locatelli, Andrea ^b   Modotto, Daniele ^b   De Angelis, Costantino ^b   Capobianco, Antonio Daniele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD ENHANCEMENT; FIGURE OF MERIT;

MICROWAVES; MONOPOLE ANTENNAS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 78650066845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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