Multi-frequency, linear and circular polarized, metamaterial-inspired, near-field resonant parasitic antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1446-1459

  Jin, Peng ^a   Ziolkowski, Richard W ^b  

^a BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna theory; electrically small antennas; parasitic antennas; polarization; Q factor

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA THEORY; CIRCULAR POLARIZED; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; DUAL BAND; ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; MULTI FREQUENCY; NEAR-FIELD; PARASITIC ANTENNAS; PARASITICS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; Q-FACTORS; RESONANT FREQUENCIES;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; METAMATERIALS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLARIZATION; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 79955630443     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2123053     Document Type: Article

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