Title :
Active radiating element using FET source integrated with microstrip patch antenna
Author :
Chang, K. ; Hummer, K.A. ; Gopalakrishnan, G.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
10/13/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An FET source has been integrated with a microstrip patch antenna to form an active radiating module. The patch antenna serves both as a radiating element and a resonator in the feedback loop for the FET oscillator. Power output of 17 mW was achieved at 5.7 GHz
Keywords :
active antennas; antenna radiation patterns; feedback; microstrip antennas; microwave oscillators; solid-state microwave circuits; 17 mW; 5.7 GHz; FET source; SHF; active radiating module; feedback loop; microstrip patch antenna; microwave antennas; oscillator; radiation patterns; resonator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
