• DocumentCode
    1573472
  • Title

    A reconfigurable electrically-small antenna operating in the ´DC´ mode

  • Author

    Urwin-Wright, P.R. ; Hilton, G.S. ; Craddock, I.J. ; Fletcher, P.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    857
  • Abstract
    In this paper, an explanation of the design of an electronically tunable electrically-small antenna, operating in the ´DC´ mode is presented. Although this antenna has a narrow instantaneous bandwidth, electronic tuning allows a large band to be covered whilst maintaining the same good narrow-band operational characteristics. Evaluation of the antenna´s performance is provided by practical results, which consider: 3-D radiation patterns, efficiencies and non-linearities.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; circuit tuning; loop antennas; 3-D radiation patterns; DC mode; antennas performance evaluation; electronic tuning; electronically tunable antenna; narrow instantaneous bandwidth; narrow-band operational characteristics; reconfigurable electrically-small antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Buildings; Protocols; Radio frequency; Size control; Telephone sets; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference, 2003. VTC 2003-Spring. The 57th IEEE Semiannual
  • ISSN
    1090-3038
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7757-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VETECS.2003.1207747
  • Filename
    1207747