Title : 
Flexible design of decoupling and matching networks for two strongly coupled antennas
         
        
            Author : 
Tang, Xiaoou ; Mouthaan, K. ; Coetzee, Jacob C.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of ECE, Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The flexible design of decoupling and matching networks for coupled antennas is introduced. The network includes three parts: circuits for impedance transformation, an element for odd-mode decoupling and conventional matching networks. It is found that all three parts are determined by one parameter of the ABCD matrix of the impedance transformation circuit. Thus a large variety of circuits with different element values can be used for decoupling which relaxes the practical design constraints.
         
        
            Keywords : 
antennas; impedance convertors; ABCD matrix; conventional matching networks; decoupling networks; flexible design; impedance transformation circuit; odd-mode decoupling; practical design constraints; two strongly coupled antennas;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el.2012.4149