Broadband characterization of the total active reflection coefficient of multiport antennas

Author

Manteghi, M. ; Rahmat-Samii, Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

20

Abstract

This paper focuses on the broadband characterization of multiport antennas, and introduces the TARC (total active reflection coefficient) method. A method for calculating the TARC is detailed for different port excitations directly from the scattering matrix of the antenna and independent of the feeding network. As an example, the cavity backed annular patch antenna (CABAPA) is analyzed as a multiport antenna and the TARC is calculated for this antenna for different polarizations. The calculated results, when compared to the measured results, show good agreement.

Keywords

S-matrix theory; antenna theory; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave reflection; frequency response; loop antennas; microstrip antennas; multiport networks; CABAPA; TARC; antenna polarization; antenna scattering matrix; cavity backed annular patch antenna; frequency response; multiport antenna broadband characterization; port excitation; total active reflection coefficient method; Antenna accessories; Broadband antennas; Frequency response; Microwave antennas; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Scattering; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7846-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2003.1219779

Filename

1219779