Title :
The Bode-Fano Integral as an Objective Measure of Antenna Bandwidth
Author :
McEwan, Neil J. ; Abd-Alhameed, R.A. ; Child, M.B. ; Ghorbani, Amineh ; Zhou, Dizhi
Author_Institution :
Mobile & Satellite Commun. Res. Centre, Univ. of Bradford, Bradford
Abstract :
Fano integrals are assessed as objective measures of antenna bandwidth and bandwidth improvement schemes. Comparing a U-slot dual resonant antenna with a singly resonant form suggests the integral is invariantly related to overall volume.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; integral equations; slot antennas; Bode-Fano integral; U-slot dual resonant antenna; antenna bandwidth; broadband antenna; Bode-Fano integral; Chu limit; broadband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2007. EuCAP 2007. The Second European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-842-6
