• DocumentCode
    813226
  • Title

    Independent control of resonant frequency and input impedance of a microstrip patch by individually biased varactor diodes

  • Author

    Haskins, P.M. ; Dahele, J.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Cranfield Univ., Bedford, UK
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    2/15/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    284
  • Lastpage
    286
  • Abstract
    Individually biased varactor diodes fitted to the radiating edges of microstrip patch antennas enable independent control of the resonant frequency and input impedance. The technique has been successfully applied to polarisation-agile patch antennas and it affords a solution to the problem of the change in input impedance when switching between polarisations
  • Keywords
    electric impedance; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; rectangular waveguides; varactors; individually biased varactor diodes; input impedance; microstrip patch; patch antennas; polarisation switching; polarisation-agile antennas; radiating edges; resonant frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19960272
  • Filename
    490920