Abstract
We designed, simulated and fabricated an active
integrated antenna based on an infinite wavelength composite
right/left-handed metamaterial structure. Due to its nonlinear dispersion characteristic, the realized antenna does not show a resonance behavior at the second and third harmonic. This property can be exploited for the profitable termination of the higher harmonics as used in class-F or inverse class-F power amplifier concepts. The advantage over classical high efficiency concepts is the reduced circuit complexity since there is no need for an additional resonator tank.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference 2009 |
| Editors | IEEE |
| Pages | 321 - 324 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Fields of science
- 202019 High frequency engineering
- 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
- 202037 Signal processing