Summary:
The design of electrically small antennas (ESAs) loaded with active non-Foster elements is a topic whose interest has grown in the last years. In this communication, a new strategy for the design of actively matched antennas loaded with non-Foster elements is presented. The analysis of different parameters, such as the sensitivity to non-Foster circuit placement, the overall antenna system stability, and current distributions, has to be considered in order to enhance the antenna performance. A design example using an ESA and its realization is presented to validate the proposed strategy.
Keywords: Active matching networks (MNs), non-Foster reactance, small antennas, stability.
JCR Impact Factor and WoS quartile: 2,957 - Q1 (2016); 5,700 - Q1 (2022)
DOI reference:
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2016.2583482
Published on paper: September 2016.
Published on-line: June 2016.
Citation:
F. Albarracín-Vargas, V. González-Posadas, F.J. Herraiz-Martínez, D. Segovia-Vargas, Design method for actively matched antennas with non-foster elements. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. Vol. 64, nº. 9, pp. 4118 - 4123, September 2016. [Online: June 2016]
