1. Parametric Optimization of a Non-Foster Circuit Embedded in an Electrically Small Antenna for Wideband and Efficient Performance
- Author
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Ala Sharaiha, Hussein Jaafar, Dominique Lemur, Sylvain Collardey, Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique (IETR), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Brittany and Rennes Métropole through the Contrat de Plan Etat Region (CPER) Project SOPHIE/STIC and Ondes, Direction Général de l’Armement, Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Nantes Université (NU)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1)
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non-foster matching ,Computer science ,ComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKS ,Bandwidth (signal processing) ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,7. Clean energy ,Capacitance ,miniaturization ,[SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics] ,Electrically small antenna ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Electronic engineering ,Miniaturization ,ComputerSystemsOrganization_SPECIAL-PURPOSEANDAPPLICATION-BASEDSYSTEMS ,Electrically small atenna ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Wideband ,Electrical impedance ,Monopole antenna ,Computer Science::Information Theory ,Negative impedance converter - Abstract
International audience; In this paper, we present the design of a small, wideband antenna with an embedded non-Foster circuit. The design procedure is based on modeling the antenna in the presence of the EM model of the negative impedance converter (NIC) and trying to optimize the components and location of this active circuit inside the antenna. The EM modeling of the circuit provides the possibility to identify the key parameters that mostly affect the performance of the antenna in terms of bandwidth and efficiency. These parameters are then optimized accordingly. This procedure is applied on a monopole antenna, which has its natural resonance at 2.2 GHz. With an embedded non-Foster circuit, the antenna is miniaturized to cover wideband frequencies around 900 MHz. Two examples are considered for different NIC topologies, after optimizing the components of the NIC, the best performance was given by the second antenna, which exhibits an impedance bandwidth of 50% (0.84-1.45 GHz) and total efficiency of 25%. The measurement results of both antennas are in good agreement with simulations showing a significant enhancement with respect to the passive antenna.
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- 2019