The continuous scaling process into submicrometric dimensions of silicon based devices has allowed the integration of a large number of systems in a single chip. Besides, the operating frequencies of such systems are higher and a large amount of information can be processed in a short period of time. On the other hand, while the core frequencies are increasing, higher data rates for off-chip in...

Passive UHF RFID tag consists of a microchip attached to an antenna. Proper impedance match between the antenna and the chip is crucial in RFID tag design. It directly influences RFID tag performance characteristics such as the read range. It is known that an RFID microchip is a nonlinear load whose complex impedance varies with the frequency and the input power. We investigate the effect of us...

The Q-based method of ll impedance matching network design is studied systematically. A more practical definition of the loaded quality factor Q than that used hitherto is adopted. Designable conditions and design formulas based on the loaded Q are analytically demonstrated. Accurate explicit expressions of network frequency responses and harmonic rejection in term of the loaded Q are establish...

This paper presents a new design for an input impedance antenna automatic matching system. In order to achieve this main objective, it is necessary to accomplish several intermediate tasks. On the one hand, a study about the implementation of a generic electronically tunable impedance synthesizer is carried out. Then, a prototype based on the research is constructed, and its characteristics and...

Citation Penna, Robert F. "Black hole jet power from impedance matching. Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. The MIT Faculty has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. Black hole jet power depends on the angula...

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems promise higher data rates and better quality of service for wireless communications, by using multiple antennas at both the transmitter and receiver. However, applying MIMO technology at small portable wireless devices is faced with the problem of mutual coupling between antenna elements due to the limited space to put multiple antennas. It is shown...

Horn antennas can result in good impedance matching between the waveguide and free space due to the gradual increase in the aperture size. In this paper, a novel plasmonic sectoral horn nanoantenna based on using lens in the aperture is proposed. It is investigated that in addition to improvement of the directivity, the reflection coefficient is also reduced using the proper lens structure. The...

This paper presents a systematic design methodology for impedance matching circuits of an RF energy harvester to maximize the harvested energy for a range of input power levels with known distribution. Design of input matching networks for RF rectifier differs from those for traditional RF circuits such as low-noise amplifier because the transistors in the RF rectifiers operate in different reg...