Recycling ambient microwave energy with broad-band rectenna arrays

Title Recycling ambient microwave energy with broad-band rectenna arrays
Publication Type Journal Article
Year of Publication 2004
Authors Hagerty, J., F. Helmbrecht, W. McCalpin, Z. Popovic
Journal Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Volume 52
Pagination 1014 - 1024
Date Published march
ISSN 0018-9480
Keywords 2 to 18 GHz, ambient microwave energy recycling, broadband rectenna arrays, conversion efficiency, DC-DC conversion, dual-circularly-polarized array, frequency response, full-wave electromagnetic field analysis, harmonic balance nonlinear circuit analysis, industrial sensors, integrated design, low-power-density microwave radiation, microwave antenna arrays, microwave power transmission, power combiners, power combining, rectification, spiral antennas, spiral rectenna array, time-varying microwave radiation, wireless powering
DOI 10.1109/TMTT.2004.823585