As part of an indoor mutt/path measurement system, discone antennas featuring simple N~onnector feed systems have bHn designed for the 1.0 to 2.0 GHz band. Extensive experimentation reveals that excellent performance (VSWR < 15:1 across the band) can be obtained with a simple "snap-on" feed/mount method, and that VSWR is most sensitive to the diameter of the disc feed conductor. Per· formance d...

Periodic piezoelectric beams have been used for broadband vibration energy harvesting in recent years. In this paper, a periodic folded piezoelectric beam (PFPB) is introduced. The PFPB has special features that distinguish it from other periodic piezoelectric beams. The Adomian decomposition method (ADM) is used to calculate the first two band gaps andtwelve natural frequencies of the PF...

this paper presents a novel microstrip low-pass filter with good performance. a complete detailed theoretical analysis for the proposed filter is given using equivalent circuit models. the proposed filter applying multiple cascaded modified radial stubs resonators provides a sharp cut off frequency response that has a 185 db/ghz roll off rate. also, u-shaped attenuators provide a wide stop-band...