Gain-enhanced distributed amplifier-based CRLH-leaky wave antenna for quasi-resonant power recycling scheme

A distributed amplifier combined with CRLH-leaky wave antennas (LWAs) for a new resonant type power recycling scheme is proposed. By connecting a closed loop to the LWA on the drain side of the distributed amplifier, we can obtain gain enhancement compared to the one directly terminated without the loop. Such enhancement fluctuates with respect to the frequency. At some specific frequencies, the enhancement reaches a maximum. The phenomenon will be explained theoretically and validated through the measurement and simulation in this paper. © 2011 IEEE.