Real frequency wide-band impedance matching with nonminimum reactance equalizers

Abstract

This paper describes two modifications to the real frequency technique of broadband impedance matching. A fundamental limitation of all broadband matching techniques is that the real and imaginary parts of the equalizer impedance must be related by the Hilbert transform. It is shown that additional degrees of freedom in the Hilbert transform, and thus a better match, can be obtained by employing equalizer impedances with nonminimum reactance and by optimizing the equalizer resistance outside the stated bandwidth. Examples will be presented for a thin wire dipole antenna.