Adaptive impedance matching using quantum genetic algorithm

An adaptive technique adopting quantum genetic algorithm (QGA) for antenna impedance tuning is presented. Three examples are given with different types of antenna impedance. The frequency range of the dual standards is from 1.7 to 2.2 GHz. Simulation results show that the proposed tuning technique can achieve good accuracy of impedance matching and load power. The reflection coefficient and VSWR obtained are also very close to their ideal values. Comparison of the proposed QGA tuning method with conventional genetic algorithm based tuning method is also given, which shows that the QGA tuning algorithm is much faster. Moreover, the proposed method can be useful for software defined radio systems using a single antenna for multiple mobile and wireless bands.