• DocumentCode
    1453859
  • Title

    The dependence of the input impedance on feed position of probe and microstrip line-fed patch antennas

  • Author

    Basilio, Lorena I. ; Khayat, Michael A. ; Williams, Jeffery T. ; Long, Stuart A.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Bus. Adm., Houston Univ., TX, USA
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    The impedance of a rectangular patch antenna fed by an inset microstrip transmission line was measured for various feed positions. The dependence found was then compared to theoretical predictions both for this geometry and for the similar case of an inset coaxial probe feed
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; feed position; input impedance; inset coaxial probe feed; inset microstrip transmission line; microstrip line-fed patch antennas; probe-fed patch antennas; rectangular patch antenna; Antenna measurements; Feeds; Geometry; Impedance measurement; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Position measurement; Probes; Transmission line measurements; Transmission line theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.910528
  • Filename
    910528