Design and performance of small printed antennas

Author

Waterhouse, Rod B. ; Targonski, S.D. ; Kokotoff, D.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. & Electr. Eng., R. Melbourne Inst. of Technol., Vic., Australia

Volume

46

Issue

11

fYear

1998

fDate

11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1629

Lastpage

1633

Abstract

Electrically small microstrip patches incorporating shorting posts are thoroughly investigated. These antennas are suitable for mobile communications handsets where limited antenna size is a premium. Techniques to enhance the bandwidth of these antennas are presented and performance trends are established. From these trends, valuable insight to the optimum design, namely broad bandwidth, small size, and ease of manufacturing, is given

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; cordless telephone systems; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; permittivity; telephone sets; antenna design; antenna size; bandwidth enhancement; broad bandwidth; cover layer; dielectric constant; digital cordless systems; electrically small microstrip patches; feed size; impedance; mobile communications handsets; performance; radiation characteristics; shorting posts; small printed antennas; Bandwidth; Dielectric materials; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Manufacturing; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Telephone sets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.736612

Filename

736612