DocumentCode
1841121
Title
Wideband aperture coupled microstrip antenna
Author
Kirov, G.S. ; Abdel-Rahman, Adel ; Omar, A.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radioengineering, Tech. Univ. of Varna, Bulgaria
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
888
Abstract
Investigations with the goal of obtaining wide bandwidth of a microstrip antenna, for applications in printed antenna arrays, are described. The best simulated antenna configuration is fabricated and tested. The measured fractional impedance bandwidth is 12.4%, and the gain of the antenna ranged from 5.9 to 7.4 dB over the same frequency bandwidth. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation. Methods for impedance bandwidth enhancement are also discussed.
Keywords
aperture antennas; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; 5.9 to 7.4 dB; aperture coupled microstrip antenna; fractional impedance bandwidth; frequency bandwidth; impedance bandwidth enhancement; printed antenna arrays; wideband antenna; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Frequency measurement; Impedance measurement; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7846-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2003.1219377
Filename
1219377
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