Title :
Design method for aperture-coupled microstrip patch antennas on textured dielectric substrates
Author :
Psychoudakis, D. ; Koh, Y.-H. ; Volakis, J.L. ; Halloran, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Textured dielectric substrates made with multiple ceramics are now being introduced in antenna design. This paper presents a design technique for fabricating aperture-fed patch antennas with textured dielectrics. An example microstrip antenna is fabricated using this technique and measurements are compared to simulations. We show that by combining two ceramic materials a new composition is formed that has different properties from the original ceramics. These properties are measured and used in the fabrication of the antenna.
Keywords :
antenna theory; aperture antennas; ceramics; dielectric materials; microstrip antennas; antenna design; antenna measurement; aperture-coupled microstrip patch antennas; dielectric materials; electrically small antennas; multiple ceramics; textured dielectric substrates; Antenna measurements; Ceramics; Composite materials; Design methodology; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Dielectric substrates; Fabrication; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Ceramics; dielectric materials; electrically small antennas; microstrip antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2004.834452
