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

Volume

52

Issue

10

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2763

Lastpage

2766

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2004.834452

Filename

1341634