Title :
Comments on "On the resonant frequencies of microstrip antennas"
Author_Institution :
Muhendislik Fakultesi, Erciyes Univ., Kayseri, Turkey
Abstract :
The resonant frequencies of equilateral triangular microstrip antenna calculated by Gang (see ibid. vol.37, no.2, p.245, 1989) are compared with the experimental results of Dahele and Lee (1987). When computing the resonant frequencies of equilateral triangular microstrip antenna, using the same equations proposed by Gang, we obtained different results, which are given, from Gang´s results. For an equilateral triangular microstrip antenna, the resonant frequencies obtained from the cavity model with perfect magnetic walls are given by the formula shown. In this work, we suggest a new closed-form expression. We compared our computed values of the resonant frequencies for the first five modes of the equilateral triangular patch antenna with theoretical and experimental results reported by other scientists.<>
Keywords :
antenna theory; microstrip antennas; resonance; cavity model; closed-form expression; equilateral triangular microstrip antenna; experimental results; perfect magnetic walls; resonant frequencies; theoretical results; Antenna measurements; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency measurement; Magnetic resonance; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on