Title :
Broadband microstrip patch antennas for MMICs
Author :
Rowe, W.S.T. ; Waterhouse, R.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. & Electr. Eng., R. Melbourne Inst. of Technol., Vic., Australia
fDate :
3/30/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A broadband microstrip patch antenna well suited for monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) is presented. The antenna exhibits a measured bandwidth of 35%, low surface wave loss, a high front-to-back ratio, and is fabricated directly on the MMIC substrate material. The predicted and measured input impedances are given along with the measured radiation performance
Keywords :
MMIC; antenna radiation patterns; dielectric losses; microstrip antennas; MMICs; broadband microstrip patch antennas; front-to-back ratio; input impedances; radiation performance; substrate material; surface wave loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000531
