Title :
A broad-band U-slot rectangular patch antenna on a microwave substrate
Author :
Tong, Kin-Fai ; Luk, Kwai-Man ; Kai-Fong Lee ; Lee, Richard Q.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
fDate :
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A broad-band U-slot rectangular patch antenna printed on a microwave substrate is investigated. The dielectric constant of the substrate is 2.33. The antenna is fed by a coaxial probe. The characteristics of the U-slot patch antenna are analyzed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Experimental results for the input impedance and radiation patterns are obtained and compared with numerical results. The maximum impedance bandwidth achieved is 27%, centered around 3.1 GHz, with good pattern characteristics
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; electric impedance; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; microwave materials; permittivity; probes; slot antennas; 3.1 GHz; FDTD method; SHF; broad-band U-slot rectangular patch antenna; coaxial probe; dielectric constant; experimental results; finite-difference time-domain; input impedance; maximum impedance bandwidth; microwave substrate; pattern characteristics; radiation patterns; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Coaxial components; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Finite difference methods; Impedance; Patch antennas; Probes; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
