Title :
Single-feed dual-frequency rectangular microstrip antenna with pair of step-slots
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Commun. Eng., Nat. Kaohsiung Inst. of Marine Technol., Taiwan
fDate :
3/4/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel dual-frequency rectangular microstrip antenna with a pair of step-slots embedded close to the nonradiating edges is proposed and experimentally studied. The two operating frequencies have the same polarisation planes and similar broadside radiation characteristics. By adjusting the step ratio of the step-slots, the frequency ratio of the two operating frequencies is tunable in the range ~1.23-1.63. Details of the antenna design and experimental results are presented and discussed
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; rectangular waveguides; antenna design; broadside radiation characteristics; frequency ratio; nonradiating edges; operating frequencies; polarisation planes; single-feed dual-frequency rectangular microstrip antenna; step ratio; step-slots;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990277
