Title :
Compact dielectric loaded circularly polarised microstrip antenna
Author :
Currie, C.J. ; Antar, Y.M.M. ; Petosa, A. ; Ittipiboon, A.
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Eng. Test Establ., Station Forces Cold Lake, Alta., Canada
fDate :
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An investigation into the novel dielectric loading technique for reducing the size of low profile microstrip antennas is presented. Inserting or loading discrete dielectrics into the air substrate of a microstrip patch antenna can considerably reduce the antenna size while at the same time achieve good bandwidth and excellent axial ratio performance. Experimental and simulated results at L-band frequencies demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach
Keywords :
dielectric-loaded antennas; microstrip antennas; L-band; air substrate; axial ratio; bandwidth; circular polarisation; dielectric loading; microstrip patch antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010768
