Title :
Microstrip leaky-mode antenna array
Author :
Hu, Cheng-Nan ; Tzuang, Ching-Kuang C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Commun. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fDate :
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first-pass design of a linear eight-element microstrip leaky-mode antenna array is proposed, built, and tested, showing a gain of 18.5 dB, directivity of 23.5 dB, and pencil beam with 3-dB beamwidth (Az/El) of 10.2°/14.3°. Excellent agreement between the theoretical prediction and measured results for the array antenna performance is obtained
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; leaky wave antennas; linear antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; 18.5 dB; directivity; first-pass design; gain; linear eight-element array; microstrip leaky-mode antenna array; pencil beam; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Coplanar waveguides; Dipole antennas; Linear antenna arrays; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Prototypes; Resonance; Slotline;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on