Title :
Wideband aperture coupled microstrip antenna
Author :
Kirov, G.S. ; Abdel-Rahman, Adel ; Omar, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radioengineering, Tech. Univ. of Varna, Bulgaria
Abstract :
Investigations with the goal of obtaining wide bandwidth of a microstrip antenna, for applications in printed antenna arrays, are described. The best simulated antenna configuration is fabricated and tested. The measured fractional impedance bandwidth is 12.4%, and the gain of the antenna ranged from 5.9 to 7.4 dB over the same frequency bandwidth. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation. Methods for impedance bandwidth enhancement are also discussed.
Keywords :
aperture antennas; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; 5.9 to 7.4 dB; aperture coupled microstrip antenna; fractional impedance bandwidth; frequency bandwidth; impedance bandwidth enhancement; printed antenna arrays; wideband antenna; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Frequency measurement; Impedance measurement; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219377
