Title :
The effects of substrate and ground plane size on the performance of finite rectangular microstrip antennas
Author :
Tavakkol-Hamedani, Farzad ; Shafai, Lotfollah ; Rafi, Gh Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Abstract :
The effects of substrate and ground plane size on the performance of finite rectangular microstrip antennas are studied. It is shown that the resonant frequency, input resistance at resonance and directivity of the microstrip antenna change periodically by increasing the length of the ground plane. A comparison of their numerical results is presented.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; electric resistance; microstrip antennas; resonance; substrates; directivity; finite rectangular microstrip antennas; ground plane size; input resistance; performance; resonant frequency; substrate; Apertures; Coaxial components; Conductors; Dielectric substrates; Diffraction; Electric resistance; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1016458
