Theory, Analysis, and Design of Differentially-Driven Microstrip Antennas

Author

Zhang, Y.P.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ.

fYear

2006

fDate

14-17 Nov. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents the theory, analysis, and design of differentially-driven microstrip antennas. The theory is based on the extended improved cavity model. The analysis is focused on the input impedance and radiation characteristics. It is found that that the occurrence of resonance for a differentially-driven microstrip antenna also depends on the ratio of the separation xi of the dual feeds to the free-space wavelength lambda₀. When the dual feeds are located far from each other xi/lambda₀>0.1 in an electrically thin substrate, the resonance occurs. The design procedure is developed and verified with HFSS simulations

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; HFSS simulation; antenna radiation; cavity model; differentially driven microstrip antenna; dual feed; electrically thin substrate; free-space wavelength; resonance; Antenna theory; Dielectric constant; Dielectric losses; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Feeds; Microstrip antennas; Resonance; Signal design; Solid state circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON 2006. 2006 IEEE Region 10 Conference

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0548-3

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0549-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.2006.344164

Filename

4142239