Title :
Center-fed microstrip antennas with shorting vias for miniaturization
Author :
Ravipati, C.B. ; Jackson, D.R. ; Xu, H.
Author_Institution :
Appl. EM Inc, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
The size of microstrip antennas fed symmetrically is large in terms of a wavelength. In this paper, center-fed circular and square microstrip antennas loaded with shorting vias are studied for miniaturization.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; center-fed microstrip antennas; circular microstrip antennas; miniaturization; shorting vias; square microstrip antennas; Electromagnetic radiation; Feeds; Geometry; Inductance; Loaded antennas; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Polarization; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1552494
