Title :
Theoretical investigation of the effects of substrate parameters on the performance of diode loaded microstrip patches
Author :
Waterhouse, R.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. & Electr. Eng., R. Melbourne Inst. of Technol., Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A rigorous full-wave analysis is used to determine the impedance behaviour and other related characteristics of several varactor diode loaded microstrip circular patches. The results presented illustrate the change in performance when different substrates are incorporated. From these results, valuable insight into the general performance trends of a microstrip patch loaded with a varactor diode can be established.<>
Keywords :
UHF diodes; antenna theory; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; substrates; varactors; 2 to 3 GHz; circular patches; impedance behaviour; performance; rigorous full-wave analysis; substrate parameters; varactor diode loaded microstrip patches; Bandwidth; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Impedance; Loaded antennas; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Varactors;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2009-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1994.407973
