Title :
On the aperture-coupled dielectric resonator antenna using a thick ground plane
Author :
Leung, K.W. ; Chen, Z.N. ; Luk, K.M. ; Yung, E.K.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
The aperture-coupled hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna with a thick ground plane is studied. The effects of the ground plane thickness on the resonant frequency, impedance bandwidth, and front-to-back radiation ratio are presented.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; dielectric resonators; electric impedance; aperture-coupled dielectric resonator antenna; aperture-coupled hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna; front-to-back radiation ratio; ground plane thickness; impedance bandwidth; resonant frequency; thick ground plane; Aperture antennas; Bandwidth; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectric substrates; Equations; Fabrication; Green function; Impedance; Moment methods; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5639-x
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1999.789386
