Title :
Broadband bandwidth enhancement of an aperture-coupled microstrip patch antenna
Author :
Slavova, Adilena ; Abdel-Rahman, A. ; Omar, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Magdeburg, Germany
Abstract :
A broadband impedance matching circuit for a slot coupled microstrip patch antenna is proposed, analyzed and experimentally examined. In order to enhance the bandwidth of an existing antenna, an appropriate impedance matching network using filter-design techniques is designed and implemented. Numerical results for the antenna impedance bandwidth are compared with measurements, and far-field patterns are calculated. Agreement between the experimental results and numerical predictions has been obtained.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; electric impedance; impedance matching; microstrip antennas; antenna impedance bandwidth; aperture-coupled antenna; aperture-coupled microstrip patch antenna; broadband bandwidth enhancement; broadband impedance matching circuit; far-field patterns; filter-design techniques; impedance-matching network; microstrip antenna; slot coupled antenna; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectric losses; Dielectric substrates; Impedance matching; Matched filters; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1330159
