Title :
Wideband microstrip patch antennas with V-slot and patch-via resonators
Author :
Rafi, Gh Z. ; Shafai, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Abstract :
The effect of patch-via resonators on the bandwidth and radiation patterns of a V-slotted rectangular microstrip patch antenna is presented. The antenna bandwidth is extended up to 58% for the single layer case with fixed polarization throughout the bandwidth.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; resonators; slot antennas; V-slot resonator; V-slotted antenna; antenna bandwidth; antenna impedance plot; patch-via resonators; polarization; radiation patterns; rectangular microstrip antenna; wideband antennas; wideband microstrip patch antennas; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectric resonator antennas; Frequency; Geometry; Microstrip antennas; Microstrip resonators; Patch antennas; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1330160
