Title :
Aperture coupled microstrip antenna with quasi-planner surface mounted horn
Author :
Abdel-Rahman, A. ; Verma, A.K. ; Kirov, G.S. ; Omar, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microwave & Commun. Eng., Magdeburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
A new combination of aperture coupled microstrip antenna and a quasi-planner surface mounted short horn is demonstrated to increase the gain of patch antenna by 4.2 dB. The structure has 12.4% bandwidth. The presence of quasi-planner has improved the back-lobe level by 5.4 dB. The antenna is designed in the Ku-band.
Keywords :
aperture antennas; microstrip antennas; 4.2 dB; 5.4 dB; aperture antennas; aperture coupled microstrip antenna; patch antenna; quasiplanner surface mounted horn; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Bandwidth; Directive antennas; Horn antennas; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave communication; Patch antennas; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262915
