Title :
Reducing spurious radiation in edge-fed patch antennas
Author :
Rowe, W.S.T. ; Waterhouse, R.B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A method to reduce the spurious feed radiation from edge-fed patch antennas by using a dual thickness substrate is presented. Measured results show decreased pattern distortion and diminished cross-polarized fields.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; substrates; antenna measurements; cross-polarized fields; dual thickness substrate; edge-fed patch antennas; pattern distortion; spurious feed radiation; spurious radiation reduction; Bandwidth; Dielectric substrates; Diffraction; Etching; Feeds; Impedance; Microstrip; Patch antennas; Power distribution; Power engineering and energy;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1332110
