Title :
Investigation of microstrip-fed slot antennas backed by shallow cavities
Author :
Vallecchi, Andrea ; Gentili, Guido Biffi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of Florence, Italy
Abstract :
A low-profile cavity-backed slot (CBS) antenna is demonstrated by operating the slot about its second resonance. The cavity thickness of this slot antenna is ten times smaller than conventional one-quarter wavelength cavities, which allows the antenna to be constructed with standard cost-effective printed circuit techniques. The high gain and fairly wideband operation are additional advantages of the proposed configuration.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; microstrip components; slot antennas; cost-effective printed circuit construction techniques; high gain; microstrip-fed slot antennas; quarter wavelength cavities; radiation patterns; second resonance; shallow cavity-backed slot antenna; wideband operation; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectrics; Geometry; Microstrip antennas; Mobile communication; Printed circuits; Resonance; Slot antennas; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1552520
