Title :
Effect of substrate thickness on radiation properties of coplanar strip antennas
Author :
Heimlich, Michael ; Robertson, W.M. ; Arjavalingam, G. ; Halbout, J.-M.
Author_Institution :
Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
The effect of substrate thickness on the broadband (15-150 GHz) radiation characteristics of exponentially-tapered coplanar-strip antennas is explored using picosecond photoconductive pulse generation and sampling.
Keywords :
microwave antennas; photoconducting devices; pulse generators; semiconductor switches; 15 to 150 GHz; EHF; SHF; broadband radiation characteristics; coplanar strip antennas; exponentially tapered coplanar strip; picosecond photoconductive pulse generation; picosecond photoconductive pulse sampling; radiation properties; substrate thickness effect;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920154
