Title :
A Novel Series-Fed Taper Antenna Array Design
Author :
Yuan, Tao ; Yuan, Ning ; Li, Le-Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
To improve the performance of microstrip antenna array, a matching-in-step (MIS) configuration of microstrip series-fed taper array is designed. Compared to the traditional one, the novel antenna array has a better VSWR characteristic. The design procedure of the MIS antenna array is discussed in detail, and some valuable results are acquired. Numerical results are obtained and a very good agreement is observed between experimental and simulated results of such arrays.
Keywords :
impedance matching; microstrip antenna arrays; VSWR characteristic; matching-in-step configuration; microstrip antenna array; microstrip series-fed taper array; series-fed taper antenna array design; Antenna array; antenna design; antenna feed; patch antenna;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2008.928487
