Title :
Absolute gain measurement of microstrip antennas under mismatched conditions
Author_Institution :
NASA, Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH
fDate :
4/28/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A waveguide junction analysis is applied, based on the image method, to compute the gain of an antenna under mismatched conditions. Experimentally, this method has been demonstrated to produce accurate results, even for low-gain microstrip antennas
Keywords :
antenna theory; gain measurement; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; gain measurement; image method; microstrip antennas; mismatched conditions; waveguide junction analysis;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
