Title : 
Transmission-line model analysis of a lossy rectangular microstrip patch
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
University of Rennes I, Laboratory of Antennas and Radiation, Rennes, France
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A theoretical method, namely transmission-line model analysis, is outlined to explain the radiation conductance, the bandwidth and the efficiency of a lossy rectangular microstrip patch. We are able to express the characteristics by simple formulas and we obtain good agreement between theoretical and experimental results.
         
        
            Keywords : 
antenna theory; strip lines; waveguide antennas; waveguide theory; bandwidth; efficiency; lossy rectangular microstrip patch; microstrip antenna; radiation conductance; transmission-line model analysis;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19820192