DocumentCode :
1021688
Title :
Measured mutual coupling between microstrip antennas
Author :
Jedlicka, R.P. ; Poe, M.T. ; Carver, K.R.
Author_Institution :
Ball Aerospace Systems Division, Boulder, CO
Volume :
29
Issue :
1
fYear :
1981
fDate :
1/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
147
Lastpage :
149
Abstract :
Mutual coupling between 
-band rectangular, nearly square, and circular microstrip antennas has been investigated experimentally by a series of measurements of the 
-parameters. The mutual coupling level decreases monotonically with increasing separation between elements with the 
-plane coupling down 20 dB and the 
-plane coupling down 25 dB for typical adjacent element spacings. For 1/16 in and 1/8 in substrates at -band the predominant coupling mechanism is via the space wave since the surface wave is shown experimentally to be small.
-band rectangular, nearly square, and circular microstrip antennas has been investigated experimentally by a series of measurements of the -parameters. The mutual coupling level decreases monotonically with increasing separation between elements with the -plane coupling down 20 dB and the -plane coupling down 25 dB for typical adjacent element spacings. For 1/16 in and 1/8 in substrates at -band the predominant coupling mechanism is via the space wave since the surface wave is shown experimentally to be small.Keywords :
Antenna array mutual coupling; Microstrip arrays; Aluminum; Antenna measurements; Dielectric substrates; Helium; L-band; Laboratories; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Scattering parameters;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1981.1142529
Filename :
1142529
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