DocumentCode
1024855
Title
Microstrip-Franklin Antenna
Author
Solbach, Klaus
Author_Institution
AEG-Telefunken, Ulm, West Germany
Volume
30
Issue
4
fYear
1982
fDate
7/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
773
Lastpage
775
Abstract
Phasing stubs are employed to achieve a cophase current distribution in microstrip rectangular patch arrays. This technique, originally proposed for resonant long wire antennas by Franklin, avoids spurious radiation from half-wavelength connecting transmission lines as used in conventional patch antenna arrays. A slot-radiator model is derived to describe the basic radiation mechanism of the resultant new type of antenna and experimental results for the slot radiation resistance are given. The design of a 13-element resonant array for 12 GHz is presented together with measured radiation patterns.
Keywords
Microstrip arrays; Antenna arrays; Current distribution; Joining processes; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Resonance; Transmission line antennas; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1982.1142845
Filename
1142845
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