Title :
Series-fed microstrip patch arrays with periodic loading
Author :
Strickland, Peter C.
Author_Institution :
CAL Corp., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The impedance bandwidth of series-fed arrays of microstrip patch radiators can be increased dramatically through the use of loading on the microstrip feed line. A technique is described whereby periodic loading with capacitive stubs results in a constant Bloch wave characteristic impedance
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna feeds; electric impedance; microstrip antenna arrays; capacitive stubs; constant Bloch wave characteristic impedance; impedance bandwidth; microstrip feed line; microstrip patch radiators; periodic loading; series-fed microstrip patch arrays; Admittance; Bandwidth; Electromagnetic coupling; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Propagation constant; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
