Title :
Impedance characteristics of circular microstrip patches
Author :
Antoskiewicz, K. ; Shafai, Lotfollah
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
fDate :
6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Effects of the feed probe an the size of the ground plane on the resonant frequency as well as the input impedance of a microstrip patch antenna are investigated. Measured data are provided for the first few modes. A method for cancellation of the unwanted modes is proposed and examined
Keywords :
electric impedance; microstrip antennas; circular microstrip patches; feed probe; ground plane; input impedance; microstrip patch antenna; mode cancellation; resonant frequency; Antenna feeds; Antenna theory; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Patch antennas; Probes; Rectangular waveguides; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
