Title :
Aperture coupled dielectric resonator antenna with a thick ground plane
Author :
Leung, K.W. ; Chen, Z.N. ; Luk, K.M. ; Yung, Edward K N
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
fDate :
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The aperture-coupled hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna with a thick ground plane is investigated theoretically and experimentally. The effects of the ground plane thickness on the input impedance, resonant frequency, and front-to-back radiation ratio are studied
Keywords :
antenna theory; dielectric resonators; electric impedance; microwave antennas; aperture coupled dielectric resonator antenna; front-to-back radiation ratio; hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna; input impedance; resonant frequency; thick ground plane; Antenna theory; Aperture antennas; Dielectric constant; Dielectric losses; Dielectric resonator antennas; Green function; Impedance; Microstrip; Moment methods; Resonant frequency;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
