Title :
Bandwidth enhancement of microstrip patch antennas using coupled lines
Author :
Van Wyk, M.D. ; Palmer, K.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa
fDate :
6/21/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel single-layer rectangular patch antenna using a coupled line feed is described. This coupled line matching technique increases the bandwidth of the patch antenna by a factor of more than 2.5 as compared to the normal edge-fed patch with the same geometrical dimension
Keywords :
antenna feeds; impedance matching; microstrip antennas; rectangular waveguides; coupled line feed; geometrical dimension; matching technique; microstrip patch antennas; single-layer rectangular patch antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010571
