• DocumentCode
    1673740
  • Title

    Analysis and design of a linear array of electromagnetically coupled microstrip patches

  • Author

    Jackson, D.R. ; Manghnani, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Houston Univ., TX, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    890
  • Abstract
    Analysis and design procedures are presented for an array of patches that are coupled electromagnetically by means of microstrip line sections embedded within the substrate. Such an array has a simple feed mechanism, with only the first and last patches fed actively or terminated with a load. In the design procedure the geometry of the embedded line sections is determined in order to excite a specified set of patch currents and produce a specified pattern. A four-element array having a uniform amplitude taper and a 45 degrees beam was designed and built.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; design procedure; electromagnetically coupled microstrip patches; feed mechanism; four-element array; linear array; microstrip antenna array; radiation patterns; uniform amplitude taper; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic coupling; Equations; Feeds; Geometry; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Nearest neighbor searches; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1989.134837
  • Filename
    134837