Title :
Experimental investigation of microstrip antenna behavior beside lossy dielectric materials
Author :
Pan, K.H. ; Moore, T.G. ; Bernhard, J.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
An internal antenna configuration that includes a lossy dielectric cover is investigated. This configuration delivers broader bandwidth and acceptable gain although the efficiency of the total system will suffer due to ohmic losses in the chassis. These experiments help to quantify the effects of lossy dielectric plastic beside microstrip patch antennas and indicate that internal antenna designs can be compatible with lossy plastic chassis.
Keywords :
absorbing media; dielectric materials; losses; microstrip antennas; plastics; radomes; antenna gain; bandwidth; internal antenna configuration; lossy dielectric cover; lossy dielectric materials; lossy dielectric plastic; lossy plastic chassis; microstrip antenna; microstrip patch antennas; ohmic losses; system efficiency; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Conducting materials; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity measurement; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959500
