Title :
Radiation Patterns of Rectangular Microstrip Antennas on Finite Ground Planes
Author :
Aas, J.A. ; Jakobsen, K.
Author_Institution :
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Division of Telecommunications, Radio Systems, N-7034 TRONDHEIM-NTH, NORWAY.
Abstract :
A moment method and a GTD method have been developed to calculate the E-and H-plane radiation patterns of rectangular microstrip patch antennas on rectangular ground planes. Both methods are essentially 2-dimensional. Calculated patterns are compared with measurements. The agreement is good in the E-plane and fair in the H-plane. The discrepancies in the H-plane are due to diffraction components not taken care of by a 2-dimensional model.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Diffraction; Geometry; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Patch antennas; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1982. 12th European
Conference_Location :
Helsinki, Finland
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1982.333091
