Title :
Radiation characteristics of rectangular patch antenna using air substrates
Author :
Chandan, C. ; Ghosh, A. ; Ghosh, S.K. ; Chattopadhyay, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, Siliguri Inst. of Technol., Darjeeling, India
Abstract :
A rectangular microstrip patch on air substrate is theoretically and experimentally demonstrated and compared with conventional microstrip patch. Compared to conventional one, these show improved radiation performance. Around 2-3 dB improvement of peak gain observed.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; air substrates; radiation characteristics; rectangular microstrip patch antenna; Antenna measurements; Connectors; Dielectric substrates; Etching; Gain measurement; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Photonics; Probes; Wavelength measurement; Air Substrate; High Gain; Microstrip Patch;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Trends in Electronic and Photonic Devices & Systems, 2009. ELECTRO '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Varanasi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4846-3
DOI :
10.1109/ELECTRO.2009.5441099
