Title :
Aperture Coupled Microstrip Antenna With Quasi-Planner Surface Mounted Horn
Author :
Abdel-Rahman, A. ; Verma, A.K. ; Kirov, G.S. ; Omar, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Chair of Microwave and Communication Engineering University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany. Email: adel@iesk.et.uni-magdeburg.de
Abstract :
A new combination of aperture coupled microstrip antenna and a quasi-planner surface mounted short horn is demonstrated to increase the gain of patch antenna by 4.2 dB. The structure has 12.4% bandwidth. The presence of quasi-planner has improved the back-lobe level by 5.4 dB. The antenna is designed in the Ku-band.
Keywords :
Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Bandwidth; Directive antennas; Horn antennas; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
Conference_Location :
Munich, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2003.340877
