DocumentCode
2242896
Title
A novel electronically tunable rectangular patch antenna with one octave bandwidth
Author
Fayyaz, N. ; Safavi-Naeini, S. ; Shin, E. ; Hodjat, N.
Author_Institution
Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
24-28 May 1998
Firstpage
25
Abstract
A novel design for a microstrip antenna with a large tuning range is presented. The layout of this antenna consists of a rectangular patch antenna divided into two sections and connected using varactor diodes (or capacitors). A sample microstrip antenna using the new design is fabricated and tested. The experimental results of the resonant frequency is similar to the theoretical values, and the radiation pattern is also similar to that of a simple rectangular patch antenna
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; tuning; varactors; capacitors; electronically tunable antenna; microstrip antenna; one octave bandwidth; radiation pattern; rectangular patch antenna; resonant frequency; varactor diodes; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Capacitors; Diodes; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency; Transmission line theory; Tuning; Varactors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location
Waterloo, Ont.
ISSN
0840-7789
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4314-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCECE.1998.682541
Filename
682541
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