Title :
Radar cross section of multilayer patch and aperture coupled patch antennas
Author :
Hall, R.C. ; Wu, D.I.
Author_Institution :
Boulder Microwave Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The monostatic radar cross section of multilayer patch and aperture coupled patch antenna elements is studied. These elements can be designed to provide better impedance performance than conventional microstrip antennas but also suffer from higher RCS levels.
Keywords :
antenna theory; electric impedance; method of moments; microstrip antennas; radar cross-sections; RCS levels; aperture coupled patch antennas; impedance performance; monostatic radar cross section; multilayer patch antenna; Apertures; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Feeds; Frequency; Microstrip antennas; Nonhomogeneous media; Patch antennas; Polarization; Radar cross section;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2719-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1995.530991
