Title :
Conformal Low-profile E-shaped Patch Antenna with Unequal Thickness Substrate
Author :
Liu, Xufeng ; Chen, Yibo ; Jiao, Yongchang ; Zhang, Fushun
Author_Institution :
Xidian Univ., Xi´´an
Abstract :
A conformal low-profile e-shaped patch antenna is presented in this paper. Unequal thickness substrate is used in the patch antenna design to maintain the wide-band characteristic of the conformal e-shaped patch antenna. Conformal patch antennas with unequal thickness substrate are fabricated and measured. The experimental results show that the patch antennas provide stable return loss and radiation patterns with different curvature. The result is useful for the design of conformal antenna arrays.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; conformal antennas; microstrip antennas; conformal e-shaped patch antenna; patch antenna design; radiation patterns; unequal thickness substrate; wide-band characteristic; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Feeds; Helium; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Patch antennas; Probes; conformal antenna; low-profile patch antenna; unequal thickness substrate;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications, 2007 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1045-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1045-3
DOI :
10.1109/MAPE.2007.4393698
