Title :
Radiation pattern control in microstrip antennas
Author :
Shafai, L. ; Noghanian, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Abstract :
The far field radiation from a microstrip antenna is investigated numerically. Such an antenna has several electrical and geometrical parameters that can be used in shaping its radiation patterns. Among these the ground plane size and shape have the least effect on the antenna circuit parameters and may be used as the controlling parameters. A few representative antenna configurations are selected and their corresponding computed radiation patterns are presented and discussed
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; antenna circuit parameters; antenna configurations; circular microstrip patch; electrical parameters; far field radiation; geometrical parameters; ground plane shape; ground plane size; microstrip antennas; radiation pattern control; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Circuits; Dielectric substrates; Geometry; Microstrip antennas; Nonhomogeneous media; Resonance; Shape control; Size control;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Calgary, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3143-5
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1996.548288
