Title :
Compact and broadband rectangular microstrip antenna using stepped U or V-slot
Author :
Deshmukh, Amit A. ; Kumar, Girish
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
Various compact and broadband rectangular microstrip antennas using variations of stepped U or V-slots are proposed. These configurations have larger bandwidth, without increasing the total antenna size or thickness.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; 892 MHz; Input impedance; VSWR; antenna size; broadband antenna; compact antenna; radiation pattern; rectangular microstrip antenna; stepped U-slot; stepped V-slot; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Feeds; Glass; Microstrip antennas; Probes; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551308
