Title :
Improving the mechanical tolerances and radiation performance of shorted patches
Author :
Waterhouse, R.B. ; Targonski, S.D. ; Kokotoff, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. & Electron. Eng., R. Melbourne Inst. of Technol., Vic., Australia
Abstract :
In this paper we have investigated techniques to improve the overall performance of shorted microstrip patch antennas. Problems with mechanical tolerances and high H-plane cross-polarized fields have been addressed and solutions proposed which can alleviate these drawbacks.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; high H-plane cross-polarized fields; mechanical tolerances; radiation performance; shorted microstrip patch antennas; Antenna feeds; Coaxial components; Counting circuits; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Pins; Polarization; Probes; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1997. IEEE., 1997 Digest
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4178-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1997.631626
