DocumentCode
3202240
Title
Microstrip patch antenna design considerations for airborne and spaceborne applications
Author
Kabacik, P. ; Bialkowski, M.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Telecommun. & Acoust., Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Volume
4
fYear
1998
fDate
21-26 June 1998
Firstpage
2120
Abstract
Using manufacturer quoted and measured parameters of substrates, the temperature effects on the performance of airborne and spaceborne microstrip patch antennas have been studied. Extreme centre-frequency drifts have been observed for antennas made of teflon-glass laminates. It has been shown that the temperature drift can be substantially reduced using quartz-fibre composite materials.
Keywords
UHF antennas; aircraft antennas; antenna accessories; fibre reinforced composites; laminates; microstrip antennas; satellite antennas; airborne applications; centre-frequency drifts; microstrip patch antenna design; performance; quartz-fibre composite; spaceborne applications; teflon-glass laminate; temperature effects; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Frequency; Laminates; Manufacturing; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4478-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.1998.701628
Filename
701628
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