Title :
Some novel techniques for size reduction of microstrip patch antennas
Author :
Mittra, R. ; Bringuier, Jonathan ; Abdel-Mageed, Mohamed ; Rajab, Khalid ; Gonzalez, Jesus Ivan
Author_Institution :
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
In this article, we detail the design of a size-reduced antenna that can be conveniently fabricated by using the LTCC process, and present some examples of a modified design that enables us to further reduce the size of the antenna than that achievable by using the side-loading approach alone. The additional size-reduction is realized by routing the current distribution on the patch along a circuitous path to effectively increase its resonant length.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; LTCC process; antenna size reduction; current distribution routing; microstrip patch antennas; resonant length increase; Bandwidth; Current distribution; Dielectric substrates; Laboratories; Loaded antennas; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Planar arrays; Probes; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9433-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2005.1606171
