Title :
A circular-sided compact microstrip antenna
Author :
Kundukulam, Sona O. ; Paulson, Manju ; Anandan, C.K. ; Mohanan, P. ; Vasudevan, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A microstrip patch with considerable reduction in antenna size is presented. The proposed design uses curved edges so as to increase the effective resonating length. An area reduction of ∼80% compared to a standard rectangular patch is obtained without much reduction in gain. Simple formulae are suggested for calculating the resonant frequency of the new geometry, and its validity is established by experimental results.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; resonance; antenna size reduction; area reduction; circular-sided compact microstrip antenna; curved edges; effective resonating length; gain reduction; microstrip patch; rectangular patch; resonant frequency; Antenna feeds; Antenna theory; Computational geometry; Electromagnetic coupling; Equations; Etching; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity; Pins; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1016246
