Title :
Gain enhancement of microstrip antenna array using surface mounted horn
Author :
Rahman, Alias Abdul ; Verma, A.K. ; Omar, A.S.
Abstract :
We report a new compact square microstrip antenna array with surface mounted horn frame to achieve 4 dB gain enhancement . Horn frame is made of plastic sheet and painted with silver epoxy. Horn also improves side lobe level by 9 dB. We have obtained IS dB and 18 dB gain for the 4 and 8 element array respectively.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Bandwidth; Gain; Horn antennas; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Radar antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2004. 34th European
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-992-0
