DocumentCode
811179
Title
Higher order modes in microstrip antenna design via the transmission line model
Author
Demuynck, F. ; Van de Capelle, A.
Author_Institution
Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Belgium
Volume
28
Issue
18
fYear
1992
Firstpage
1732
Lastpage
1734
Abstract
A coaxially fed microstrip antenna is analysed by using the transmission line model. The excited field under the patch is Fourier decomposed into its modal components. The influence of the higher order modes on the impedance behaviour and far field patterns is shown and illustrated for a particular antenna.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; microstrip antennas; transmission line theory; Fourier decomposition; coaxially fed microstrip antenna; excited field; far field patterns; higher order modes; impedance behaviour; microstrip antenna design; modal components; planar waveguide model; transmission line model;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19921101
Filename
158561
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