Title :
MMIC compatible printed antennas
Author :
Waterhouse, R.B. ; Rowe, W.S.T.
Author_Institution :
Pharad Technol., Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A printed antenna that provides a broadband, efficient solution to integrating antennas with MMICs is presented. The antenna is based upon a proximity coupled stacked patch configuration with optimised layers. A prototype was developed with a 10 dB return loss bandwidth of 21% and a gain of 8 dBi across this band.
Keywords :
MMIC; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; 10 dB return loss bandwidth; 4.8 GHz; 5 GHz; MMIC antenna integration; MMIC compatible printed antennas; broadband efficient solution; optimised layers; proximity coupled stacked patch configuration; radiation patterns;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030964
