Title :
Coplanar waveguide feed for microstrip patch antennas
Author :
Smith, Raymond L. ; Williams, Jeffery T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Houston Univ., TX, USA
Abstract :
A coplanar waveguide (CPW) loop is shown to be an effective low VSWR feed for microstrip antennas. The low VSWR transition between the CPW and the antenna is obtained without the use of a matching circuit, and it is relatively insensitive to the position of the antenna and the feed.
Keywords :
antenna feeders; microstrip antennas; CPW; coplanar waveguide; low VSWR feed; microstrip patch antennas;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921462
