Title :
Microstrip antenna aperture-coupled to a microstripline
Author_Institution :
University of Massachusetts, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Amherst, USA
Abstract :
A new technique for feeding printed antennas is described. A microstrip antenna on one substrate is coupled to a microstripline feed on another parallel substrate through an aperture in the ground plane which separates the two substrates. A simple theory explaining the coupling mechanism is presented, as well as measurements of a prototype aperture-fed antenna.
Keywords :
strip lines; waveguide antennas; aperture coupling mechanism; microstrip antenna; microstripline feed; parallel substrate; printed antennas;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850034
