• DocumentCode
    1509367
  • Title

    Bandwidth enhancement of microstrip patch antennas using coupled lines

  • Author

    Van Wyk, M.D. ; Palmer, K.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/21/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    806
  • Lastpage
    807
  • Abstract
    A novel single-layer rectangular patch antenna using a coupled line feed is described. This coupled line matching technique increases the bandwidth of the patch antenna by a factor of more than 2.5 as compared to the normal edge-fed patch with the same geometrical dimension
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; impedance matching; microstrip antennas; rectangular waveguides; coupled line feed; geometrical dimension; matching technique; microstrip patch antennas; single-layer rectangular patch antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20010571
  • Filename
    933388