• DocumentCode
    2808615
  • Title

    Bandwidth enhancement by flared microstrip dipole antenna

  • Author

    Dey, S. ; Venugopalan, P. ; Jose, K.A. ; Aanandan, C.K. ; Mohanan, P. ; Nair, K.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    24-28 June 1991
  • Firstpage
    342
  • Abstract
    The authors present the results of a detailed experimental investigation exploring the possibility of improving the impedance bandwidth of a printed dipole antenna. This configuration can give considerable enhancement of impedance bandwidth without adversely affecting the efficiency of the antenna. Specifically, the new microstrip version of the FMDA (flared microstrip dipole antenna) has a bandwidth twice that of a conventional dipole antenna. This enhancement in the bandwidth is not accompanied by any losses. It is noted that this compact broadband microstrip dipole is a substitute for conventional dipoles in phased-array antennas for terrestrial applications.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; compact broadband microstrip dipole; flared microstrip dipole antenna; impedance bandwidth; radiation pattern; Bandwidth; Couplings; Dipole antennas; Etching; Fabrication; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Mass production; Microstrip antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1991. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    London, Ontario, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0144-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1991.174846
  • Filename
    174846