• DocumentCode
    418691
  • Title

    Broadband proximity-coupled microstrip antenna

  • Author

    Gao, S. ; Sambell, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    20-25 June 2004
  • Firstpage
    759
  • Abstract
    A simple broadband proximity-coupled microstrip antenna is presented. A circular patch is used as the main radiator, and an H-shaped slot is cut in the ground plane. A stepped-width microstrip line is used to feed the patch through proximity coupling. The prototype antenna achieves an impedance bandwidth of 26%. Low crosspolar levels below -20 dB are observed in both E- and H-planes. The antenna is simple in structure and easy to fabricate.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; coupled circuits; microstrip antennas; slot antennas; 5.12 to 6.65 GHz; broadband antenna; broadside radiation patterns; circular patch main radiator; cross-polar levels; ground plane H-shaped slot; impedance bandwidth; microstrip antenna; proximity-coupled antenna; stepped-width microstrip line feed; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Circuits; Fabrication; Feeds; Impedance matching; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity; Prototypes; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8302-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2004.1329781
  • Filename
    1329781