Title :
The SSFIP: a global concept for high-performance broadband planar antennas
Author :
Zurcher, Jean-Francois
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Electromagnetisme et d´Acoustique, Ecole Polytech. Federale de Lausanne
fDate :
11/10/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The SSFIP (strip-slot-foam-inverted patch) antenna presents significant advantages over standard microstrip antennas: very broad bandwidth, high efficiency, low cross-polarisation level, integrated radome, lightweight and rigid construction and low cost. A 16-element array with more than 16 dB gain and 21.1% bandwidth for SWR⩽2 has been realised
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; 16 dB; 16-element array; SSFIP; broadband; global concept; high efficiency; integrated radome; lightweight construction; low cost; low cross-polarisation level; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; planar antennas; radiation patterns; rigid construction; strip-slot-foam-inverted patch;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
