In this paper, we introduce a novel feeding technique for bandwidth enhancement of a rectangular microstrip antenna. This antenna offers an impedance bandwidth of 22% without degrading the efficiency. The effect of the feed parameters upon patch characteristics such as resonant frequency, impedance
A wideband rectangular microstrip antenna using an asymmetric T-shaped feed
✍ Scribed by B. Lethakumary; Sreedevi K. Menon; C. K. Aanandan; P. Mohanan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
An electromagnetically coupled T‐shaped microstrip feed used to enhance the impedance bandwidth of a rectangular microstrip antenna is reported. The proposed antenna offers a 2:1 VSWR bandwidth of ∼36% with an increase in gain of 0.8 dB. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 37: 31–32, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.10815
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