Design of low-cost microstrip antenna arrays with parasitic elements to operate in the 3.4–3.6 GHz band
✍ Scribed by S. González García; M. Fernández Pantoja; A. Rubio Bretones; R. Gómez Martín
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 809 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this paper, a robust low‐cost 4×4 microstrip antenna array is designed to be used in wireless communications systems working between 3.4 and 3.6 GHz. A foam substrate, together with a set of parasitic patches in two geometrical configurations, has been used to enhance its bandwidth. The first layout employs a layer of parasitic patches stacked onto the main radiator patch layer, and the second one uses a set of coplanar parasitic patches placed laterally adjacent to the main ones. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 32: 188–192, 2002.