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Gridded circular patch antennas
Author(s) -
Clasen G.,
Langley R. J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19990605)21:5<311::aid-mop1>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - ground plane , grid , microstrip antenna , microstrip , microwave , bandwidth (computing) , circular polarization , patch antenna , engineering , acoustics , optics , electrical engineering , physics , telecommunications , geometry , mathematics , antenna (radio)
The performance of circular microstrip patch antennas is presented where the conducting patch and ground plane are constructed from a grid. Improved cross polarization, mode suppression, and bandwidth are possible, but are accompanied by lower gain and reduced front‐to‐back ratios. A computer simulation reveals the current structure. The density and shape of the grid pattern are important parameters. Such antennas are can be manufactured within glass laminates. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 21: 311–313, 1999.