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Design of low‐cost microstrip antenna arrays with parasitic elements to operate in the 3.4–3.6 GHz band
Author(s) -
González García S.,
Fernández Pantoja M.,
Rubio Bretones A.,
Gómez Martín R.
Publication year - 2001
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/mop.10126
Subject(s) - microstrip antenna , microstrip , microwave , radiator (engine cooling) , patch antenna , bandwidth (computing) , engineering , electronic engineering , wireless , electrical engineering , antenna (radio) , telecommunications , mechanical engineering
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.