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Bandwidth enhancement of a quarter‐wavelength slot antenna by capacitive loading
Author(s) -
Liu Zidong,
Boyle Kevin
Publication year - 2009
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.24579
Subject(s) - wideband , microwave , bandwidth (computing) , capacitor , electrical engineering , antenna efficiency , slot antenna , wavelength , capacitive sensing , optoelectronics , antenna (radio) , engineering , materials science , antenna measurement , radiation pattern , telecommunications , voltage
In this article, a novel wideband slot antenna is proposed. The slot is quarter‐wavelength long and loaded with a capacitor to increase its bandwidth. The effect of the capacitor on the antenna radiation efficiency is also investigated. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 2114–2116, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24579