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A rigorous analysis of an aperture‐coupled stacked microstrip antenna
Author(s) -
Wu Chen,
Wang Jian,
Fralich Russell,
Litva John
Publication year - 1990
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.4650031112
Subject(s) - microstrip antenna , optics , microstrip , aperture (computer memory) , standing wave ratio , antenna (radio) , coupling (piping) , acoustics , radiation pattern , patch antenna , physics , electronic engineering , engineering , telecommunications , mechanical engineering
A rigorous analysis of an aperture‐coupled stacked microstrip antenna is described. Developed from a coupled integral equation set employing spectral‐domain Green's functions, the analysis includes all coupling, radiation, and surface‐wave effects. Proper choice of the path dimensions yielded VSWR bandwidths of greater than 20%. Theoretical and measured responses are shown to be in excellent agreement.