Open AccessPatch size reduction of rectangular microstrip antennas by means of a cuboid ridge
Author(s) -
Motevasselian Alireza,
Whittow William G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2014.0559
Subject(s) - cuboid , microstrip antenna , microstrip , patch antenna , ridge , reduction (mathematics) , acoustics , antenna (radio) , transmission line , materials science , electronic engineering , computer science , optics , engineering , physics , geometry , mathematics , telecommunications , geology , mechanical engineering , paleontology
An effective approach to reduce the patch size in rectangular patch microstrip antennas is presented. The proposed approach is based on inductively loading the patch using a cuboid ridge. A theoretical background of the approach using the transmission line model has been provided. A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and measured. The results, advantages and limitations of the proposed approach are presented and discussed.