PERFORMANCE OF MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA WITH ELECTRICALLY THICK LAMINATED GLASS SUPERSTRATE

被引:14
作者
LOWES, P [1 ]
DAY, SR [1 ]
KOROLKIEWICZ, E [1 ]
SAMBELL, A [1 ]
机构
[1] PILKINGTON GRP RES,ORMSKIRK L40 5UF,LANCS,ENGLAND
关键词
MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MOBILE ANTENNAS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19941356
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The effects of a laminated glass superstrate on both the radiation pattern and the impedance bandwidth of a microstrip patch antenna are reported. It is shown that nulls that appear in the radiation pattern of the antenna, due to surface wave effects, can be successfully eliminated by the use of a layer of resistive film. The bandwidth of the antenna is significantly increased to approximately 20% while the gain is maintained at 5-6dB.
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页码:1903 / 1905
页数:3
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