A broad-band U-slot rectangular patch antenna on a microwave substrate

被引:208
作者
Tong, KF [1 ]
Luk, KM
Lee, KF
Lee, RQ
机构
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Missouri, Dept Elect Engn, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[3] NASA, Lewis Res Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44135 USA
关键词
broad-band antennas; printed antennas;
D O I
10.1109/8.865229
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
A broad-band U-slot rectangular patch antenna printed on a microwave substrate is investigated. The dielectric constant of the substrate is 2.33, The antenna is fed by a coaxial probe, The characteristics of the U-slot patch antenna are analyzed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Experimental results for the input impedance and radiation patterns are obtained and compared with numerical results. The maximum impedance bandwidth achieved is 27%, centered around 3.1 GHz, with good pattern characteristics.
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页码:954 / 960
页数:7
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