Analysis of Aperture-Coupled Microstrip-Antenna and Circuit Structures Using the Transmission-Line-Matrix Method

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 27-37

  Sebak, A ^b  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

APERTURE COUPLED MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX METHOD;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0029355054     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.414729     Document Type: Article

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