Strip, slot, air, inverted patch (SSAIP): A cavity-backed alternative to broadband communication antennas

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1525-1542

  Melcón, A Alvarez ^a   Mosig, Juan R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; DESIGN; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; PERFORMANCE;

CAVITY-BACKED ANTENNA;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 0032205731     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS01978     Document Type: Article

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