Resonant frequencies of rectangular microstrip antennas with flush and spaced dielectric superstrates

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 302-308

  Bernhard, Jennifer T ^a   Tousignant, Carolyn J ^b  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERMITTIVITY; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIELECTRIC SUPERSTRATES; PORTABLE WIRELESS EQUIPMENT; RECTANGULAR ANTENNAS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0032635816     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.761070     Document Type: Article

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