Finite ground plane effects on the radiation pattern of small microstrip arrays

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-143

  Marg, R ^a   Schon I ^b   Jacob, A F ^c  

^a Fuba Automotive GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^b Blaupunkt Werke GmbH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SUBSTRATES;

SINGLE ELEMENT ANTENNAS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0033748959     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20000095     Document Type: Article

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