Finite ground plane effect of a microstrip patch antenna: A CAD formula of impedance perturbation by synthetic asymptote and GTD

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-17

  Mak, C L ^a   Chow, Y L ^a,b   Luk, K M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); SUBSTRATES;

PATCH ANTENNAS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0037306485     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20030295     Document Type: Article

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