A simple and accurate expression for the bandwidth of electrically thick rectangular microstrip antennas

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Guney, K ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Microstrip antenna

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CURVE FITTING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

THICK SUBSTRATES;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0037419994     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10727     Document Type: Article

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