Analysis and design of broad-band single-layer rectangular U-slot microstrip patch antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-468

  Weigand, Steven ^a,b   Huff, Greg H ^c   Pan, Kankan H ^c,d   Bernhard, Jennifer T ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b WJ Communications Inc   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^d AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad band antenna; Microstrip antenna; U slot antenna

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SLOT ANTENNAS;

PATCH ANTENNAS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0038381432     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.809836     Document Type: Article

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