Compact and broadband microstrip patch antenna for the 3G IMT-2000 handsets applying Styrofoam and shorting-posts

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2004, Pages 75-85

  Wang, Y J ^a   Lee, C K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS; FREQUENCY SPECTRA; IMPEDANCE BANDWIDTHS; IMT-2000; LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; MOBILE HANDSETS;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 15744383838     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER03100901     Document Type: Article

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