Design of microstrip-fed proximity-coupled conducting-polymer patch antenna

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 655-660

  Rmili, Hatem ^a   Miane, Jean Louis ^a   Zangar, Habib ^b   Olinga, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c Parc Scientifique UNITEC 2   (France)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Organic antenna; Proximity coupled patch antenna

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLYMERS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ORGANIC ANTENNA; PROXIMITY-COUPLED PATCH ANTENNA;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 33645998436     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21435     Document Type: Article

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