Patch-antenna miniaturization using recently available ceramic substrates

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 13-20

  Kula, J S ^a   Psychoudakis, D ^a   Liao, W J ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Volakis, J L ^a   Halloran, J W ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowtie antenna; Ceramics; Dielectric loaded antennas; Dielectric materials; Dielectric radiation effects; Microstrip antennas

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS; SUBSTRATES;

BOWTIE ANTENNA; DIELECTRIC LOADED ANTENNA; DIELECTRIC RADIATION EFFECTS; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED-CERAMIC;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 34047208287     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2006.323335     Document Type: Article

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