Rigorous analysis of rectangular dielectric resonator antenna with a finite ground plane

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2801-2809

  Baghaee, Reza M ^a   Neshati, Mohammad H ^b   Mohassel, Jalil Rashed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dielectric resonator antenna (DRA); Input impedance; Method of moments (MoM)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA GROUNDS; CABLES; COAXIAL CABLES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC RESONATORS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC CABLES; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESONATORS; SET THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES;

DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA (DRA); GROUND PLANE; INPUT IMPEDANCE; METHOD OF MOMENTS (MOM); RECTANGULAR DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 51749086159     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.928768     Document Type: Article

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