Simultaneous gain and bandwidths enhancement of a single-feed circularly polarized Microstrip patch antenna using a metama-Terial reflective surface

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 22, 2010, Pages 23-37

  Chaimool, S ^a   Chung, K L ^b   Akkaraekthalin, P ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; BANDWIDTH; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; METAMATERIAL ANTENNAS; SLOT ANTENNAS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNA GAINS; AXIAL RATIO BANDWIDTH; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; GAIN AND BANDWIDTHS; IMPEDANCE BANDWIDTHS; LOW-PROFILE ANTENNAS; REFLECTIVE SURFACES; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 77955540871     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB10031901     Document Type: Article

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