Trenched silicon microstrip antenna arrays with ground plane effects

1999 29th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 1999

Volumn 3, Issue , 1999, Pages 263-266

  Chen, Q ^a   Fusco, V F ^a   Zheng, M ^b   Hall, P S ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA RADIATION;

ARRAY PERFORMANCE; EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; GROUND PLANE EFFECTS; HIGH RESISTIVITY; MICRO-MACHINED; MICROSTRIP PATCH ARRAYS; MOBILE WIRELESS; SILICON MICRO-STRIP;

SILICON;

EID: 77956368150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMA.1999.338488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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