Broadband patch antennas

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Personal Author:

Zurcher, Jean-Francois

Publication Information:

Boston, Mass. : Artech House, 1995

ISBN:

9780890067772

Subject Term:

Microstrip antennas

Antenna arrays

Added Author:

Gardiol, Fred E.

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This book describes both theoretical and practical aspects of advanced broadband patch antennas, providing a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the field. Modern antenna techniques are discussed for single patches, dual linear and circular polarizations designs, and arrays used in mobile communications. Includes 88 equations, 115 figures, and 200 references.

Author Notes

Fred E. Gardiol holds a M.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in applied science from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

He has retired from his position of professor and director at the Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics (LEMA) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL).

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Preface	p. ix
Chapter 1 General Background	p. 1
1.1 Microstrip	p. 1
1.2 Waves on Microstrips	p. 5
1.3 Significant Advantages	p. 9
1.4 Main Design Problems	p. 11
Chapter 2 Microstrip Antennas	p. 19
2.1 Microstrip Resonators	p. 19
2.2 Antenna Feeds	p. 27
2.3 Simple Models	p. 31
2.4 Merits and Drawbacks	p. 35
2.5 Broadbanding	p. 37
Chapter 3 The SSFIP Principle	p. 45
3.1 Description of the Structure	p. 45
3.2 Multilayer SSFIP	p. 51
3.3 Improved Bandwidth SSFIP	p. 54
3.4 Concluding Remarks	p. 59
Chapter 4 Transmission Lines And Circuits	p. 63
4.1 Transmission Line Theory	p. 63
4.2 Microstrip Lines	p. 71
4.3 Reflections Produced by Terminations	p. 76
4.4 Matching	p. 81
4.5 Microwave Circuit Theory	p. 85
4.6 Power Dividers	p. 88
Chapter 5 Theoretical Developments	p. 95
5.1 Electromagnetic Waves	p. 95
5.2 Green's Functions in an Unbounded Homogeneous Space	p. 100
5.3 Metal Boundaries	p. 102
5.4 The Dielectric Substrate	p. 105
5.5 Resolution Techniques	p. 108
5.6 Slots	p. 115
5.7 Finite Size Antennas	p. 116
5.8 CAD of Microstrip Antennas using Integral Techniques	p. 116
Chapter 6 Dual-Polarized Antennas	p. 121
6.1 Introduction	p. 121
6.2 Polarization and Antennas	p. 123
6.3 Dual-Polarized and Circularly Polarized Patches	p. 124
6.4 Dual-Polarized SSFIP Antennas	p. 126
6.5 Dual Circularly Polarized SSFIP Antennas	p. 134
6.6 Gridded and Etched Bar Patch	p. 136
Chapter 7 Patch Antenna Arrays	p. 139
7.1 Introduction	p. 139
7.2 Broadside Array	p. 142
7.3 Shaped Beam	p. 152
Chapter 8 Fabrication Techniques	p. 161
8.1 Microstrip Dielectrics	p. 161
8.2 Circuit Realization	p. 165
8.3 Connection of Circuit Elements	p. 169
8.4 Assembly Process	p. 171
Chapter 9 Measurement Techniques	p. 177
9.1 Automatic Network Analyzers	p. 177
9.2 Calibration	p. 180
9.3 Measurement of Circuit Parameters	p. 183
9.4 Measurement of Antenna Radiation Parameters	p. 184
9.5 Near Field	p. 189
9.6 Permittivity Measurements	p. 192
Glossary	p. 197
Subject Index	p. 203

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