An electrically small impedance-matched microstrip antenna design

@inproceedings{citeulike:2883722, abstract = {In traditional antenna design, a rule of thumb is that an impedance-matched antenna has to be wavelength compatible in size. It is not possible to design an electrically small antenna with matched impedance. In our previous studies, it was found that the operating frequency of a patch antenna could be reduced to 1/3 or even 1/4 of the original operating frequency using a loaded capacitor. By making use of dual capacitor loading, the operating frequency of the patch antenna could be reduced further. With proper choice of the loaded capacitors and the feed location, an electrically small microstrip antenna with matched impedance is found. This electrically small microstrip antenna design is presented. Like the previous capacitor loaded patch antenna, the operating frequency of this electrically small microstrip antenna could be tuned according to customer requirement. Simulated as well as measured result of the electrically small antenna are shown.}, author = {Liang, M. C. and Chen, Y. M. and Huang, C. C. and Chen, W. S. }, booktitle = {Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE}, citeulike-article-id = {2883722}, doi = {10.1109/APS.2002.1016921}, journal = {Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE}, keywords = {antenna, design, microstrip, patch}, pages = {38--41 vol.4}, posted-at = {2008-06-11 21:17:54}, priority = {2}, title = {An electrically small impedance-matched microstrip antenna design}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APS.2002.1016921}, volume = {4}, year = {2002} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:2883722 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2883722 TI - An electrically small impedance-matched microstrip antenna design T2 - Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE JF - Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE VL - 4 SP - 38 EP - 41 vol.4 N2 - In traditional antenna design, a rule of thumb is that an impedance-matched antenna has to be wavelength compatible in size. It is not possible to design an electrically small antenna with matched impedance. In our previous studies, it was found that the operating frequency of a patch antenna could be reduced to 1/3 or even 1/4 of the original operating frequency using a loaded capacitor. By making use of dual capacitor loading, the operating frequency of the patch antenna could be reduced further. With proper choice of the loaded capacitors and the feed location, an electrically small microstrip antenna with matched impedance is found. This electrically small microstrip antenna design is presented. Like the previous capacitor loaded patch antenna, the operating frequency of this electrically small microstrip antenna could be tuned according to customer requirement. Simulated as well as measured result of the electrically small antenna are shown. KW - antenna KW - design KW - microstrip KW - patch AU - Liang, MC AU - Chen, YM AU - Huang, CC AU - Chen, WS PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APS.2002.1016921 ER -