Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antennas Arrays,

Abstract

This report is oriented toward designing rectangular microstrip patch antenna arrays with corporate feed networks It includes an explanation of the transmission line model for designing inset fee rectangular patch antennas and presents some very accurate results that were achieved in spite of the relative simplicity of the model. In addition, it presents a reactive power divider design that doesn't require much space, yet was near ideal in minimizing the input VSWR and providing equal phase and amplitude between the output ports. Finally, it presents a 4x4 array designed for 8 GHz which achieved near maximum gain with very little phase or amplitude error. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA179170

Entities

People

  • Daniel A. Mullinix
  • Daniel T. Mcgrath

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Circuits
  • Conformal Antennas
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Frequency
  • Networks
  • Power Dividers
  • Printed Circuits
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Test Fixtures
  • Transmission Lines

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Microwave Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space