A Commemoration of Deschamps' and Sichak's "Microstrip Microwave Antennas": 50 Years of Development, Divergence, and New Directions

Abstract

Fifty years ago, the Third Symposium on the USAF Research and Development Program was held at Robert Allerton Park. During this symposium Deschamps and Sichak, working for the Federal Telecommunications Laboratory, presented their work entitled Microstrip Microwave Antennas. Here we commemorate this now declassified work, often cited as the first microstrip antenna paper, by reflecting upon it in the light of significant advances in microstrip antenna theory and design that have sprung from the pages of the Symposia proceedings since. We conclude with a discussion of the future of microstrip antennas and related structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA457574

Entities

People

  • D. Schaubert
  • J. T. Bernhard
  • P. E. Mayes
  • R. J. Mailloux

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Antenna Feeds
  • Antennas
  • Bandwidth
  • Circular Polarization
  • Communication Systems
  • Frequency
  • L Band
  • Microwave Antennas
  • Microwaves
  • Polarization
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Symposia
  • Transmission Lines
  • X Band

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics