Various slot loaded broadband and compact circular microstrip antennas

Abstract

Various suspended broadband and compact circular microstrip antennas using variations of U-slot, V-slot, and a pair of rectangular slots cut either on the periphery or inside the patch are proposed. These antennas have larger bandwidth with a broadside radiation pattern. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 435–439, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21373