IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters · 2008 · 174 citations · 5 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAntennasMicrowave EngineeringPort EngineeringAntenna ArraysAntenna DesignAntenna Impedance MatchingAntenna SimulationMicrostrip AntennasMicrowave AntennasAntenna Array DesignArray DesignImpedance Matching TechniquesMicrostrip Antenna DesignMicrostrip Array AntennasPrinted Antennas
To improve the performance of microstrip antenna array, a matching-in-step (MIS) configuration of microstrip series-fed taper array is designed. Compared to the traditional one, the novel antenna array has a better VSWR characteristic. The design procedure of the MIS antenna array is discussed in detail, and some valuable results are acquired. Numerical results are obtained and a very good agreement is observed between experimental and simulated results of such arrays.
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