Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume 50, Issue 2 pp. 269-271

Gain enhancement in embedded microstrip antennas

M. Fallah-Rad, 

M. Fallah-Rad

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 5V6

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L. Shafai, 

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L. Shafai

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 5V6

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 5V6Search for more papers by this author
First published: 20 December 2007
https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.23070
Citations: 3

Abstract

A microstrip antenna embedded inside a dielectric medium representing the building material is investigated for its gain. It is shown that coupling the embedded antenna to a parasitic patch, placed outside the embedding material, can increase the antenna gain significantly. In addition, by properly selecting the antenna depth inside the embedded material its radiation characteristics can be made less sensitive to the material parameters of the surrounding. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 269–271, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23070

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