Abstract
We report a new compact square microstrip antenna with surface mounted quasi-planner horn. Horn is made of plastic sheet and painted with silver epoxy. Horn improves gain of patch by 3 dB-4.5 dB without adversely affecting bandwidth which is 2.3%-9%. Horn also improves isolation between array elements by 10 dB. Total thickness of antenna, including horn is only 6.94 mm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 571-574 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest |
Volume | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |