Resonant circular patch microstrip antenna with air gap
The resonant frequency and bandwidth characteristics of superstrate loaded air gap tuned circular patch microstrip antenna are investigated for different structural parameters. The problem is formulated in spectral domain and Galerkin's method is used for the solution. It is shown that adjustable air gap between the ground plane and substrate compensates superstrate loading effect on the resonant frequency, increases bandwidth and provides tunable operational characteristics.
Analysis of circular microstrip antennas with superstrate
The spectral domain analysis is applied to study the effects of dielectric cover on a circular microstrip patch antenna. Numerical examples indicate that the resonant frequency of the patch is decreased considerably while the bandwidth is varied slightly.
Hankel transform domain analysis of open circular microstrip radiating structures
A full-wave analysis of a circular disk conductor printed on a dielectric substrate backed by a ground plane is presented. The method is based on the Galerkin's method applied in the Hankel transform domain and is numerically quite efficient. Several numerical examples are compared with available experimental data. The agreement is found to be quite good and the validity of the present method is confirmed.