Abstracr--Using Richmond's reaction integral equation, an ex- pression is derived for the input impedance of microstrip patch antennas excited by either a ...
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOL. AP-30, NO. 4, JULY 1982
Input Impedance of Microstrip Antennas M. D. DESHPANDE,
MEMBER, E E , AND
Abstracr--UsingRichmond’sreactionintegralequation, anexpression is derived for theinputimpedanceofmicrostrippatch antennas excited by either a microstrip line or a coaxial probe. The effects of the finite substrate thickness, a dielectric protective cover, and associated surface waves are properly included by the use of the exactdyadic Green’s function.Usingthepresentformulationthe input impedance of a rectangular microstrip antenna is determined and compared with experimental and earlier calculated results.
