Analysis of microstrip antennas with finite-sized and inhomogeneous substrate
Journal
2002 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
Pages
789-792
Date Issued
2002-06
Author(s)
Y. H. Pang
Abstract
Microstrip antennas with inhomogeneous, finite-sized substrate and ground plane are studied. Applying the finite element-boundary integral (FE-BI) method, the electric and magnetic field radiation on the dielectric boundary of the finite microstrip structures can be solved numerically, without the assumption of infinite substrate. The numerical result is compared with the one obtained by the integral equation method for the case of homogeneous substrate, and they show good consistency with each other. The effects of inhomogeneous substrate are also studied.
Type
conference paper