Design of a Two-Layer, Capacitively Coupled, Microstrip Patch Antenna Element for Broadband Applications

Author

Robert T. Cock, University of Central Florida

Abstract

A broadband, contiguous stacked, two-layer, square microstrip patch antenna element design is described which can be used for a linear or circular polarization. Single layer microstrip patch theory for the rectangular patch radiator is presented and used as a basis for understanding the two-layer patch configuration. The theory is modified to predict radiation patters and resonant frequencies of the two-layer microstrip patch antenna element. Experimental results include the radiation patterns, dominant resonant frequencies (TM₁₀ mode), return loss (S₁₁), and bandwidth for X band elements as a function of dielectric constants, dielectric thicknesses, and patch sizes.

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Graduation Date

1986

Semester

Fall

Advisor

Christodoulou, Christos

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Engineering

Format

PDF

Pages

98 p.

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0020376

STARS Citation

Cock, Robert T., "Design of a Two-Layer, Capacitively Coupled, Microstrip Patch Antenna Element for Broadband Applications" (1986). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4965.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4965

Contributor (Linked data)

Christodoulou, Christos [VIAF]

Christodoulou, Christos [LC]

University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]

University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [LC]

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