TY - GEN
T1 - Characteristic mode analysis of a shorted microstrip patch antenna
AU - Van Niekerk, Carlo
AU - Bernhard, Jennifer T.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The shorted microstrip patch antenna (or Planar Inverted-F Antenna - PIFA) is extremely effective at achieving significant miniaturization over the conventional microstrip patch antenna. In this paper, we perform an analysis on the shorted microstrip patch antenna and in so doing, provide insight into its true mode of operation. Using characteristic mode theory, we show that the insertion of the shorting component dramatically alters the antenna operation such that the fundamental characteristic mode no longer represents a patch-like but rather a monopole-like mode.
AB - The shorted microstrip patch antenna (or Planar Inverted-F Antenna - PIFA) is extremely effective at achieving significant miniaturization over the conventional microstrip patch antenna. In this paper, we perform an analysis on the shorted microstrip patch antenna and in so doing, provide insight into its true mode of operation. Using characteristic mode theory, we show that the insertion of the shorting component dramatically alters the antenna operation such that the fundamental characteristic mode no longer represents a patch-like but rather a monopole-like mode.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2012.6349248
DO - 10.1109/APS.2012.6349248
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870478276
SN - 9781467304627
T3 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
BT - 2012 IEEE International Symposiumon Antennas and Propagation, APSURSI 2012 - Proceedings
T2 - Joint 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2012
Y2 - 8 July 2012 through 14 July 2012
ER -