@inproceedings{26a718f957f74e89833a91bf0fcb3dc4,
title = "Study on a way to broaden the beamwidth of microstrip antenna by vertical current",
abstract = "In this letter, a method to broaden the beam-width of a microstrip antenna is investigated. Two metal walls are put at the bilateral sides of a microstrip antenna in the E-plane. Vertical current on the metal walls is induced by E-field from horizontal current on the radiating patch of the microstrip antenna. The beam-width of the antenna is broadened by the both the horizontal current and vertical current. A novel wide beam-width microstrip antenna is designed according to the proposed method. Some parameters which effect on the performances of the antenna are studied. The simulated and measured results of the return losses (≤ -10 dB) and radiation patterns are presented. The half-power beam-width (HPBW) of the proposed antenna is obviously improved comparing with the general microstrip antenna, which is 221° in the E-plane and 168° in the H-plane at 4.0 GHz.",
keywords = "antenna gain, current distribution, microstrip antennas, wide beam",
author = "Guangwei Yang and Jianying Li and Dujuan Wei",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 6th IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2017 ; Conference date: 16-10-2017 Through 19-10-2017",
year = "2018",
month = jul,
day = "25",
doi = "10.1109/APCAP.2017.8420421",
language = "英语",
series = "2017 IEEE 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2017 - Proceeding",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1--3",
booktitle = "2017 IEEE 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2017 - Proceeding",
}