Multiple ring microstrip antenna
First Claim
1. A microstrip antenna comprising:
- a first sheet made of a dielectric material and having an upper surface and a lower surface;
a plurality of concentric, spaced apart radiating rings made of an electrically conductive material overlying the upper surface of the first dielectric sheet;
RF feedline means overlying the lower surface of the first dielectric sheet for conducting RF signal energy to/from the rings;
means for providing direct electrical connections between the rings and the RF feedline means;
a second sheet made of a dielectric material and having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the second dielectric sheet being adjacent to the lower surface of the first dielectric sheet;
a lower ground plane layer made of an electrically condutive material overlying the lower surface of the second dielectric sheet; and
the rings being dimensioned so that the passband of each one of the rings bounded by approximately 3.0 decibel downpoints overlaps a portion of the passband of an adjacent one of the rings bounded by approximately 3.0 decibel downpoints.
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Abstract
A broadband microstrip antenna including two overlapping PC boards. A plurality of concentric spaced apart radiating rings and an upper ground plane layer are etched in the conductive upper surface of the upper PC board. An RF feedline network is etched in the conductive lower surface of the upper PC board. A continuous ground plane layer overlies the lower surface of the lower PC board. Plated through holes in the upper PC board connect a pair of 90° spaced feed points on each of the rings to the feedline network. The feedline network is made of a plurality of conductive strips and matching stubs which are dimensioned and interconnected to permit the transmission/reception of circular polarized RF electromagnetic radiation while also matching the impedance of the rings to the impedance of a plurality of coaxial connectors mounted to the lower PC board.
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11 Claims
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1. A microstrip antenna comprising:
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a first sheet made of a dielectric material and having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of concentric, spaced apart radiating rings made of an electrically conductive material overlying the upper surface of the first dielectric sheet; RF feedline means overlying the lower surface of the first dielectric sheet for conducting RF signal energy to/from the rings; means for providing direct electrical connections between the rings and the RF feedline means; a second sheet made of a dielectric material and having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the second dielectric sheet being adjacent to the lower surface of the first dielectric sheet; a lower ground plane layer made of an electrically condutive material overlying the lower surface of the second dielectric sheet; and the rings being dimensioned so that the passband of each one of the rings bounded by approximately 3.0 decibel downpoints overlaps a portion of the passband of an adjacent one of the rings bounded by approximately 3.0 decibel downpoints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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