An approximate formulation for the characteristic impedance of noncoplanar fin antennas

  • Zhengwei Du
  • Chengli Ruan
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Abstract

This paper describes an approximation for the characteristic impedance of noncoplanar fin antennas. The formulation is simple and enough accurate for practical applications. The error made by the approximation is less than ±2%, it has been proved to be effective by stripline theory. The numerical results are good agreement to the experimental results given by literature. The expression is useful for the design of wideband antennas.

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Conformal Mapping Characteristic Impedance Spherical Coordinate System Approximate Formulation Conformal Mapping Technique 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1997

Authors and Affiliations

  • Zhengwei Du
    • 1
  • Chengli Ruan
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute of Applied PhysicsUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengduPeople’s Republic of China

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