Self Impedance and Radiation Patterns of the Electromagnetically Coupled Microstrip Dipole

Abstract

An integral equation formulation for the analysis of the electromagnetically coupled microstrip dipole, is briefly described. Typical results for the resonant frequency, the self-impedance and the radiation patterns are compared to experimental measurements in X band. The line parasitic radiation, which was previously assumed to be negligeable, is clearly shown, and its effect is computed.