Bingyi Qian;Aofang Zhang;Xiaoming Chen;Ahmed A. Kishk
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Abstract
An ultralow-profile decoupling patch (DP) structure is proposed for E-plane microstrip antenna arrays. Without requiring ground modification or complex circuitry, the DP introduces a secondary coupling path that destructively interferes with surface wave coupling. Full-wave simulations and experimental results of a 1 × 4 array validate the design, showing isolation enhancement from −17 dB to −55 dB while preserving stable gain, high efficiency, and unaltered radiation patterns.
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IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWP Letters) is devoted to the rapid electronic publication of short manuscripts in the technical areas of Antennas and Wireless Propagation. These are areas of competence for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S). AWPL aims to be one of the "fastest" journals among IEEE publications. This means that for papers that are eventually accepted, it is intended that an author may expect his or her paper to appear in IEEE Xplore, on average, around two months after submission.