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Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Cylindrical Microstrip Antennas; 1.2.1 Full-Wave Analysis; 1.2.2 Cavity-Model Analysis; 1.2.3 Generalized Transmission-Line Model Theory; 1.3 Spherical Microstrip Antennas; 1.4 Conical Microstrip Antennas; 1.5 Conformal Microstrip Arrays; 1.6 Conformal Microstrip Transmission Lines; References; 2 Resonance Problem of Cylindrical Microstrip Patches; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cylindrical Rectangular Microstrip Patch with a Superstate; 2.2.1 Theoretical Formulation; 2.2.2 Galerkin's Moment-Method Formulation |
2.2.3 Complex Resonant Frequency Results2.3 Cylindrical Rectangular Microstrip Patch with a Spaced Superstate; 2.3.1 Theoretical Formulation; 2.3.2 Resonance and Radiation Characteristics; 2.4 Cylindrical Rectangular Microstrip Patch with an Air Gap; 2.4.1 Complex Resonant Frequency Results; 2.5 Cylindrical Rectangular Microstrip Patch with a Coupling Slot; 2.5.1 Theoretical Formulation; 2.5.2 Resonance Characteristics; 2.6 Cylindrical Triangular Microstrip Patch; 2.6.1 Theoretical Formulation; 2.6.2 Complex Resonant Frequency Results; 2.7 Cylindrical Wraparound Microstrip Patch |
2.7.1 Theoretical Formulation2.7.2 Complex Resonant Frequency Results; References; 3 Resonance Problem of Spherical Microstrip Patches; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Spherical Circular Microstrip Patch on a Uniaxial Substrate; 3.2.1 Fundamental Wave Equations in a Uniaxial Medium; 3.2.2 Spherical Wave Functions in a Uniaxial Medium; 3.2.3 Full-Wave Formulation for a Spherical Circular Microstrip Structure; 3.2.4 Galerkin's Moment-Method Formulation; 3.2.5 Basis Functions for Excited Patch Surface Current; 3.2.6 Resonance Characteristics; 3.2.7 Radiation Characteristics |
3.2.8 Scattering Characteristics3.3 Spherical Annular-Ring Microstrip Patch; 3.3.1 Theoretical Formulation; 3.3.2 Complex Resonant Frequency Results; 3.4 Spherical Microstrip Patch with a Superstate; 3.4.1 Circular Microstrip Patch; 3.4.2 Annular-Ring Microstrip Patch; 3.5 Spherical Microstrip Patch with an Air Gap; 3.5.1 Circular Microstrip Patch; 3.5.2 Annular-Ring Microstrip Patch; References; 4 Characteristics of Cylindrical Microstrip Antennas; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Probe-Fed Case: Full-Wave Solution; 4.2.1 Rectangular Patch; 4.2.2 Triangular Patch |
4.3 Probe-Fed Case: Cavity-Model Solution4.3.1 Rectangular Patch; 4.3.2 Triangular Patch; 4.3.3 Circular Patch; 4.3.4 Annular-Ring Patch; 4.4 Probe-Fed Case: Generalized Transmission-Line Model Solution; 4.4.1 Rectangular Patch; 4.4.2 Circular Patch; 4.4.3 Annular-Ring Patch; 4.5 Slot-Coupled Case: Full-Wave Solution; 4.5.1 Printed Slot as a Radiator; 4.5.2 Rectangular Patch with a Coupling Slot; 4.6 Slot-Coupled Case: Cavity-Model Solution; 4.6.1 Rectangular Patch; 4.6.2 Circular Patch; 4.7 Slot-Coupled Case: GTLM Solution; 4.7.1 Rectangular Patch; 4.7.2 Circular Patch |
4.8 Microstrip-Line-Fed Case |