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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume 46 Number 11, November 1998

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Design and Performance of Small Printed Antennas

Rod B. Waterhouse, Member, IEEE, S. D. Targonski, Member, IEEE, and D. M. Kokotoff, Member, IEEE

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Abstract:

In this paper, electrically small microstrip patches incorporating shorting posts are thoroughly investigated. These antennas are suitable for mobile communications handsets where limited antenna size is a premium. Techniques to enhance the bandwidth of these antennas are presented and performance trends are established. From these trends, valuable insight to the optimum design, namely broad bandwidth, small size, and ease of manufacturing, is given.

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