Microstrip dipoles have been studied extensively during the last 20 years. They are planar elements which consist of a pair of collinear thin-strip conductors printed on the surface of a dielectric slab. They resemble the free-space cylindrical dipoles in the sense that radiation results from a harmonically varying dipole moment. Microstrip dipoles are attractive elements owing to their desirable properties such as simplicity, small size and linear polarisation.

Inspec keywords: microstrip components; polarisation

Other keywords: dielectric slab; microstrip dipoles; collinear thin-strip conductors; planar elements; free-space cylindrical dipoles; linear polarisation

Subjects: Waveguide and microwave transmission line components