Radiation Characteristics of a Source in a Thin Substrate Mounted Over a Dielectric Medium

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Elachi, Charles
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The radiation pattern of a line source is calculated for the case where the source is lying on the top or the bottom surface of a lossless dielectric substrate that is mounted on the top of a semi-infinite dielectric medium. It is found that in both cases the pattern along interfaces has a null; that the pattern in the upper semi-infinite medium has a single lobe; and that the pattern in the lower semi-infinite medium has many lobes, the number of which varies with the substrate thickness. It is shown that in both cases the power radiated into the lower medium is more than that radiated into the upper medium. Applications of this calculation in remote sensing, microstrip antenna technology, and antenna arrays are discussed.

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1988-03-01
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Copyright 1988 IEEE. Reprinted from IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 1988, pages 322-330. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Pennsylvania's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.
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