Multiport network approach for modeling the mutual coupling effects in microstrip patch antennas and arrays

A method is described for representing the mutual coupling between edges of a microstrip patch (or the edges of two different patches in an array) in form of a mutual admittance matrix. Coefficients of the mutual admittance matrix are evaluated by modelling the edge fields by equivalent magnetic current line sources. The formulation is an extension of the multiport network modeling of microstrip patches and the segmentation method of analysis. Results are found to be in good agreement with the measured data on mutual coupling available in the literature. Relative contributions of various edges of rectangular patches to the mutual coupling are discussed.<
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