The SSFIP: a global concept for high-performance broadband planar antennas

10 November 1988

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 24 (23) , 1433-1435
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19880979

Abstract

The SSFIP (strip-slot-foam-inverted patch) antenna presents significant advantages over standard microstrip antennas: very broad bandwidth, high efficiency, low crosspolarisation level, integrated radome, lightweight and rigid construction and low cost. A 16-element array with more than 16dB gain and 21.1% bandwidth for SWR≤2 shows what can be achieved.

Keywords

16 DB
16-ELEMENT ARRAY
LOW CROSS-POLARISATION LEVEL
LOW COST
SSFIP
RIGID CONSTRUCTION
GLOBAL CONCEPT
PLANAR ANTENNAS
INTEGRATED RADOME
LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION
HIGH EFFICIENCY
MICROWAVE ANTENNAS
STRIP-SLOT-FOAM-INVERTED PATCH
BROADBAND
RADIATION PATTERNS
MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS

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