Author : Nataraj A N 1
Date of Publication :7th May 2016
Abstract: In this paper, effect of mutual coupling on the performance of micro strip antenna array is analyzed using IE3D simulation tool. Array is designed using rectangular micro strip antennas to operate at frequency 2.45GHz. Strength of the mutual coupling is measured by extracting parameter S21. It is observed from the simulations that gain of the array reduces as the mutual coupling increases. As the distance between antenna increases mutual coupling reduces but side lobe level increases.
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