Laboratory no.

2
RECTANGULAR PATCH ANTENNA RADIATION

xOy – Plane of vector E yOz – Plane of vector H

Radiation pattern lobe is towards the positive direction of Ox axis (perpendicular to antenna)

Run the Matlab script Patch2D and fill in the following tables. The beamwidth is measured
on Cartesian representations of the radiation pattern based on its standard definition: angle
between directions corresponding to a 3 dB decrease (0.707 in relative values) of the radiated
field as compared to the maximum value on the main direction. If the modulus of the vector E
does not go under the 0.707 threshold, then the beamwidth is 180o.
You should read the beamwidth in both of the planes: E (E) and H ().
Antenna length L is displayed in the control window.

A. Fill in the following tables by successively running the Matlab script Patch2D:
r = 3
Antenna
W/L=1 W / L = 1.5 W/L=2
length (cm)
E = E = E =
f = 2 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 4 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 6 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 8 GHz L=
 =  =  =
 r = 6
Antenna
W/L=1 W / L = 1.5 W/L=2
length (cm)
E = E = E =
f = 2 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 4 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 6 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 8 GHz L=
 =  =  =

r = 9
Antenna
W/L=1 W / L = 1.5 W/L=2
length (cm)
E = E = E =
f = 2 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 4 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 6 GHz L=
 =  =  =
E = E = E =
f = 8 GHz L=
 =  =  =

B. – for each of the tables draw the curves E = f(W/L) at constant frequency (one figure
with 3 curves for each of the tables).
– for each column of one of the tables, at your choice, draw the curves E = f(f) at
constant r (one figure with 3 curves for each of the columns).
– for each of the tables draw the curves H = f(W/L) at constant frequency (one figure
with 3 curves for each of the tables).
– for each column of one of the tables, at your choice, draw the curves H = f(f) at
constant r (one figure with 3 curves for each of the columns).

C. Write the answers for the following questions:

- Which is the minimum value of E and which are the values of the associated parameters
f, W, r ?
- Which is the maximum value of E and which are the values of the associated parameters
f, W, r ?
- Explain why the difference between the above values is so small.
- Which is the minimum value of H and which are the values of the associated parameters
f, W, r ?
- Which is the maximum value of H and which are the values of the associated parameters
f, W, r ?
- Explain why the difference between the above values is smaller than the one for E.