Microstrip Antenna EM Model Tuning using the Beatty Structure

Analysis of improving simulation to measurement correlation of a microstrip patch antenna using as-fabricated PCB material properties. Prior work has shown the benefit of using a Beatty series resonant transmission line structure to estimate as-fabricated material properties. Results of this investigation show that surface roughness has a significant impact on the effective dielectric constant for the Beatty structure and for the patch antenna.