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This article presents and compares the basic analytical expressions cu
rrently used to evaluate the probe impedance in coaxial-fed microstrip
patches. These expressions belong essentially to two different famili
es, namely the quasi-static models and the ''two-infinite-parallel-pla
tes'' models. Particular attention is paid to the theoretical foundati
ons of every model. The qualities of each family are ascertained by co
mparing their predictions to experimental results and to rigorous nume
rical results obtained using a full-wave numerical model. (C) 1993 Joh
n Wiley & Sons, Inc.