scholarly journals A Patch/Dipole Hybrid-Mode Antenna for Sub-6GHz Communication

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bei Huang ◽  
Weifeng Lin ◽  
Jialu Huang ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Gary Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
Narrow Band ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Dipole Mode ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Hybrid Mode ◽  
Average Gain ◽  
Broad Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile

A low-profile antenna with a high gain and broad bandwidth is proposed for Sub-6GHz communication in this paper. A narrow-band patch mode and a narrow-band dipole mode are shared in one radiator and simultaneously excited to broaden the bandwidth. A compact prototype with a projection size of 0.90 λ0 × 0.78 λ0 and a profile of 0.13 λ0 (λ0 is the wavelength in the free space at the center of the operating frequency) is fabricated and measured. The measurement demonstrates an impedance bandwidth of 67.50%, covering the frequency range from 2.75 GHz to 5.45 GHz and an average gain of 8.4 dBi in the operating band of 3.0–5.0 GHz.

scholarly journals Millimeter Wave Fabry-Perot Resonator Antenna Fed by CPW with High Gain and Broadband

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Xia Yang ◽  
Guan-Nan Tan ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Hai-Gao Xue
Keyword(s):  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Gain Bandwidth ◽  
Broad Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Fabry Perot

A novel millimeter wave coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed Fabry-Perot (F-P) antenna with high gain, broad bandwidth, and low profile is reported. The partially reflective surface (PRS) and the ground form the F-P resonator cavity, which is filled with the same dielectric substrate. A dual rhombic slot loop on the ground acts as the primary feeding antenna, which is fed by the CPW and has broad bandwidth. In order to improve the antenna gain, metal vias are inserted surrounding the F-P cavity. A CPW-to-microstrip transition is designed to measure the performances of the antenna and extend the applications. The measured impedance bandwidth ofS11less than −10 dB is from 34 to 37.7 GHz (10.5%), and the gain is 15.4 dBi at the center frequency of 35 GHz with a 3 dB gain bandwidth of 7.1%. This performance of the antenna shows a tradeoff among gain, bandwidth, and profile.

scholarly journals A Compact Slotted Patch Hybrid-Mode Antenna for Sub-6 GHz Communication

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Bei Huang ◽  
Mochao Li ◽  
Weifeng Lin ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Gary Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Free Space ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Hybrid Mode ◽  
Average Gain ◽  
Operating Frequency Band ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Compact Size

A compact hybrid-mode antenna is proposed for sub-6 GHz communication. The proposed antenna is composed of a slotted rectangular patch, a feeding dipole, and a balun. Three modes are sequentially excited in a shared patch to achieve a compact size. A prototype antenna with a major size of 0.48 λ0 × 0.31 λ0 × 0.16 λ0 (λ0 is the wavelength in the free space at the center of the operating frequency band) is fabricated and measured. The measured results demonstrate an impedance bandwidth of 56.87% from 2.97 GHz to 5.33 GHz and an average gain of approximately 8.00 dBi with 1 dB variation in the operating frequency band of 3.0–5.0 GHz. The proposed antenna can be an element for microbase stations in sub-6 GHz communication.

scholarly journals Double Meander Dipole Antenna Array with Enhanced Bandwidth and Gain

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Halgurd N. Awl ◽  
Rashad H. Mahmud ◽  
Bakhtiar A. Karim ◽  
Yadgar I. Abdulkarim ◽  
Muharrem Karaaslan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Wide Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Operating Frequency Range

In this paper, a new design of high gain and wide bandwidth microstrip patch antenna array containing double meander dipole structure is proposed. Two in-phase resonant frequencies in the Ku-band (12–18 GHz) could be achieved in the double meander dipole array structure, which lead to enhance impedance bandwidth without costing extra design section. Besides, further enhanced gain of 2 dBi of the array over the entire operating frequency range has been achieved by introducing a double-layer substrate technique. The proposed antenna has been fabricated using the E33 model LPKF prototyping PCB machine. The measurement results have been performed, and they are in very good agreement with the simulation results. The measured –10 dB impedance bandwidth indicates that the array provides a very wide bandwidth which is around 30% at the center frequency of 15.5 GHz. A stable gain with a peak value of 10 dBi is achieved over the operating frequency range. The E- and H-plane radiation patterns are simulated, and a very low sidelobe level is predicted. The proposed antenna is simple and has relatively low-profile, and it could be a good candidate for millimeter wave communications.

scholarly journals Design and Characterization of a Miniaturized Antenna Based on Palisade-Shaped Metasurface

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ximing Li ◽  
Jingjing Yang ◽  
Zhigang Chen ◽  
Pengshan Ren ◽  
Ming Huang
Keyword(s):  
Dispersion Curve ◽  
Free Space ◽  
Maximum Size ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Average Gain ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Resonant Modes ◽  
Miniaturized Antenna

A palisade-shaped metasurface (PSMS) is presented to miniaturize the micropatch antenna. With the aid of the metasurface, a footprint miniaturization is obtained, and the dual resonant modes are produced simultaneously. Furthermore, through analyzing the dispersion curve of the metasurface to optimize the structure, the proposed antenna achieves a compact structure with a maximum size of 0.38λ02; a low profile of 0.08λ0 (where λ0 is the free-space wavelength at 5.0 GHz) exhibits a 19.6% impedance bandwidth (S11<−10dB) and an average gain of 6.76 dBi across the bandwidth.

scholarly journals A Low-Profile High-Gain and Wideband Log-Periodic Meandered Dipole Array Antenna with a Cascaded Multi-Section Artificial Magnetic Conductor Structure

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Son Trinh-Van ◽  
Oh Heon Kwon ◽  
Euntae Jung ◽  
Jinwoo Park ◽  
Byunggil Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Gain ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Beam Direction ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Operating Bandwidth ◽  
Meander Line

This paper presents a low-profile log-periodic meandered dipole array (LPMDA) antenna with wideband and high gain characteristics. The antenna consists of 14 dipole elements. For compactness, a meander line structure is applied to each dipole element to reduce its physical length. As a result, a compact and wideband LPMDA antenna is realized, exhibiting a wide impedance bandwidth of 1.04–5.22 GHz (ratio bandwidth of 5.02:1) for | S 11| < −10 dB. To enhance the antenna gain performance while maintaining the wideband behavior, the LPMDA antenna is integrated with a new design of an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) structure. The designed AMC is realized by combining three AMC structures of different sizes to form a cascaded multi-section AMC structure, of which its overall operating bandwidth can continuously cover the entire impedance bandwidth of the LPMDA antenna. The proposed AMC-backed LPMDA antenna is experimentally verified and its measured −10 dB reflection bandwidth is found to be in the range of 0.84–5.15 GHz (6.13:1). At the main beam direction within the operating frequency bandwidth, the gain of the proposed AMC-backed LPMDA antenna ranges from 7.15–11.43 dBi, which is approximately 4 dBi higher than that of an LPMDA antenna without an AMC. Moreover, the proposed antenna has a low profile of only 0.138 λ L. ( λ L is the free-space wavelength at the lowest operating frequency).

scholarly journals Design of a Substrate-Integrated Fabry-Pérot Cavity Antenna forK-Band Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Truong Khang Nguyen ◽  
Ikmo Park
Keyword(s):  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Frequency Selective Surface ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Hole Array ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
Feeding Structure

This paper presents the design of a planar, low-profile, high-gain, substrate-integrated Fabry-Pérot cavity antenna forK-band applications. The antenna consists of a frequency selective surface (FSS) and a planar feeding structure, which are both lithographically patterned on a high-permittivity substrate. The FSS is made of a circular hole array that acts as a partially reflecting mirror. The planar feeding structure is a wideband leaky-wave slit dipole fed by a coplanar waveguide whose ground plane acts as a perfect reflective mirror. The measured results show that the proposed antenna has an impedance bandwidth of more than 8% (VSWR ≤ 2), a maximum gain of 13.1 dBi, and a 3 dB gain bandwidth of approximately 1.3% at a resonance frequency of around 21.6 GHz. The proposed antenna features low-profile, easy integration into circuit boards, mechanical robustness, and excellent cost-effective mass production suitability.

scholarly journals Design and Analysis of a Photonic Crystal Based Planar Antenna for THz Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 1941
Author(s):  
Inzamam Ahmad ◽  
Sadiq Ullah ◽  
Shakir Ullah ◽  
Usman Habib ◽  
Sarosh Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Propagation Loss ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Thz Applications

Modern advancements in wearable smart devices and ultra-high-speed terahertz (THz) communication systems require low cost, low profile, and highly efficient antenna design with high directionality to address the propagation loss at the THz range. For this purpose, a novel shape, high gain antenna for THz frequency range applications is presented in this work. The proposed antenna is based on a photonic bandgap (PBG)-based crystal polyimide substrate which gives optimum performance in terms of gain (9.45 dB), directivity (9.99 dBi), and highly satisfactory VSWR (<1) at 0.63 THz. The performance of the antenna is studied on PBGs of different geometrical configurations and the results are compared with the antenna based on the homogeneous polyimide-based substrate. The effects of variations in the dimensions of the PBG unit cells are also studied to achieve a −10 dB bandwidth of 28.97 GHz (0.616 to 0.64 THz).

scholarly journals 3D Printed High Gain Complementary Dipole/Slot Antenna Array

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwok So ◽  
Kwai Luk ◽  
Chi Chan ◽  
Ka Chan
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Operating Frequency Range ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Stable Frequency

By employing the complementary dipole antenna concept to the normal waveguide fed slot radiator, an improved antenna element with wide impedance bandwidth and symmetrical radiation patterns is developed. This is achieved by mounting two additional metallic cuboids on the top of the slot radiator, which is equivalent to adding an electric dipole on top of the magnetic dipole due to the slot radiator. Then, a high-gain antenna array was designed based on the improved element and fabricated, using 3D printing technology, with stable frequency characteristics operated at around 28 GHz. This was followed by metallization via electroplating. Analytical results agree well with the experimental results. The measured operating frequency range for the reflection coefficient ≤−15 dB is from 25.7 GHz to 29.8 GHz; its corresponding fractional impedance bandwidth is 14.8%. The measured gain is approximately 32 dBi, with the 3 dB beamwidth around 4°.

scholarly journals Fabrication of CPW-Fed Fractal Antenna for UWB Applications with Omni-Directional Patterns

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tohid Sedghi ◽  
Mahdi Jalali ◽  
Tohid Aribi
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Fractal Antenna ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Total Size ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Low Profile Antennas ◽  
Miniaturized Antenna ◽  
Uwb Applications

Novel and compact CPW-fed antennas are proposed comprised of a fractal patch and modified ground-plane. The ground-plane is truncated at the center and includes dielectric notches at its side to enhance the antenna’s impedance bandwidth. The dimensions of the notches effectively control the upper and lower band edges of the antenna. The optimized antenna operates across 2.95–12.81 GHz forS11≤-10 dB. Omnidirectional radiation pattern is achieved over the full UWB frequency range. The miniaturized antenna has a total size of14×18×1 mm3. The characteristics of the proposed antenna are suitable for UWB wireless communication requiring low profile antennas.

Design of low profile co-axial fed high gain stacked patch antenna for Wi-Fi/WLAN/Wi-Max applications

Frequenz ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gnanasivam Pachaiyappan ◽  
Parthasarathy Ramanujam
Keyword(s):  
Bottom Layer ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Radiation Efficiency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Simple Design ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Parasitic Patch ◽  
Mobile Base Station ◽  
Mobile Base

AbstractIn this article, a simple design of stacked radiating system with enhanced gain, impedance bandwidth, and radiation efficiency for mobile base station application is presented. The proposed antenna consists of a driven patch with a semicircular parasitic patch printed on the bottom layer and five parasitic patches printed on the top layer. The driven patch is feed by a co-axial probe and both the layers are separated in air. The second layer has four truncated circular parasitic patches on one side and one circular patch on the other side to enhance the directive gain acts as a directive reflector. This staked system encompasses some prominent features such as wide bandwidth, good gain, low profile, better radiation efficiency simple design, and integration for the mobile base station. Meanwhile, this configuration exhibits a bandwidth of 2 GHz with the minimized volume is 0.75 λ0 × 0.75 λ0 × 0.08 λ0. Experimentally validated results have an average and peak gain of 10.7 and 12.7 dBi, impedance bandwidth of more than 30.7% for |S11| < −10 dB, and radiation efficiency of above 86%. The proposed stacked radiating system finds its applications in Wi-Fi, WLAN, Wi-Max, Indoor UWB, and Marine Radar applications.

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