A novel low profile box-shaped antenna for a repeater system

Author

Zhuxi Yang ; Xiaomiao Zhang ; Xinyou Teng ; Zhe Zhang ; Shining Li ; Yi Wang

Author_Institution

Nat. Key Lab. of Sci. & Technol. on Antennas & Microwaves, Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China

fYear

2012

fDate

22-26 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

93

Lastpage

96

Abstract

This paper presents a novel microstrip slot antenna based on box-shaped structure suited for a repeater system in the mobile communication cellular band (890MHz-960MHz). With the aid of folded-slot technique, the overall antenna size is only about 0.29λ × 0.29λ × 0.037λ (λ is the wavelength corresponding to the lowest edge of the operating band 860MHz). A 13.6% simulated impedance bandwidth, ranging from 865MHz to 990MHz, is obtained within 2:1 VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio). Furthermore, the prototype of the antenna is constructed and tested, and a 15% impedance bandwidth is observed. Experimental study is carried out by varying the height of the box. Simulated and measured results all show that this antenna exhibits wideband and low profile characteristics.

Keywords

UHF antennas; cellular radio; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; radio repeaters; slot antennas; VSWR; box-shaped structure; folded-slot technique; frequency 865 MHz to 990 MHz; frequency 890 MHz to 960 MHz; low profile box-shaped antenna; microstrip slot antenna; mobile communication cellular band; repeater system; voltage standing wave ratio; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Repeaters; Slot antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas, Propagation & EM Theory (ISAPE), 2012 10th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Xian

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1799-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAPE.2012.6408716

Filename

6408716