Title :
Broadband low-cost planar sector antenna element for WLAN applications
Author :
Wincza, K. ; Gruszczynski, S.
Author_Institution :
Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw
Abstract :
A novel planar antenna element for applications in sector antennas is proposed. The antenna element consists of three patches coupled both electromagnetically and through the feeding network to ensure 90deg beamwidth in a wide frequency range. A suspended microstrip technique has been used to ensure simultaneously low production costs and low losses within the feeding network. The designed antenna element operates within a frequency range of 5.1-5.9 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; broadband antennas; electromagnetic coupling; microstrip antennas; planar antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN application; antenna element; antenna feeding network; antenna patch coupling; broadband low-cost planar sector antenna; frequency 5.1 GHz to 5.9 GHz; suspended microstrip technique; wireless local area network;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20080071
