DocumentCode
1089124
Title
Broadband low-cost planar sector antenna element for WLAN applications
Author
Wincza, K. ; Gruszczynski, S.
Author_Institution
Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw
Volume
44
Issue
5
fYear
2008
Firstpage
327
Lastpage
328
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20080071
Filename
4460750
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