Title :
Optically transparent ultra-wideband antenna
Author :
Katsounaros, Anestis ; Hao, Yuwen ; Collings, N. ; Crossland, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary, Univ. of London, London
Abstract :
A novel optically transparent ultra-wideband (UWB) disc monopole antenna is proposed. The antenna is fed by a 50 coplanar waveguide and its operational bandwidth is measured from 1 to 8.5 GHz. Gain and radiation patterns are also presented. The antenna exhibits omnidirectional and monopole-like radiation patterns at low frequencies for the H-plane and E-plane, respectively. The proposed antenna uses the highly conductive AgHT-4 transparent film, which makes the antenna suitable for inter-vehicle communication.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; AgHT-4 transparent film; coplanar waveguide; disc monopole antenna; inter-vehicle communication; radiation patterns; ultra-wideband antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2009.1412
