Title :
Microstrip-fed printed lotus antenna for wideband wireless communication systems
Author :
Eldek, Abdelnasser A. ; Elsherbeni, Afef Z. ; Smith, Charles E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
Abstract :
A novel printed antenna, fed by a microstrip line, has been designed for wideband wireless communication systems. The new antenna shows a wide -10dB bandwidth of over 60%. In addition to being small in size, the antenna exhibits stable far-field radiation characteristics in the entire operating band with relatively high gain, low cross polarization, wide beamwidth, and good front-to-back ratio.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; radio networks; antenna radiation pattern; land mobile radio equipment; microstrip-fed printed lotus antenna; wideband antenna; wideband wireless communication system; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Costs; Land mobile radio equipment; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Optical polarization; Personal digital assistants; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2004.1396775
