• DocumentCode
    1316859
  • Title

    Ultra-wideband loop antenna

  • Author

    Yoon, M.-H. ; Shin, Yongho ; Ryu, Hong-Kyun ; Woo, Jong-Myung

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejeon, South Korea
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1249
  • Lastpage
    1251
  • Abstract
    An ultra-wideband loop antenna is proposed that is based on a wavelength loop antenna and a slot antenna. The self-complementary principle is applied to the designed ultra-wideband antenna. The antenna operates as a loop antenna in the low frequency band (0.3-1-GHz) and as a slot antenna in the high frequency band (1-14.2-GHz). The measured -10-dB bandwidth is 47.3:1 (0.3-14.2-GHz), and the size of the antenna is 220(0.22-L)×220(0.22×L)×177(0.18×L) mm3, where λL is the wavelength of 0.3 GHz.
  • Keywords
    loop antennas; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; frequency 0.3 GHz to 14.2 GHz; self-complementary principle; ultra-wideband loop antenna; wavelength loop antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.2173
  • Filename
    5567039