A Planar, Differential, and Directive Ultrawideband Antenna

Author

Locatelli, Andrea ; Modotto, Daniele ; Pigozzo, Filippo Maria ; Boscolo, Stefano ; De Angelis, Costantino ; Capobianco, Antonio-Daniele ; Midrio, Michele

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy

Volume

58

Issue

7

fYear

2010

fDate

7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2439

Lastpage

2442

Abstract

A novel planar differential ultrawideband antenna is described and both numerically and experimentally characterized. The proposed antenna is formed by two disc monopoles fed by 50-Ohm microstrip lines with a structured ground plane. Simulations and measurements demonstrate that it is possible to achieve a huge increase in directionality with respect to conventional monopoles by carefully engineering the ground plane and by exploiting the array effect.

Keywords

directive antennas; microstrip lines; planar antennas; ultra wideband antennas; differential ultrawideband antenna; directive ultrawideband antenna; disc monopole; microstrip lines; planar ultrawideband antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antenna theory; Directive antennas; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Radar antennas; Structural discs; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Antenna arrays; antenna theory; directive antennas; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2010.2048870

Filename

5454300