• DocumentCode
    1645281
  • Title

    Differentially Fed Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna

  • Author

    Li, B. ; Leung, K.W. ; Sheng, X.Q.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    157
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    A differentially fed rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is studied using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The fundamental TEm mode of the rectangular DRA is excited at 2.4 GHz, with a 10-dB differential impedance bandwidth (|Sdd11| < -10 dB) of ~ 10.4%. To verify the theory, measurements were carried out, and reasonable agreement between theory and experiment is obtained. The effects of the magnitude and phase imbalances on the DRA impedance and radiation pattern are investigated.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; dielectric resonator antennas; finite difference time-domain analysis; differential impedance bandwidth; differentially fed rectangular dielectric resonator antenna; finite-difference time-domain method; frequency 2.4 GHz; magnitude imbalances; phase imbalances; radiation pattern; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectric substrates; Frequency; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Probes; Reflector antennas; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Millimeter Waves, 2008. GSMM 2008. Global Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Nanjing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1885-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1886-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GSMM.2008.4534585
  • Filename
    4534585