Title :
5 GHz polarization-diversity planar printed dipole-antenna for 802.11a WLAN applications
Author :
Liang-Cheng Kuo ; Huey-Ru Chuang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
Detail numerical simulation, fabrication and experimental measurement of a 5 GHz polarization-diversity printed dipole-antenna are presented for IEEE 802.11a WLAN applications. Two 5 GHz orthogonal printed dipole antennas, each with a microstrip via-hole balun feeding structure, are combined and fabricated on a FR-4 printed-circuit-board substrate. A PIN-diode circuit is used to switch and select the desired antenna polarization. In the antenna design simulation, a full wave method of a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is employed to analyze the entire structure of the printed antenna including the lumped elements of the polarization-selecting PIN diode switching circuit.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; antenna feeds; baluns; dipole antennas; diversity reception; electromagnetic wave polarisation; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; p-i-n diodes; wireless LAN; 3D FDTD; 5 GHz; FR4 PCB; IEEE 802.11a; PIN diode switching circuit; WLAN; antenna polarization; microstrip via-hole balun feeding structure; orthogonal printed antennas; planar printed dipole-antenna; polarization-diversity dipole-antenna; polarization-selecting switching circuit; Dipole antennas; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Microstrip antennas; Numerical simulation; Polarization; Switches; Switching circuits; Time domain analysis; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219176
