An omnidirectional and low-VSWR antenna for the FCC-approved UWB frequency band

Author

Taniguchi, T. ; Kobayashi, T.

Author_Institution

Wireless Syst. Lab., Tokyo Denki Univ., Japan

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

460

Abstract

Recently, encouraged by deregulation ultra-wideband (UWB) technology has attracted attention for use in communication and sensing applications in the commercial domain. In February 2002 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States conditionally waived unlicensed operation of the personal UWB products in the private sector. In this paper, we constructed a prototype antenna for the FCC approved UWB frequency band (3.1-10.6 GHz). The prototype antenna was successful because it demonstrated omnidirectional radiation and low VSWR (<1.4) between 3 GHz and 20 GHz. This prototype antenna could therefore be used in the next generation of UWB wireless system measurement applications.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; microwave antennas; 3 to 20 GHz; 3.1 to 10.6 GHz; FCC-approved UWB frequency band; UWB wireless system measurement; low-VSWR antenna; omnidirectional antenna; omnidirectional radiation; rounded finite monocone antenna; ultra-wideband antennas; volcano smoke antenna; Acoustic waveguides; Azimuth; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Horn antennas; Impedance; Proposals; Prototypes; Ultra wideband antennas; Volcanoes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7846-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2003.1219885

Filename

1219885