Title :
A novel printed circular antenna array based on V-shaped elements
Author :
Sharawi, Mohammad S. ; Sultan, Farooq ; Aloi, Daniel N.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
A printed circular antenna array based on a V-shaped antenna element is designed and fabricated. The antenna array consisted of 8 elements, had a radius of 100 mm and was fabricated on a 0.8 mm FR-4 substrate. The array operated in the 2.5 GHz band with an approximate bandwidth of 150 MHz. A parametric sweep on the V-shaped antenna parameters was performed to understand the effect of each on the antenna resonance frequency and operating bandwidth. The array is to be used in direction finding applications. Good Correlation was obtained between simulated and measured results.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; antenna arrays; directive antennas; FR-4 substrate; V-shaped antenna element; antenna resonance frequency; bandwidth 150 MHz; bandwidth approximation; direction finding application; frequency 2.5 GHz; parametric sweep; printed circular antenna array; size 0.8 mm; size 100 mm; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Bandwidth; Directive antennas; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348598
