Dual-band Capacitive Feed Antenna for Nonlinear Junction Detection Device

The paper presents an antenna design for use in a nonlinear junction detection device. To achieve wide bandwidth a capacitive feed technique is used in which small probe feed elements are coupled to the radiating patch. In order to minimize the overall antenna size both receiving and transmitting antenna elements have been integrated into one dual-band structure having two separate excitation ports. High isolation between ports is achieved to avoid direct interferences between a transmitter and a receiver. Results of theoretical analysis are presented agree well with the experimental ones.