Title :
Omnidirectional conformal antenna array based on E-shaped patches
Author :
Svezhentsev, Alexander Ye ; volski, vladimir ; Jack, S.P. ; Yan, Shuo ; Vandenbosh, G.A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Diffraction Theor. & Diffractional Electron., IRE, Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
An antenna consisting of 4 element subarrays of strongly coupled E-shaped patches placed conformally on a metal cylinder is proposed for use in wireless local area networks (WLAN). The use of this special array configuration in the cylindrical case allows reaching a 8.3 % bandwidth and an omnidirectional radiation pattern in the horizontal plane with only 2 subarrays. CST Microwave Studio is used for validation purposes before manufacturing. To the knowledge of the authors, it is the first time that this recently introduced concept of strongly coupled E-shaped patches is used in a conformal antenna.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; conformal antennas; omnidirectional antennas; wireless LAN; CST Microwave Studio; E-shaped patches; WLAN; horizontal plane; metal cylinder; omnidirectional conformal antenna array; omnidirectional radiation pattern; wireless local area networks; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Substrates; Wireless LAN; antenna array; wireless local area network (WLAN);
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902161
