Title :
Design of a Wideband Panel Sleeve Dipole Antenna for FM Broadcasting Applications
Author :
Hosseini, M. ; Fallahi, R.
Author_Institution :
Iran Telecommun. Res. Center, Tehran
Abstract :
In this paper, a globally optimal optimization algorithm is used for broadband design of a wideband panel sleeve monopole antenna. The antenna is to meet the FCC standard on VSWR for FM broadcasting antennas, which is VSWR<1.3 all over the 88-108 MHz range. Open-sleeve dipoles have been traditionally constructed out of cylindrical wires with two or more parasitic elements. In this paper, however, only one thick wire plays the role of sleeve. The benefit of such a scheme is that the singular parasitic wire acts the role of both sleeve and director towards the desired direction. Besides, due to the structure simplicity, optimization is done faster. It is noteworthy that the designed antenna needs only a simple inductance for matching; which is simply realized by two fragments of wire incorporated into the antenna structure
Keywords :
VHF antennas; antenna accessories; broadband antennas; dipole antennas; radio broadcasting; 88 to 108 MHz; FM broadcasting applications; director; open-sleeve dipoles; singular parasitic wire; wideband panel sleeve dipole antenna; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Broadcasting; Design optimization; Dipole antennas; Impedance; Inductance; National electric code; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711684
