Title :
A low-profile broadband antenna for wireless communications
Author :
Z.B. Popovic;R.A. Brown;B.D. Popovic
Author_Institution :
Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A low-profile microwave antenna suitable for high data-rate radio communications is presented. Although the size, cost, and efficiency are comparable to the microstrip patch, the 2:1 VSWR bandwidth of the antenna exceeds 20%. The radiation pattern of the antenna does not change appreciably within the bandwidth, and the efficiency remains above 70% within the bandwidth. Measurements on antennas around 2 and 4 GHz are presented as well as theoretical results using a full-wave analysis.
Keywords :
"Broadband antennas","Wireless communication","Bandwidth","Microstrip antennas","Microwave antennas","Radio communication","Costs","Antenna radiation patterns","Antenna measurements","Antenna theory"
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1995. PIMRC´95. Wireless: Merging onto the Information Superhighway., Sixth IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3002-1
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.1995.476419
