Title :
A GCPW-fed printed antenna for UWB applications
Author :
Lim, Clement T H
Author_Institution :
Asia Product Innovation Centre, Philips Electron. Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
Abstract :
This paper details the design and performance of a new hexagon-shaped printed antenna for use in ultra-wide band (UWB) applications. The antenna is grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) fed and is fabricated on a 0.8mm thick, low cost FR4 printed circuit board of dielectric constant 4.4 and loss tangent 0.016. It is omni-directional and has a wideband characteristic, with a SWR < 2.5 throughout the UWB frequency range of 3.1-10.6GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; coplanar waveguides; directive antennas; microstrip antennas; permittivity; ultra wideband antennas; 0.8 mm; 3.1 to 10.6 GHz; FR4 printed circuit board; GCPW-fed printed antenna; dielectric constant; grounded co-planar waveguide; hexagon-shaped printed antenna; omni-directional antenna; ultra-wide band application; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency; Gain measurement; Impedance measurement; Microstrip antennas; Surface impedance; Ultra wideband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9433-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2005.1606828
