Title :
Wideband Symmetrical Cross-Shaped Probe Dual-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna
Author :
Chunling Chen ; Yongxin Guo ; Hao Wang
Author_Institution :
Nanjing Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
A cross-shaped probe feeding technique is proposed to feed a wideband microstrip patch antenna to achieve two symmetrical beams by locating the feed at the center of the patch. This antenna produces two symmetrical beams off the broadside by exciting a higher-order TM02 mode. Two symmetrical beams are attained due to the symmetrical structure of the proposed antenna. Experimentally, the antenna operating frequency ranges from 5.10 to 5.82 GHz with VSWR less than 2, which exhibits a wide impedance bandwidth of 13.2%. The two beams are directed at 30.5° and - 30.5° with 8.78 and 8.87 dBi, respectively at 5.5 GHz. Finally, effects of the permittivity of the substrate on the direction of the two beams are studied.
Keywords :
TEM cells; antenna feeds; beams (structures); broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; VSWR; antenna operating frequency; cross-shaped probe feeding technique; frequency 5.10 GHz to 5.82 GHz; frequency 5.5 GHz; higher-order TM02 mode; impedance bandwidth; substrate permittivity effects; symmetrical dual-beam structure; wideband microstrip patch antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Directive antennas; Microstrip antennas; Probes; Cross-shaped probe; direction; dual-beam; symmetrical;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2014.2375371
