Title :
Wideband microstrip series-fed magnetic dipole array antenna
Author :
Lei Yang ; Jin-Dong Zhang ; Wen Wu
Author_Institution :
Ministerial Key Lab. of JGMT, Nanjing Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
A wideband microstrip series-fed magnetic dipole array antenna is proposed. The five-element dipole array antenna is designed to achieve both wide bandwidth and high gain because of its microstrip series feeding structure. The low-profile low-cost array is suitable for applications such as wideband high-gain wireless communications. Measured and simulated results are in good agreement. The measured impedance bandwidth of the array is enhanced up to 28.6% (5.0-6.7 GHz). The radiation patterns show its advantages of high gain (about 10 dBi), endfire radiation and vertical polarisation.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; dipole antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; polarisation; endfire radiation; five-element dipole array antenna; frequency 5 GHz to 6.7 GHz; impedance bandwidth; low-profile low-cost array; microstrip series feeding structure; radiation patterns; vertical polarisation; wideband high-gain wireless communications; wideband microstrip series-fed magnetic dipole array antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2014.3434
