• DocumentCode
    739545
  • Title

    Electrically small uniplanar antenna with pattern-agile performance

  • Author

    Ming-Chun Tang ; Ting Shi ; Ziolkowski, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Commun. Eng., Chongqing Univ., Chongqing, China
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    16
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1228
  • Lastpage
    1229
  • Abstract
    A novel electrically small uniplanar antenna with pattern-agile performance is reported. It consists of a split semi-loop connected to the ground strips of a coplanar waveguide-fed semi-loop antenna. The angle of its maximum directivity can be controlled simply by changing the position of the gap in the ground-connected semi-loop. The measured results of this behaviour are in good agreement with the simulated values. A peak realised gain of 1.93 dBi is achieved experimentally. The radiation efficiency is observed to be higher than 95% for every angle selected.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguides; loop antennas; coplanar waveguide-fed semi loop antenna; electrically small uniplanar antenna; gain 1.93 dB; ground strips; ground-connected semi loop; maximum directivity angle control; pattern-agile performance; peak realised gain; radiation efficiency; split semi loop;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2015.1663
  • Filename
    7175211