Title :
Simple Broadband Planar CPW-Fed Quasi-Yagi Antenna
Author :
Kan, H.K. ; Waterhouse, R.B. ; Abbosh, A.M. ; Bialkowski, M.E.
fDate :
6/29/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we present a novel coplanar waveguide fed quasi-Yagi antenna with broad bandwidth. The uniqueness of this design is due to its simple feed selection and despite this, its achievable bandwidth. The 10 dB return loss bandwidth of the antenna is 44% covering X-band. The antenna is realized on a high dielectric constant substrate and is compatible with microstrip circuitry and active devices. The gain of the antenna is 7.4 dBi, the front-to-back ratio is 15 dB and the nominal efficiency of the radiator is 95%.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Coplanar waveguides; Impedance matching; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Phased arrays; Transmission line antennas; Broadband antennas; coplanar waveguide feed; microstrip antennas; planar antenna; quasi-Yagi antenna;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2006.890751
