Title :
Compact WLAN disc antennas
Author :
McEwan, Neil J. ; Abd-Alhameed, Raed A. ; Ibrahim, Embarak M. ; Excell, Peter S. ; Ali, Nazar T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Bradford Univ., UK
fDate :
12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel conical beam patch antenna design, suitable for local area network applications, uses a central cylindrical connection from the disc to ground to achieve a large reduction in resonant size. Results on efficiency, bandwidth, and pattern are reported for several prototypes.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; wireless LAN; HIPERLAN; bandwidth; compact WLAN disc antennas; conical beam patch antenna design; cylindrical connection; efficiency; high-performance radio local-area network; local area network; microstrip antennas; radiation pattern; resonant size; Bandwidth; Geometry; Local area networks; Magnetic resonance; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Resonant frequency; Wireless LAN;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2002.807368
