Title :
Sectorial-Beam Dielectric Resonator Antenna for WiMAX With Bent Ground Plane
Author :
Chang, Tze-Hsuan ; Kiang, Jean-Fu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
A dielectric resonator (DR) antenna with a well is proposed, of which the beamwidth is increased to more than 120deg by bending the ground plane. This DR antenna has its 10 dB return-loss band in 3.4-3.8 GHz, thus can be used as a sectorial antenna in WiMAX (3.4-3.7 GHz) base station.
Keywords :
WiMax; dielectric resonator antennas; WiMAX; base station; bent ground plane; frequency 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz; loss 10 dB; return-loss; sectorial antenna; sectorial-beam dielectric resonator antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Bandwidth; Base stations; Dielectric losses; Dielectric resonator antennas; Patch antennas; Resonance; Shape; WiMAX; Dielectric resonator (DR);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2008.2011408
