• DocumentCode
    1396673
  • Title

    UWB pyramidal monopole antenna with wide tunable band-notched behaviour

  • Author

    Hu, Z.H. ; Hall, Peter S. ; Kelly, James R. ; Gardner, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1588
  • Lastpage
    1590
  • Abstract
    An ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with well controlled omnidirectional patterns and a band notch is presented. The antenna consists of a pyramidal monopole with slots in each face, the resonant frequency of which can be controlled using a variable capacitor. Performance is demonstrated with fixed capacitors, showing tuning over a very wide frequency range of 4.8 to 7.472 GHz and low pattern ripple in the azimuth plane even at the high end of the band.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; capacitors; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; UWB pyramidal monopole antenna; azimuth plane; omnidirectional pattern; resonant frequency; slot antenna; ultra-wideband antenna; variable capacitor; wide tunable band notched behaviour;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.2839
  • Filename
    5659656