Title :
A Novel Broadband Plate-Loaded Planar Monopole Antenna
Author :
Mazinani, S. Maryam ; Hassani, Hamid Reza
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Shahed Univ., Tehran, Iran
fDate :
7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel, low-profile, and broadband plate-loaded planar monopole (PLPM) antenna obtained through the application of transmission line modeling (TLM) is proposed. The antenna consists of a rectangular planar monopole (RPM) with small rectangular plates attached to its radiating edges. The addition of plates at edges increases the upper frequency range significantly. Simulation as well as experimental results on impedance bandwidth, radiation patterns, and gain are compared and discussed. The proposed antenna operates effectively over the frequency range 2.9-16.7 GHz. The antenna produces a good omnidirectional pattern over the bandwidth.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; planar antennas; transmission lines; antenna gain; antenna radiation pattern; broadband plate-loaded planar monopole antenna; frequency 2.9 GHz to 16.7 GHz; impedance bandwidth; omnidirectional pattern; rectangular planar monopole antenna; rectangular plates; transmission line modeling; Broadband antennas; planar monopole (PM); plate-loading; transmission line modeling (TLM);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2009.2033952
