Title :
Low-cost printed collinear array antenna
Author :
Sierra-Pérez, Manuel ; Heras-Andrés, Fernando Las ; De Lope, Jose Antonio Gutiérrez
Author_Institution :
Dept. Senales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones, Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and antenna-prototype measurements of a low-cost antenna for DECT and LMDS system base stations (3400 to 3600 MHz). The specified pattern must be omnidirectional in the horizontal plane, having a maximum at the horizon. To produce this pattern, a linear array of printed patches, placed on both sides of a planar feeding structure, is designed The feeding structure is a symmetrical stripline, made with low-cost materials and designed to simplify the implementation tasks as much as possible
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; cordless telephone systems; digital radio; linear antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; radio access networks; 3400 to 3600 MHz; DECT system base stations; Digital European Cordless Telecommunication; LMDS system base stations; Local Multipoint Distribution System; antenna-prototype measurements; feeding structure; linear array; low-cost printed collinear array antenna; omnidirectional antenna radiation pattern; planar feeding structure; printed patches; symmetrical stripline; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Base stations; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; Linear antenna arrays; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Stripline;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
