Ultra Wideband (UWB) antenna design for cognitive radios in the UHF TV band

Author

Narampanawe, K. M M W N B ; Divarathne, Chamath ; Wijayakulasooriya, J.V. ; Kumara, Jagath

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

fYear

2011

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

31

Abstract

Presently, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio technology has attracted much interest in academics, industrial and standardization (IEEE) activities. UWB characterizes transmission systems with instantaneous spectral occupancy of higher bandwidth or higher fractional bandwidth. The antenna is probably the most overlooked part of a RF (Radio Frequency) design. The range, performance, and legality of a RF link are critically dependent upon the antenna. During this work, the UHF (Ultra High Frequency) TV Band is specifically addressed which is a target band of IEEE802.22 standardization. The UHF TV band is 336MHz wider according to CCIR (Consultative Committee on International Radio) standards. One major challenge in designing a UWB antenna for UHF band is limiting the physical size of the antenna. The paper illustrates the successful design, implementation and testing of a UWB antenna for cognitive radios in the UHF TV Band. The antenna is simple, low cost and compact enough to be used in fixed transceivers.

Keywords

UHF antennas; cognitive radio; radio transceivers; ultra wideband antennas; CCIR standard; Consultative Committee on International Radio standard; IEEE 802.22 standardization; RF design; UHF TV band; UWB antenna design; cognitive radio; fixed transceiver; fractional bandwidth; frequency 336 MHz; instantaneous spectral occupancy; radio frequency design; ultra high frequency TV band; ultrawideband antenna design; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Electron tubes; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Fixed Transceivers; IEEE802.22 Cognitive Radio; Monopole Antenna; UHF TV; Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2011 6th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kandy

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0032-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIINFS.2011.6038035

Filename

6038035