Title :
Design of dual-band L-probe patch antenna for mobile communications
Author :
Shum, Y.H. ; Luk, K.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
Abstract :
Using 2 L-probe antennas as elements, the dual-band can be operated in GSM/PCS systems. The antenna can be used in a GSM/PCS indoor base station with operation frequencies of 900 MHz and 1.8 GHz. The copper rod is employed as an air transmission line and a short pin is employed as DC ground. The technique of L-probe fed patch antenna is employed for design of a dual-band antenna due to its several advantages: low cost, lightweight, ease of fabrication and wide bandwidth. An impedance bandwidth of 15% (lower-band) and 11% (upper-band) (SWR/spl les/1.5) and average gain of 6 dBi have been achieved.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; cellular radio; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; personal communication networks; 1.8 GHz; 6 dB; 900 MHz; GSM/PCS system; L-probe antennas; Mobile Communications; average gain; dual-band patch antenna; impedance bandwidth; indoor base station; Bandwidth; Base stations; Copper; Costs; Dual band; Frequency; GSM; Mobile communication; Patch antennas; Personal communication networks;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959408
