Title :
Wideband highly-efficient transparent/miniaturized antennas using clear colorless acrylic sheets for space/WLAN applications
Author :
Rashidian, Atabak ; Shafai, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abstract :
Two novel resonator antennas are proposed for space/WLAN applications. The whole antenna system including substrate and resonator element is realized using clear colorless acrylic sheets. The first antenna is over 90% optically transparent and covers the entire Ku frequency band for satellite communications. By changing the boundary conditions using metallic plates, the second plastic antenna with significant size reduction is achieved to operate at 5-6 GHz frequency band for WLAN applications.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; microwave antennas; resonators; satellite communication; wireless LAN; WLAN applications; boundary conditions; clear colorless acrylic sheets; frequency 5 GHz to 6 GHz; metallic plates; miniaturized antennas; plastic antenna; resonator antennas; resonator element; satellite communications; space applications; wideband highly efficient transparent antennas; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectric resonator antennas; Optical resonators; Plastics; Resonant frequency; Satellite antennas; WLAN; dielectric materials; satellite communications; transparent antennas; wideband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2014 16th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2014.6887677
