Title :
Development of a Wideband Planar Antenna Array for Multifunctional Wireless Applications
Author :
Yao, Yuan ; Huang, Bin ; Feng, Zhenghe
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. on Microwave & Digital Commun., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
We have developed a 1 times 4 wideband array structure for multiple wireless applications. The utilized single element is a wide-slot antenna and has demonstrated ultra-wideband operation characteristics. The proposed antenna system associated with feeding network and antenna elements can be integrated in a single substrate. Consequently, such a design is with low fabrication and assembly cost and compact size. The bandwidth of this wideband antenna array is from 2.0 GHz to 6.0 GHz and the radiation pattern is bidirectional. The performance of the antenna array is investigated both numerically and experimentally.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; planar antenna arrays; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; antenna elements; feeding network; multifunctional wireless applications; radiation pattern; ultrawideband operation characteristics; wide-slot antenna; wideband array structure; wideband planar antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Assembly; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Costs; Fabrication; Planar arrays; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Wilkinson power divider; antenna array; wide-slot antenna; wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2007. APMC 2007. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0748-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0749-1
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2007.4554581
