Compact cactus-shaped Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) monopole on organic substrate

Author

Nikolaou, Symeon ; Ponchak, George E.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta

fYear

2007

fDate

9-15 June 2007

Firstpage

4637

Lastpage

4640

Abstract

The implementation of a novel cactus-shaped monopole antenna that demonstrates an easily controllable return loss and omni-directional radiation patterns in frequency range from 2.9 GHz up to 12 GHz that exceeds the designated ultra wide band (UWB) range is discussed in this paper. The effect of the geometry characteristics on the return loss behavior is briefly explained. The proposed prototype antenna is fabricated on 225 mum thick Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) with overall board dimensions of 28 mm times 32 mm.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; liquid crystal polymers; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; cactus-shaped monopole antenna; frequency 2.9 GHz to 12 GHz; liquid crystal polymers; omnidirectional radiation patterns; return loss behavior; size 225 mum; size 28 mm to 32 mm; ultra wideband antennas; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Conductors; Frequency; Liquid crystal polymers; Prototypes; Resonance; Shape control; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0877-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0878-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2007.4396577

Filename

4396577