Title :
Broadband U-shaped water antenna for DVB-H applications
Author :
Lei Xing ; Yi Huang ; Yaochun Shen ; Al Ja´afreh, Saqer ; Qian Xu ; Alrawashdeh, Rula
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, a low profile, broadband, dielectric resonant antenna (DRA) with a U-shaped water layer is presented for DVB-H (470 - 862 MHz) mobile applications. The U-shaped water layer is used as a radiator to reduce the antenna size. The proposed antenna has a -6 dB impedance bandwidth from 461 to 1019 MHz, or a fractional bandwidth of 75%, and about 1.5 dBi gain covering the whole DVB-H band. The computer simulation is conducted to quantify and validate the antenna performance. It is demonstrated that this novel antenna is an excellent candidate for DVB-H applications.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; digital video broadcasting; water; DVB-H; U-shaped water layer; bandwidth 461 MHz to 1019 MHz; broadband antenna; computer simulation; dielectric resonant antenna; frequency 470 MHz to 862 MHz; radiator; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Dielectric resonator antennas; Digital video broadcasting; DVB-H; broadband antenna; dielectric resonant antenna; water antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6905292
