Title :
An ultra broadband stacked circular patch antenna
Author :
Tilanthe, P. ; Sharma, P.C.
Author_Institution :
Truba Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Indore, India
Abstract :
A stacked, three layer circular antenna is presented here which has ultra wide band radiation characteristic. In order to achieve wide bandwidth, proximity coupled circular patches with dual probe feed is used. The resonator parameters are optimized in order to achieve ultra wide band characteristics. Few optimization results are also presented. Return loss, radiation pattern and VSWR over frequency range 1 GHz - 30 GHz is presented for the best antenna.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; optimisation; circular patch antenna; frequency 1 GHz to 30 GHz; optimization; radiation pattern; resonator parameters; stacked antenna; three layer circular antenna; ultra broadband antenna; ultra wide band radiation; Bandwidth; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Educational institutions; Feeds; Frequency; Geometry; Patch antennas; Probes; Ultra wideband antennas; Stacked; proximity coupled;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia, Signal Processing and Communication Technologies, 2009. IMPACT '09. International
Conference_Location :
Aligarh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3602-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3604-0
DOI :
10.1109/MSPCT.2009.5164182