Title : 
Broadband rare radiating printed dipole antenna
         
        
            Author : 
Qudrat-E-Maula, Mohammad ; Shafai, Lotfollah
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper presents a broadband microstrip fed printed dipole antenna with back radiation properties. Printed dipole employs a microstrip fed line which simplifies the feeding mechanism of the antenna. By modifying the feed line broadband nature is achieved. A reflector is used to give backward radiation that makes this antenna as a feed for reflector antenna.
         
        
            Keywords : 
dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; reflector antenna feeds; back radiation property; backward radiation; broadband rare radiating printed dipole antenna; feed line broadband nature; feeding mechanism; microstrip fed line; reflector antenna; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; broadband; microstrip fed line; printed dipole; rare radiation;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Spokane, WA
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-9562-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/APS.2011.5996690