Title :
Higher-order modes in rectangular DRAs for gain enhancement
Author :
Petosa, Aldo ; Thirakoune, Soulideth ; Ittipiboon, Apisak
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre Canada, Ottawa, ON
Abstract :
The use of higher-order modes of a rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) are investigated for increasing directivity. Using the TEx delta15 mode, a directivity of almost 11 dB has been simulated for a DRA operating at 10.6 GHz.
Keywords :
dielectric resonator antennas; microstrip antennas; dielectric resonator antenna; frequency 10.6 GHz; gain enhancement; higher-order modes; rectangular DRA; Antennas and propagation; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectric resonator antennas; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Predictive models; Rectangular waveguides; Resonant frequency; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics and the Canadian Radio Science Meeting, 2009. ANTEM/URSI 2009. 13th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2979-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2980-6
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEMURSI.2009.4805098