Title :
A study on effectiveness of FR4 as a dielectric material for radial line slot array antenna for wireless backhaul application
Author :
Rahman, Tharek Abdul ; Ibrahim, Imran Mohd ; Wei, Pak Siau ; Ahmad, Johari ; Wahab, Ab Ghani Che
Author_Institution :
Wireless Commun. Centre, Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Abstract :
The Radial Line Slot Array (RLSA) Antenna is known for its good characteristics such as low profile, low cost, aesthetically pleasing, ease of installation and simple structure. RLSA antenna normally applied polypropylene as a dielectric material in the middle of the radiating plate and ground plane. This research is focusing on applying FR4 as a dielectric material. The prototype has been simulated, fabricated and measured. The measurement obtained a -15dB of return loss, 11.5dBi of directivity gain and 5% antenna bandwidth.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; dielectric materials; radiocommunication; slot antenna arrays; FR4 effectiveness; RLSA antenna; antenna bandwidth; dielectric material; directivity gain; ground plane; loss -15 dB; polypropylene; radial line slot array antenna; radiating plate; wireless backhaul application; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Brain modeling; Loss measurement; Prototypes; Slot antennas; FR4 dielectric material; RLSA;
Conference_Titel :
Communications (APCC), 2011 17th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sabah
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0389-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.2011.6152839
