Title :
Design of microstrip antenna with broad beamwidth
Author :
Li, Yuanchun ; Zhu, Qi ; Yan, Yan ; Wang, Jue ; Xu, Shanjia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EEIS, Univ. of Sci. & Tech. of China, Hefei
Abstract :
Based on the theoretical analysis of microstrip antenna (MSA) loaded with a shorting-pin, a novel MSA with broad beamwidth is proposed. In the structure, multiple layers are used to achieve high radiation efficiency, while a conducting cylinder and a coupling aperture are applied to excite multiple modes to obtain broad beamwidth. Finally, a novel MSA is designed and fabricated as an example. The measured results validate the present design. Compared to traditional MSAs, the present antenna possesses many advantages such as smaller area, broader beamwidth and so on.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; antenna radiation efficiency; broad beamwidth; microstrip antenna; theoretical analysis; Antenna theory; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Current; Dielectric substrates; Feeds; Loaded antennas; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Optical coupling; Microstrip antenna (MSA); broad beamwidth; conducting cylinder; coupling aperture;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2641-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2642-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2008.4958152
