Title :
Ultra-wideband planar elliptical ring antenna
Author :
Ren, Y.-J. ; Chang, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An elliptical ring antenna fed by a coplanar waveguide line for ultra-wideband applications is presented. The wideband performance is achieved by extending the length of the elliptical ring´s major axis. The elliptical ring antenna has a 2:1 VSWR (return loss <10 dB) from 4.6 to 10.3 GHz and has an average gain of 4.48 dBi. The antenna radiation patterns show a stable variation within its operation band. The parameters determining the antenna wideband characteristic are discussed and the measured performance is presented.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguide components; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; 4.48 dB; 4.6 to 10.3 GHz; CPW-fed elliptical ring antenna; UWB elliptical ring antenna; VSWR; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguide feed; monopole antenna; ultra-wideband planar antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060210
