Title :
An omnidirectional high gain microstrip antenna array mounted on a circular cylinder
Author :
Li, P. ; Luk, K.M. ; Lau, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
An L-probe fed microstrip antenna array, mounted on a cylindrical ground plane, is proposed in this paper. The characteristics of a single L-probe fed microstrip antenna are investigated by both simulation and experiment. The far field radiation pattern of the cylindrical antenna array is studied by pattern synthesis with consideration of the cylinder curvature, element number and element spacing. A high gain omnidirectional antenna array with low gain ripple in the azimuth radiation pattern is achieved.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; L-probe fed antenna; circular cylinder mounted antenna array; cylindrical ground plane; element spacing; far field radiation pattern; high gain microstrip antenna array; low azimuth pattern gain ripple; omnidirectional antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Engine cylinders; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220369
