Title :
A multi-element coplanar waveguide continuous transverse stub (CPW-CTS) antenna for wireless communications
Author :
Kim, Wayne ; Iskander, Magdy F.
Author_Institution :
Hawaii Center for Adv. Commun., Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
A three element CPW-CTS array antenna is described. The advantages of this new design include low cost, low profile, light weight, and a very simple planar microstrip feed configuration. The three element antenna exhibits a well-formed broadside main beam with up to 31% decrease in HPBW (compared to a single element CPW-CTS) at the 10 GHz frequency band and good 50-ohm impedance match (-10 dB) from 9.9 to 10.3 GHz. For future work, experimental verification will be performed and measured data will be compared with simulated results. The multi element CPW-CTS array represents the first step towards a large multi-panel planar array.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguide components; electric impedance; impedance matching; waveguide antennas; 9.9 to 10.3 GHz; array antenna; broadside main beam; impedance match; multi-element coplanar waveguide antenna; multi-element coplanar waveguide continuous transverse stub antenna; multi-panel planar array; planar microstrip feed; radiation pattern; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Coplanar waveguides; Costs; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Performance evaluation; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551297
