• DocumentCode
    27569
  • Title

    Monolithic patch antenna for dedicated short-range communications

  • Author

    Leonardi, O. ; Pavone, Marco ; Cadili, T. ; Sorbello, G. ; Isernia, Tommaso

  • Author_Institution
    Dip. di Ing. Elettr. Elettron. e Inf., Catania Univ., Catania, Italy
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    January 17 2013
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    Dedicated short-range communications (DSRCs) is a novel short- to medium-range wireless protocol designed for automotive use. The DSRC signals are circularly polarised and allocated in the 5.8 GHz band. Described is the development of a monolithic and compact patch antenna with left-hand circular polarisation intended for the on-board unit equipment of a DSRC system. The 40×60×2.455 mm fabricated prototype exhibits a circularly-polarised gain of about 5.52 dBc with a cross-polar discrimination of about 20 dB.
  • Keywords
    microstrip antennas; polarisation; wireless channels; DSRC signal; across-polar discrimination; automotive use; circularly-polarised gain; compact patch antenna; dedicated short-range communication; frequency 5.8 GHz; left-hand circular polarisation; monolithic patch antenna; short-to medium-range wireless protocol;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2012.3203
  • Filename
    6420066