A Novel Miniaturized Broadband Dual-Polarized Dipole Antenna for Base Station

A novel dual-polarized dipole antenna for base-station applications is presented in this letter. The proposed antenna is composed of a cross dipole, a square loop, a square plate, and a small-size reflector. The square loop and the square plate act as a parasitic radiator and a director, respectively. By introducing the two parts, the impedance bandwidth of the cross dipole can be significantly enhanced, and broadside radiation patterns with narrow beam can be also obtained. Experimental results show that the proposed antenna can operate from 1.71 to 2.69 GHz with low VSWRs at the two ports. High isolation ( > 22 dB) and stable antenna gain (~ 8 dB) are also achieved over the entire operating frequency band. The antenna has symmetrical radiation patterns both in vertical and horizontal planes, and the half-power beamwidth is 70°±5°. Furthermore, the size of the proposed antenna is very compact, which is only 0.513 λ₀ ×0.513 λ₀ ×0.388 λ₀ at the center of the operating frequency band.