Experimental study on a directional cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (CDRA) at 5.8 GHz

Author

Zakariya, M.A. ; Jamroz, A.J. ; Baharudin, Z. ; Khir, M.H.M. ; Ain, M.F. ; Ahmad, Z.A.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., UTP, Tronoh, Malaysia

Volume

1

fYear

2012

fDate

12-14 June 2012

Firstpage

184

Lastpage

189

Abstract

In this paper an experimental study on a directional cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (CDRA) at 5.8 GHz is discussed and presented. Dielectric resonator (DR) ceramic-base material is investigated in the design and it is found that it improves the antenna performance. The dielectric constant of dielectric resonator palette is 55 and it is fed with a 50 Ω microstrip transmission line. The aperture coupling technique is highlighted in order to improve the performance of the CDRA in terms of their tuning frequencies, impedance bandwidth, radiation pattern and gain. The CDRA measured results are compared with the simulation, by using the 3D microwave simulator, Computer Simulation Technology (CST).

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; ceramics; dielectric resonator antennas; directive antennas; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; permittivity; transmission lines; 3D microwave simulator; CDRA; CST; DR ceramic-base material; antenna radiation pattern; aperture coupling technique; computer simulation technology; dielectric constant; directional cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna; frequency 5.8 GHz; impedance bandwidth; microstrip transmission line; resistance 50 ohm; tuning frequency; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectrics; Frequency measurement; Resonant frequency; Dielectric Resonator (DR); Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA); Frequency Tuning; Microstrip;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS), 2012 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1968-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIAS.2012.6306184

Filename

6306184