Novel application of the hollow dielectric resonator antenna as a packaging cover

Author

Lim, Eng Hock ; Leung, Kwok Wa

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, China

Volume

54

Issue

2

fYear

2006

Firstpage

484

Lastpage

487

Abstract

The dual functions of the rectangular hollow dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) as an antenna and a packaging cover are investigated. The design methodology is discussed, and the return loss, impedance, and radiation patterns for the fundamental mode are presented at 2.4 GHz, a popular frequency band for the WLAN and wireless communications. A low-noise amplifier is integrated successfully into the embedded cavity to form an active DRA, and the amplified radiation patterns are analyzed. The proposed DRA provides a possible solution to the size minimization of transceivers.

Keywords

active antennas; antenna radiation patterns; aperture antennas; cavity resonators; dielectric resonator antennas; electric impedance; low noise amplifiers; microwave amplifiers; transceivers; wireless LAN; 2.4 GHz; WLAN; active antenna; antenna impedance; aperture antenna; dielectric resonator antenna; embedded cavity; low-noise amplifier; microwave amplifier; packaging cover; radiation pattern; rectangular hollow DRA; transceiver circuit; wireless communication; wireless local area network; Antenna radiation patterns; Design methodology; Dielectric resonator antennas; Frequency; Impedance; Low-noise amplifiers; Packaging; Pattern analysis; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication; Active antennas; aperture antennas; dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs); microwave amplifiers; resonance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2005.863378

Filename

1589419