2016-04-28
A Very Wideband Dipole-Loop Composite Patch Antenna with Simple Feed
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 60, 9-16, 2016
Abstract
By combining a horizontal bowtie electric dipole and a vertical rhombic loop antenna which is realized by a pair of folded shorted patches, a very wideband dipole-loop composite patch antenna is designed. Four tuning stubs are attached to the edges of the bowtie dipole to improve the impedance matching. The bowtie dipole and the rhombic loop antenna are excited simultaneously by a simple feed structure which not only forms a folded balun but also makes the antenna itself be direct current grounded. Results show that a wide impedance bandwidth of 121.6% for |S11|<-10 dB from 3.5 to 14.35 GHz is obtained. Good radiation patterns, low back radiation, low cross polarization level, and a peak antenna gain of 7.7 to 9.8 dBi are achieved over the operating bands.
Citation
Kai He, Peng Fei, and Shu-Xi Gong, "A Very Wideband Dipole-Loop Composite Patch Antenna with Simple Feed," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 60, 9-16, 2016.
doi:10.2528/PIERL16032204
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