2016-08-03
A Planar End-Fire Antenna with Wide Beamwidth for 60 GHz Applications
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 61, 125-130, 2016
Abstract
A novel 60 GHz end-fire antenna for point-to-multipoint applications is presented. The prototype of this antenna is a dipole structure with a wide beamwidth. Then, the radiators are tilted with the ground is also modified to improve its directive gain while maintaining wide signal coverage. The antenna has a compact size of 10 mm × 7 mm × 0.254 mm. Measured results show that the antenna has favorable properties of 3-dB beamwidth up to 150° at 60 GHz, S11 less than -10 dB and stable gain of 5.9 to 6.8 dBi over 57 to 64 GHz, where these characteristics denote it fitting for 60 GHz wireless communication systems.
Citation
Rongda Wang, Peng Gao, Peng Wang, and Kai Kang, "A Planar End-Fire Antenna with Wide Beamwidth for 60 GHz Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 61, 125-130, 2016.
doi:10.2528/PIERL16061902
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