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2020-10-06
Highly Directive Planar End-Fire Antenna Array
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 106, 45-59, 2020
Abstract
This paper describes the design and development of a highly directive planar end-fire array using arc dipoles as the array elements. The inter element spacing, shape and size of the array elements are optimized for maximum directivity and gain. The array is printed on a substrate whose dimensions are also optimized for better performance. The overall length of the proposed six element array is 1.9λ, giving directivity and gain values as 12.0 dBi and 10.2 dBi respectively at 5.8 GHz.
Citation
Sruthi Dinesh, Chaluvayalil Vinisha, Deepti Das Krishna, Jean Marc Laheurte, and Chandroth K. Aanandan, "Highly Directive Planar End-Fire Antenna Array," Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 106, 45-59, 2020.
doi:10.2528/PIERC20080802
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