Surface wave enhanced broadband planar antenna for wireless applications

被引:29
作者
Leong, KMKH [1 ]
Qian, YX [1 ]
Itoh, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
antennas; microstrip antennas; wireless LAN;
D O I
10.1109/7260.914303
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This letter explores the development of a new class of broadband antenna in which TEo surface-wave is used as the primary source of free space radiation. We demonstrate that antennas based on this concept can be designed to operate over a broad bandwidth, be extremely compact, and can be easily integrated with MIC and MMIC technology. Measurement of return loss and radiation pattern characteristics of the antenna described in this letter indicate a 47% operating bandwidth, covering a large part of the frequency spectrum assigned for U.S. as well as European high-speed wireless local area network (WLAN) applications, making it ideal for integration with WLAN modules.
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页码:62 / 64
页数:3
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