Achieving ratio bandwidth of 25:1 from a printed antenna using a tapered semi-ring feed

Jianjun Liu*, Karu P. Esselle, Stuart G. Hay, Shunshi Zhong

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Abstract

A printed super-wideband (SWB) antenna that consists of an elliptical monopole and a trapezoid ground plane is presented. By introducing a tapered microstrip impedance transformer and implementing a semi-ring feed interface to the radiation patch, the bandwidth of the antenna is enhanced. The results demonstrate that the measured 2:1 VSWR bandwidth is from 1.08 to 27.4 GHz with a ratio bandwidth of 25:1. The antenna has a stable radiation pattern over this frequency band. It is suitable for wireless communication applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6093724
Pages (from-to)1333-1336
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • current distribution
  • printed monopole
  • semi-ring feed
  • super-wideband (SWB)

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