Frequency reconfigurable quasi-Yagi dipole antenna

Y. Cai*, Y. Jay Guo, P. Y. Qin, A. R. Weily

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Abstract

A frequency reconfigurable quasi-Yagi dipole antenna is presented in this paper. Simulation results show that a 35% continuously tuning impedance bandwidth, from 1.85 to 2.5GHz, is obtained. Loaded with varactor diodes, the effective electrical lengths of the driver and director dipoles are varied by changing the biasing voltages. The length adjustable director allows the endfire pattern with relatively high gain being maintained over each tuning sub-band. Across the tuning bandwidth, the predicted gain variation is from 5.8dBi to 7.9dBi. The H-plane cross-polarization level is below -17dB while this value is below -32dB in the E-plane. The front-to-back ratio is better than 12dB.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APS/URSI 2010)
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781424449682
ISBN (Print)9781424449675
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: 11 Jul 201017 Jul 2010

Other

Other2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period11/07/1017/07/10

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