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Compact slotline fed enhanced gain dipole antenna for 5.2 GHz/5.8‐GHz applications
Author(s) -
Nair Sreejith M.,
V.A Shameena,
C.M Nijas,
Aanandan C.K.,
Vasudevan K.,
Mohanan P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of rf and microwave computer‐aided engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1099-047X
pISSN - 1096-4290
DOI - 10.1002/mmce.20632
Subject(s) - antenna gain , dipole antenna , antenna (radio) , radiation pattern , high gain antenna , antenna measurement , microwave , physics , dipole , coaxial antenna , optics , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , engineering , telecommunications , quantum mechanics
A high‐efficiency and high‐gain slotline fed directive dipole antenna is developed for microwave applications. The antenna offers an average gain of 7.9 dBi with a front to back ratio better than 20 dB and a cross polar level better than −20 dB. Design equations of the antenna are developed and validated on different substrates. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed antenna exhibits high gain and robust radiation patterns in the entire frequency band. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE, 2013.