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An omnidirectional planar microstrip antenna with low sidelobes
Author(s) -
Bancroft Randy,
Bateman Blaine
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.20210
Subject(s) - omnidirectional antenna , coaxial antenna , microstrip antenna , finite difference time domain method , radiation pattern , planar , acoustics , antenna (radio) , patch antenna , engineering , microstrip , microwave , antenna measurement , optics , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , physics , telecommunications , computer science , computer graphics (images)
An omnidirectional printed planar microstrip antenna with low sidelobes is described. The radiation pattern of this antenna is analyzed numerically using the finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) method and compared with the measurements of a prototype. The driving point is unbalanced, which allows the antenna to be fed directly with a coaxial cable. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 42: 68–69, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20210