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Diamond dipole antenna for ultra‐wideband communications
Author(s) -
Lule Edward,
Babi Tadeusz,
Siwiak Kazimierz
Publication year - 2005
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.21040
Subject(s) - standing wave ratio , finite difference time domain method , dipole antenna , microwave , radiation pattern , vivaldi antenna , bandwidth (computing) , wideband , diamond , monopole antenna , coaxial antenna , dipole , optics , antenna measurement , engineering , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , antenna (radio) , physics , materials science , telecommunications , microstrip antenna , composite material , quantum mechanics
A diamond dipole antenna (DIDA) with rounded feeding edges for ultra‐wideband (UWB) communications, optimized using the finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) technique is presented in this paper. The antenna has a bandwidth of 11.15 GHz (5.34:1) for a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) ≤ 2, while retaining good radiation pattern characteristics in this bandwidth. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 46: 536–538, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21040