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Improved metal‐dielectric antennas in UMTS frequency band through extraordinary transmission elements
Author(s) -
Illescas J.,
Estévez A.,
Falcone F.,
Marcotegui A.
Publication year - 2012
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.27026
Subject(s) - microcell , umts frequency bands , microwave , finite difference time domain method , antenna (radio) , transmission (telecommunications) , engineering , planar , electronic engineering , frequency band , electrical engineering , dielectric , computer science , telecommunications , optics , physics , computer graphics (images)
In this article, a UMTS/HSPA antenna is proposed, based on a stacked planar structure, where the combination of collimation by Enhanced Transmission and the use of parasitic director elements is used to achieve the desired specifications. Full wave simulation results, obtained using an in house developed FDTD code, as well as measurement results from a fabricated prototype are presented, showing good agreement. The proposed antenna can be useful for the deployment of minicell and microcell mobile base stations. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2181–2185, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com.). DOI 10.1002/mop.27026