Open AccessParasitic‐enhanced circularly polarised sequential antenna array for dedicated short‐range communication applications at 5.8 GHz
Author(s) -
Maddio S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2017.0679
Subject(s) - dedicated short range communications , antenna (radio) , axial ratio , return loss , antenna array , microstrip antenna , computer science , telecommunications , electronic engineering , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering , wireless
A compact printed antenna array for dedicated short‐range communication (DSRC) at 5.8 GHz is presented. The proposed device is based on the sequential rotation arrangement (SRA) applied to a parasitic loaded patch antenna. Despite the compact dimension, the proposed array presents a left‐hand gain of 10.5 dB at centre frequency, as well as an axial ratio equal to 0.5 dB and a return loss in excess of 16 dB. Therefore, the device is adequate to operate according to the European framework of DSRC for traffic monitoring in the C‐band.