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Design of Novel Broadband Endfire Dipole Array Antennas

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Ma, T; Ai, J; Shen, M; Joines, WT
Published in: IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
September 16, 2017
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A novel broadband endfire dipole array antenna is presented in this letter. With a novel impedance matching method, this antenna is realized as a series-fed structure and four dipole elements on the same printed circuit board. The bandwidth of the antenna is increased by staggered tuning of the dipole elements. The measured results show that the antenna has an impedance bandwidth of 70.5% for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)<2, a gain of 3.43-6.78 dBi and endfire radiation pattern. The total size is 0.595× 0.977; λo2 (λo is the free-space wavelength at the center frequency). The studies of the dipole length and distributed capacitor are also performed to verify the design theory. The advantages of broad bandwidth and unidirectional radiation pattern make this antenna favorable in wireless communication systems.

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William T. Joines
Author William T. Joines Electrical and Computer Engineering

Published In

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2017.2753820

ISSN

1536-1225

Publication Date

September 16, 2017

Volume

16

Start / End Page

2935 / 2938

Related Subject Headings

  • Networking & Telecommunications
  • 4006 Communications engineering
  • 1005 Communications Technologies
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 

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Ma, T., Ai, J., Shen, M., & Joines, W. T. (2017). Design of Novel Broadband Endfire Dipole Array Antennas. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 16, 2935–2938. https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2017.2753820
Ma, T., J. Ai, M. Shen, and W. T. Joines. “Design of Novel Broadband Endfire Dipole Array Antennas.” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 16 (September 16, 2017): 2935–38. https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2017.2753820.
Ma T, Ai J, Shen M, Joines WT. Design of Novel Broadband Endfire Dipole Array Antennas. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 2017 Sep 16;16:2935–8.
Ma, T., et al. “Design of Novel Broadband Endfire Dipole Array Antennas.” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, Sept. 2017, pp. 2935–38. Scopus, doi:10.1109/LAWP.2017.2753820.
Ma T, Ai J, Shen M, Joines WT. Design of Novel Broadband Endfire Dipole Array Antennas. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 2017 Sep 16;16:2935–2938.

Published In

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2017.2753820

ISSN

1536-1225

Publication Date

September 16, 2017

Volume

16

Start / End Page

2935 / 2938

Related Subject Headings

  • Networking & Telecommunications
  • 4006 Communications engineering
  • 1005 Communications Technologies
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering