Abstract
An omnidirectional wide-band cylindrical microstrip array antenna (CMAA) in the frequency range 2.05-2.55 GHz with horizontal polarization is proposed. The antenna consists of two radiating elements fed by probes and symmetrically located on the opposite sides of a textile substrate mounted on a ground cylinder. The radiating element consists of two strongly coupled E-shaped patches connected by a microstrip line. A prototype has been fabricated and measured. The deviation of the radiation pattern from omnidirectionality in the horizontal plane does not exceed 4 dB. The reached -10 dB bandwidth is 22% and the directivity is 2.14 dBi at 2.3 GHz. The agreement between simulations and measurements is good.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 875-877 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cylindrically conformal antenna array
- omnidirectional antennas
- wide-band antennas