A new kind of ultra wideband antenna,which consists of a leaf-like dipole and a dielectric block,is proposed and analyzed.The dielectric block is attached in parallel with the dipole near its feed point.Thus,the near ...A new kind of ultra wideband antenna,which consists of a leaf-like dipole and a dielectric block,is proposed and analyzed.The dielectric block is attached in parallel with the dipole near its feed point.Thus,the near field is attracted to the side where the dielectric block is located.It leads to a focusing effect of the energy in the far zone.The finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method combined with the perfectly matched layers(PML)technique is used in the simulation of the antenna radiation characteristics.The research shows that,with proper dielectric loading and 50 Ω feeding line,the bandwidth of the antenna can be up to 6.5 GHz,from 3.5 GHz to 10 GHz with VSWR(voltage standing wave ratio)less than 2.5.展开更多
This paper presents an overview of dielectric patch(DP)antennas developed in recent years.The employed DP resonator composed of a DP and a bottom substrate is analyzed comprehensively here,enabling the easy realizatio...This paper presents an overview of dielectric patch(DP)antennas developed in recent years.The employed DP resonator composed of a DP and a bottom substrate is analyzed comprehensively here,enabling the easy realization of a quasi-planar DP antenna.It combines the dual advantages of the conventional microstrip patch(MP)antenna and dielectric resonator(DR)antenna in terms of profile,gain,bandwidth,radiation efficiency,and design freedom.Furthermore,the DP antenna inherits the multi-mode characteristic of the DR antenna,thus it has a large number of high-order modes,including TMmn mode and TEmn mode.The high-order modes are widely applied,for example,by combining with the dominant TM10 mode to expand the bandwidth,or selecting multiple higher-order modes to implement a high-gain antenna.Additionally,the non-radiation high-order modes are also utilized to produce natural radiation null in filtering antenna design.In this paper,the design theories and techniques of DP antenna are introduced and investigated,including calculation and control methods of the resonant mode frequencies,analysis of the radiation mechanism,and applications of the multi-mode characteristic.This overview could provide guidance for the subsequent antenna design,thus effectively avoid time-consuming optimization.展开更多
基金Sponsored by National Nature Science Foundation of China(60471053)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of MOE,China
文摘A new kind of ultra wideband antenna,which consists of a leaf-like dipole and a dielectric block,is proposed and analyzed.The dielectric block is attached in parallel with the dipole near its feed point.Thus,the near field is attracted to the side where the dielectric block is located.It leads to a focusing effect of the energy in the far zone.The finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method combined with the perfectly matched layers(PML)technique is used in the simulation of the antenna radiation characteristics.The research shows that,with proper dielectric loading and 50 Ω feeding line,the bandwidth of the antenna can be up to 6.5 GHz,from 3.5 GHz to 10 GHz with VSWR(voltage standing wave ratio)less than 2.5.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant BK20201438by the Natural Science Research Project of Jiangsu Provincial Institutions of Higher Education under Grant 20KJA510002by the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province under Grant KYCX202825.
文摘This paper presents an overview of dielectric patch(DP)antennas developed in recent years.The employed DP resonator composed of a DP and a bottom substrate is analyzed comprehensively here,enabling the easy realization of a quasi-planar DP antenna.It combines the dual advantages of the conventional microstrip patch(MP)antenna and dielectric resonator(DR)antenna in terms of profile,gain,bandwidth,radiation efficiency,and design freedom.Furthermore,the DP antenna inherits the multi-mode characteristic of the DR antenna,thus it has a large number of high-order modes,including TMmn mode and TEmn mode.The high-order modes are widely applied,for example,by combining with the dominant TM10 mode to expand the bandwidth,or selecting multiple higher-order modes to implement a high-gain antenna.Additionally,the non-radiation high-order modes are also utilized to produce natural radiation null in filtering antenna design.In this paper,the design theories and techniques of DP antenna are introduced and investigated,including calculation and control methods of the resonant mode frequencies,analysis of the radiation mechanism,and applications of the multi-mode characteristic.This overview could provide guidance for the subsequent antenna design,thus effectively avoid time-consuming optimization.
