Design of a Wide-Band L-Probe Patch Antenna for Pattern Reconfiguration or Diversity Applications
- 6 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Vol. 54 (2), 433-438
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2005.863376
Abstract
By supporting an L-probe coupled circular patch antenna with four metallic posts at appropriate locations, it is demonstrated that the conical and the broadside modes which are excited separately by two different sets of L-shaped probes, can be operated at the same frequency range. For a tested antenna operated at 1.85 GHz, the bandwidth (SWR<2) achieved is 24%, and the isolation between the two input ports is 28 dB. The gains of the conical and broadside modes are 4 and 8.5 dBi, respectively. With suitable switching feed networks, the antenna can be reconfigurable in radiation pattern. The antenna can also be used as a pattern diversity antenna for modern mobile communications.Keywords
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