Dual-band loop-loaded printed dipole array with a corporate balun/feed structure

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SONDAŞ A., UÇAR M. H. B., ERDEMLİ Y. E.

IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION, cilt.6, sa.10, ss.1109-1116, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1049/iet-map.2011.0244
  • Dergi Adı: IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1109-1116
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A novel loop-loaded printed dipole (LLPD) antenna array is introduced for a dual-band operation at 3.0/5.5 GHz bands. As the loop elements placed on the dipole aperture provide the dual-band operation, a new corporate balun/feed structure is employed to achieve balanced and matched excitation for the array. The simulation and measurement results for 1 x 1, 2 x 2 and 4 x 4 LLPD array designs are presented, demonstrating quite well agreement. In particular, the 4 x 4 design offers better than 17% impedance bandwidth and a realised gain of at least 15 dBi with tolerable side-lobe levels at the designated frequency bands.