TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact Patch Antenna with Vertical Polarization and Omnidirectional Radiation Characteristics
AU - Mao, Chun Xu
AU - Khalily, Mohsen
AU - Zhang, Long
AU - Xiao, Pei
AU - Sun, Yuhang
AU - Werner, Douglas H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received February 4, 2020; revised June 29, 2020; accepted June 30, 2020. Date of publication July 14, 2020; date of current version February 3, 2021. This work was supported in part by the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Project “MILLIBAN” under Grant EP/P008402/2 and in part by the National Science Foundation Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) Nanosystems ERC under Award EEC-1160483. (Corresponding author: Chun Xu Mao.) Chun Xu Mao, Mohsen Khalily, and Pei Xiao are with the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC), Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K. (e-mail: c.mao@surrey.ac.uk).
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PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - This communication proposes a compact, low-profile patch antenna with omnidirectional radiation pattern and vertical polarization. A pair of shorted patches are excited in-phase to achieve the omnidirectivity and the vertical polarization, simultaneously. The principle is to excite two back-to-back arranged shorted patches to generate symmetrical electric-field ( E -field) distributions normal to the ground plane. Analytical study on how to generate the omnidirectional radiation pattern is carried out. Based on this study, we found that the spacing in between the two patches have little influence on the radiation characteristics, which provides another flexibility in the design. In addition, the shape of the patch and the corresponding field distribution are investigated to further improve the omnidirectivity. To improve the impedance bandwidth, resonant structures are inserted in between the patches, producing the second-order response in frequency. The antenna has been fabricated and characterized, and the measured results are in reasonable agreement with the simulations, showing that the proposed antenna is suitable for potential surface-mount wireless applications.
AB - This communication proposes a compact, low-profile patch antenna with omnidirectional radiation pattern and vertical polarization. A pair of shorted patches are excited in-phase to achieve the omnidirectivity and the vertical polarization, simultaneously. The principle is to excite two back-to-back arranged shorted patches to generate symmetrical electric-field ( E -field) distributions normal to the ground plane. Analytical study on how to generate the omnidirectional radiation pattern is carried out. Based on this study, we found that the spacing in between the two patches have little influence on the radiation characteristics, which provides another flexibility in the design. In addition, the shape of the patch and the corresponding field distribution are investigated to further improve the omnidirectivity. To improve the impedance bandwidth, resonant structures are inserted in between the patches, producing the second-order response in frequency. The antenna has been fabricated and characterized, and the measured results are in reasonable agreement with the simulations, showing that the proposed antenna is suitable for potential surface-mount wireless applications.
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U2 - 10.1109/TAP.2020.3008032
DO - 10.1109/TAP.2020.3008032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089298277
SN - 0018-926X
VL - 69
SP - 1158
EP - 1161
JO - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
JF - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
IS - 2
M1 - 9140312
ER -