Abstract
A novel transparent water dielectric patch antenna fed by an L-shaped probe is proposed. In contrast to reported water antennas, the proposed design has the operation mechanism similar to the conventional metallic patch antenna. A study on the bandwidth reveals that wide bandwidth can be achieved for the antenna by choosing a thick supporting substrate between the water patch and the ground plane. A prototype is fabricated. An impedance bandwidth of 8.0%, maximum gain of 7.3 dBi, radiation efficiency of 70%, and symmetrically unidirectional patterns with low backlobe and low cross polarization levels are obtained. Furthermore, the transparent water dielectric patch antenna can be conveniently integrated with solar cells to realize a dual-function design.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2015 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 319-320 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479988969 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Jan 2016 |
| Event | 4th IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP 2015) - Bali Island, Indonesia Duration: 30 Jun 2015 → 3 Jul 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 4th IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP 2015) |
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| Place | Indonesia |
| City | Bali Island |
| Period | 30/06/15 → 3/07/15 |
Research Keywords
- dense dielectric patch antenna
- L-probe
- liquid antenna
- pure water
- Water patch
