A differentially-driven dual-polarized magneto-electric dipole antenna

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Author(s)

  • Quan Xue
  • Shao Wei Liao
  • Jian Hua Xu

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Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Article number6280625
Pages (from-to)425-430
Journal / PublicationIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume61
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Abstract

A novel differentially-driven dual-polarized antenna is proposed in this communication. It is a magneto-electric dipole antenna whose gain and beamwidth keep constant along frequency within the operation bandwidth. If the antenna is ideally symmetrical, its differential port-to-port isolation is theoretically infinite. Due to the differentially-driven scheme, its cross-polarization level can be very low. Measurement shows that the proposed antenna achieves a wide impedance bandwidth of 68% (0.95 to 1.92 GHz) for differential reflection coefficients less than -10∼ dB} and high differential port-to-port isolation of better than 36 dB within the bandwidth. The 3-dB-gain bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 62% (1.09 to 2.08 GHz), and the radiation pattern across it is stable and unidirectional. The broadside gain within the 3-dB-gain bandwidth ranges from 6.6 to 9.6 dBi. The cross-polarization level is lower than -23∼ dB} across the 3-dB-gain bandwidth. The proposed antenna is the first differentially-driven dual-polarized magneto-electric dipole antenna. A feeding structure is specially designed to fit the differentially-driven scheme, and also to achieve wide impedance and gain bandwidths. © 1963-2012 IEEE.

Research Area(s)

  • Differentially-driven antenna, dual-polarization, magneto-electric dipole

Citation Format(s)

A differentially-driven dual-polarized magneto-electric dipole antenna. / Xue, Quan; Liao, Shao Wei; Xu, Jian Hua.
In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 61, No. 1, 6280625, 2013, p. 425-430.

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review