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Using parasitic elements for implementing sectoral patch antenna array for wireless applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2013

Abhishek Kandwal  and
Sunil Kumar Khah
Abhishek Kandwal*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Electromagnetic Analysis Laboratory, Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Solan, HP, India
Sunil Kumar Khah
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Electromagnetic Analysis Laboratory, Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Solan, HP, India
*
Corresponding authors: A. Kandwal Email: kandwal_abhishek@rediffmail.com
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Abstract

This paper presents the design and development of an X-band microstrip gap-coupled sectoral patch array antenna for application in wireless systems. A novel concept of bandwidth enhancement is considered for gap-coupled sectoral microstrip patch array antenna, which uses one active receiving antenna and multiple parasitic elements with finite ground plane. The parasitic elements give the possibility of creating a directive antenna beam. A broadband of 1 GHz with a return loss of −50 dB has been achieved in X-band along with a directivity of 11.1 dBi and reduced side lobe level to −23.7 for 3 dB angular width.

Keywords

SectoralArrayParasiticBandwidthGap
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 6 , Issue 5: MEMSWAVE Symposium 2013 , October 2014 , pp. 491 - 496
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2013 

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