Microstrip-Fed 3-D Folded Slot Antenna on Cubic Structure

A 3-D cube antenna with application in wireless sensor network is presented in this letter. Employing microstrip-fed 3-D folded slot antenna topology, a horizontally polarized omnidirectional radiation pattern in azimuth plane was obtained. The structure that is compatible with 3-D printing was fabr...

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Published in:IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters 2016, Vol.15, p.1081-1084
Main Authors: Shamsinejad, Souren, De Flaviis, Franco, Mousavi, Pedram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D print
antenna
Antenna measurements
Antenna radiation patterns
cube
folded slot
Microstrip
Microstrip antennas
slot
Slot antennas
Three-dimensional displays
wireless sensor network (WSN)
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:A 3-D cube antenna with application in wireless sensor network is presented in this letter. Employing microstrip-fed 3-D folded slot antenna topology, a horizontally polarized omnidirectional radiation pattern in azimuth plane was obtained. The structure that is compatible with 3-D printing was fabricated from RO3003 substrate and Objet VeroGray material. The interior of the cubic structure can be used to place electronic circuits of transceiver and sensor. Measurement results verify simulation, and a maximum gain of 1.95 dBi in the azimuth plane and bandwidth of 14% at the center frequency of 2.495 GHz were achieved. The cubic antenna has an edge length of 33 mm and covers the ISM 2.45-GHz frequency band, which has vast application in wireless sensor networks and telecommunication devices.
ISSN:1536-1225
1548-5757
DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2015.2493146