Omnidirectional Square Loop Segmented Antenna

A square loop antenna of circumference about one free-space wavelength displays an omnidirectional radiation pattern when its conductor is partitioned into five segments that are interconnected by four small capacitances. The optimization process for determining the capacitances values is described...

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Published in:IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters 2016, Vol.15, p.846-849
Main Authors: Kajfez, Darko, Elsherbeni, Atef Z., Demir, Veysel, Hasse, Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna directivity
antenna impedance matrix
Antenna measurements
Antenna radiation patterns
Capacitance
design optimization
Dipole antennas
Linear programming
omnidirectional antenna
Optimization
partitioned antenna
printed circuit antenna
segmented antenna
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Summary:A square loop antenna of circumference about one free-space wavelength displays an omnidirectional radiation pattern when its conductor is partitioned into five segments that are interconnected by four small capacitances. The optimization process for determining the capacitances values is described in detail. The required four capacitances are created by overlapping the conductor segments on the opposite sides of the substrate. The far field of the antenna resembles the one of an elementary magnetic dipole. At the center frequency of 956 MHz, the measured maximum gain is 2 dBi, and the measured antenna efficiency is 94%.
ISSN:1536-1225
1548-5757
DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2015.2476665