An Omnidirectional Antenna with Multi-taper Conformal Structure

Authors

  • Zhaoneng Jiang 1) School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China 2) National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory Southeast University, Jiangsu, 210096, China
  • Yongxin Sha School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
  • Xiaofeng Xuan School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
  • Liying Nie School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2023.ACES.J.380304

Keywords:

Conformal, omnidirectional, multi-taper

Abstract

In this paper, a wideband quadrangular pyramid conformal printed dipole antenna is designed, manufactured, and tested. The proposed antenna comprises four dipoles pointing in different directions and four pairs of parasitic patches. Each dipole and pair of parasitic patches are placed on one side of the pyramid. The simulated impedance bandwidth exceeds 26% (S11 ≤ −10 dB), with the conformal taper varied from 0∘ to 20∘. Omnidirectional radiation characteristics can be realized within the working bandwidth. The prototype of the proposed antenna with 10∘ taper is fabricated and measured. Moreover, the results show that the operating frequency band is 2.28-3.58 GHz in the S-band. The size of the fabricated antenna is 35 × 35 mm2. The conclusion is that the simulation and test results of the 10∘ taper antennas are highly consistent.

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Author Biographies

Zhaoneng Jiang, 1) School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China 2) National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory Southeast University, Jiangsu, 210096, China

Zhaoneng Jiang was born in Xuancheng, China. He received the Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 2012. He has been working on numerical methods of computational electromagnetism since 2013. He is currently a Professor at the Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China. He has authored or coauthored more than 90 papers in refereed international conferences and journals, and has served as Program Committee Member in several international conferences. His current focus is on antenna and microwave devices. (E-mail: jiangzhaoneng@hfut.edu.cn)

Yongxin Sha, School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China

Yongxin Sha was born in Anhui, China, in 1996. He is currently working towards the M.E. degree in Electronic Science and Applied Physics at Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China. He is currently focusing on antenna and microwave device design. (E-mail: 921937992@qq.com)

Xiaofeng Xuan, School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China

Xiaofeng Xuan was born in Anhui, China, in 1975. He received the M.S. degree from Nanjing University, China. His current focus is on numerical methods of computational electromagnetism. (E-mail:941067868@qq.com)

Liying Nie, School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China

Liying Nie (corresponding author) was born in Shandong, China, in 1990. She received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Her research focus is on the theory and design of microwave and millimeter wave antennae. (E-mail: liyingnie@sina.com)

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Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

[1]
Z. . Jiang, Y. . Sha, X. . Xuan, and L. . Nie, “An Omnidirectional Antenna with Multi-taper Conformal Structure”, ACES Journal, vol. 38, no. 03, pp. 184–192, Mar. 2023.

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2023: Vol 38 Iss 3

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