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2010-05-07
Pencil Beam Patterns Obtained by Planar Arrays of Parasitic Dipoles Fed by Only One Active Element
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Marcos Alvarez Folgueiras,

    Dr. Marcos Alvarez Folgueiras

    Univ. of Santiago de Compostela

    Spain

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Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Gonzalez,

    Dr. Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Gonzalez

    Dept. of Applied Physics

    University of Santiago de Compostela

    Spain

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Francisco Ares-Pena

    Professor Francisco Ares-Pena

    Departamento de Fisica Aplicada

    Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

    Spain

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 103, 419-431, 2010
doi:10.2528/PIER10040705
Abstract
In this paper, an innovative method for obtaining a pencil beam pattern is presented. Planar arrays of parasitic dipoles are used to modify the pattern of an active dipole above a ground plane, in order to obtain a pencil beam of moderate gain and bandwidth. Only one feed point and one active element provides a very simple feeding network that reduces the complexity of the antenna. The correct configuration of the elements of the parasitic arrays allows to obtain the desired pencil beam pattern. Three designs that use parasitic arrays fed by a λ/2-dipole and synthesize pencil beam patterns are shown: 1) an antenna designed at 1.645 GHz and composed by one layer of 49 parasitic elements; 2) an antenna designed at the same frequency but composed by two layers of 49 parasitic elements; 3) an antenna designed at 5 GHz, composed by one layer of 49 parasitic elements, and taking into account the dielectric substrate and teflon screws.
Citation
Marcos Alvarez Folgueiras, Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Gonzalez, and Francisco Ares-Pena, "Pencil Beam Patterns Obtained by Planar Arrays of Parasitic Dipoles Fed by Only One Active Element," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 103, 419-431, 2010.
doi:10.2528/PIER10040705
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