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2011-10-24
Investigation of the Characteristics of Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) Dielectric Resonator Ceramic Loaded on Array Antennas
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Fwen Hoon Wee,

    Dr. Fwen Hoon Wee

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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Mohd Fareq Bin Abd Malek,

    Dr. Mohd Fareq Bin Abd Malek

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

    Malaysia

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Srimala Sreekantan,

    Dr. Srimala Sreekantan

    School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    Universiti Sains Malaysia

    Malaysia

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Azlan Umar Al-Amani,

    Dr. Azlan Umar Al-Amani

    Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

    Malaysia

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Farid Ghani,

    Dr. Farid Ghani

    School of Computer and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Malays ia Perlis

    Malaysia

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You Kok Yeow

    Dr. You Kok Yeow

    Communication Engineering Department, Faculty Electrical E

    University Teknologi Malaysia

    Malaysia

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 121, 181-213, 2011
doi:10.2528/PIER11080815
Abstract
We investigated a dielectric resonator ceramic microstrip patch antenna. The antenna was formed using barium strontium titanate (BST), which has a dielectric constant of 15. A new approach, i.e., the use of a high temperature dielectric probe kit, was used to determine the dielectric constant of BST. A computer simulation technology (CST) microwave studio was used to simulate the BST array antennas, taking into consideration the dielectric constant. We also measured the gain of the antennas loaded with two-, four-, and six-element arrays of the BST antenna and found that the gain of a six-element BST array antenna was enhanced by a gain of about 1.6 dB over the four-element BST array antenna at 2.3 GHz. The impedance bandwidths of these BST array antennas for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) < 2 were in the application ranges, i.e., 2.30 to 2.50 GHz, established for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Compared with the conventional array antenna with the same aperture size, the performance of the antenna obviously was improved, and the design is suitable for array applications, including base stations, for example.
Citation
Fwen Hoon Wee, Mohd Fareq Bin Abd Malek, Srimala Sreekantan, Azlan Umar Al-Amani, Farid Ghani, and You Kok Yeow, "Investigation of the Characteristics of Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) Dielectric Resonator Ceramic Loaded on Array Antennas," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 121, 181-213, 2011.
doi:10.2528/PIER11080815
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