Compact and Broadband Antenna for LTE and Public Safety Applications

• NCJ Number: 249134
• Journal: IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Volume: 10 Dated: 2011 Pages: 1224-1227
• Author(s): H. Mopidevi; D. Rodrigo; O. Kaynar; L. Jofre; B. A. Cetiner
• Date Published: 2011
• Length: 4 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2007-IJ-CX-K025; 2009-SQ-B9-K005
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Publication Format: Article; Document (Online)
• Publication Type: Report (Technical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The antenna described in this letter uses a stepped T-shaped structure in combination with patch tapering and a capacitive feeding mechanism to obtain broad bandwidth (BW).

Abstract

This antenna is designed to operate for U.S. Public Safety (PS) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication bands covering 426-861 MHz (68 percent BW). The radiation pattern over this broad bandwidth remains almost unchanged with good gain flatness. The antenna has a compact three-dimensional structure with lateral dimensions being ~ 0.25 ë in length and height being ~ 0.01 ë at the lowest frequency of operation. The measured and simulated impedance and radiation characteristics results agree well, demonstrating the good performance of the broadband and compact antenna described in this letter. (Publisher abstract modified)