South China University of Technology

Pengfei Hu

Xiuyin Zhang

Yong-Mei Pan

Yongmei Pan

Kwok Wa Leung

A simple and compact filtering dielectric resonator antenna comprising: a ground plane, a dielectric substrate defined on the ground plane, a dielectric resonator defined on the dielectric substrate, and a hybrid feeding line, the hybrid feeding line comprises: a microstrip line and a metallic conformal strip, and the microstrip line comprises: a microstrip main branch, a first microstrip stub and a second microstrip stub. In the present invention, a hybrid feeding line is firstly employed to a dielectric resonator antenna. It has been shown that this hybrid feeding line can not only increase the impedance bandwidth of the passband but also can introduce two radiation nulls right near the band edges. Both good filtering and radiating performances are therefore obtained without any extra filtering circuit, giving a very compact structure.

Simple and compact filtering dielectric resonator antenna

The present invention discloses a low-profile broadband high-gain filtering antenna. The antenna comprises a radiator, an upper-layer dielectric substrate, a lower-layer dielectric substrate, a microstrip feed-line having open stubs, a ground plane having a plurality of spaced slots, and a metallized via. The radiator generates resonances, provides a broadband and high-gain radiation passband, and meanwhile, adjusting the dimensions of the radiator can adjust the roll-off rate at the upper edge of the passband. The open stub generates a radiation null, and suppresses a resonance in upper band of the antenna. The spaced slot suppresses a resonance in lower band of the antenna. The metallized via connects the microstrip feed-line and the ground plane, generates a radiation null, and improves the roll-off rate at the lower edge of the passband.

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Guangdong, China

Pengfei Hu