3 A Compact Dielectric-Loaded Log-Periodic Dipole Array LPDA Antenna
3 A Compact Dielectric-Loaded Log-Periodic Dipole Array LPDA Antenna
3 A Compact Dielectric-Loaded Log-Periodic Dipole Array LPDA Antenna
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TABLE I
COMPARISONS OF PROPOSED AND REFERENCE ANTENNAS
VSWR ࣘ2 ࣘ2 ࣘ 2.35 ࣘ2
Lower 200 MHz 0.9 GHz 2.05 GHz 820 MHz
cutoff
frequency
Width 0.28λ2 0 0 MHz 0.39λ9 0 0 MHz 0.35λ2 . 0 5 GHz 0.34λ8 2 0 MHz
(electrical (λ200 MHz is the (λ900 MHz is the (λ2.05 GHz is the (λ820 MHz is the
size) free-space free-space free-space free-space
wavelength at wavelength at wavelength at wavelength at
200 MHz) 900 MHz) 2.05 GHz) 820 MHz)
Fig. 5. Effects of the thickness of dielectric materials on the VSWR. Fig. 7. Measured and simulated VSWR of the proposed antenna.
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IV. CONCLUSION
A miniaturized LPDA antenna loaded with two stepped di-
electric materials is proposed for wideband application. By us-
ing dielectric-loaded and sinusoidal-shaped dipoles, the size
miniaturization is achieved. An air layer is introduced to
achieve good impedance matching. The optimized antenna has
wide bandwidth from 200 to 803 MHz with VSWR of less
than 2, gain of more than 3 dBi, and stable radiation patterns.
In addition, the antenna is miniaturized with width of 420 mm
(0.28λ) and has a high power capacity. The performance of com-
pact size and high power handling makes the proposed LPDA
antenna promising for high-power radiation applications in air-
borne platforms.
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