Wideband Rod-Dipole Antenna with a Modified Feed for DTV Signal ReceptionSaou-Wen Su
A wideband rod-dipole antenna with a modified feed for DTV signal reception in the 470-862-MHz UHF band is presented. The antenna consists of two retractable rod-dipole arms, which are connected to the opposite top corners of the modified feed. The feed is in the shape of a rectangle with dimensions 20 mm × 40 mm and divided into two portions by a U slit. The antenna can generate nearby resonant modes to attain a wide operating band, exceeding 60% bandwidth with VSWR below 3, much larger than that of the conventional center-fed dipole antenna. In addition, with the two dipole arms designed at the production stage to be able to swivel around, the antenna radiation and polarization thereof can easily be adjusted for better DTV signal reception without moving the whole antenna structure.
2007 IEEE AP-S-Internal UWB Metal-Plate Monopole Antenna for a Wireless USB D...Saou-Wen Su
A novel ultra-wideband (UWB) monopole antenna suitable to be mounted on the printed circuit board (PCB) of a wireless universal serial bus (USB) dongle as an internal antenna is presented. The proposed antenna in the study is a U-shaped metal plate monopole antenna easily fabricated from bending a simple metal plate onto a foam base of a compact size of 6 x 11 x 20 mm3. The antenna mainly comprises a pair of wide-ended radiating arms and a bevelled feeding transition. When the antenna is mounted at the top portion of the PCB, one end of the radiating arm is also short-circuited to the system ground plane. With the proposed antenna structure, which can provide a very wide operating bandwidth of larger than 7.6 GHz, the antenna’s impedance bandwidth can easily cover the 3.1–10.6 GHz UWB band.
2005 IEEE AP-S-Compact Printed Band-Notched UWB Slot AntennaSaou-Wen Su
A compact printed ultra-wideband (UWB, 3.1 ~ 10.6 GHz) circular slot antenna having a notched frequency band at 5 GHz is presented. The antenna is a uniplanar structure and occupies a compact area of 25 x 26 mm2 only (side length less than 27% of the lower edge frequency at 3.1 GHz). The antenna has a U-slotted circular stub embedded inside the circular slot. By choosing the length of the U-slot cut in the circular stub to be about a half-wavelength of the desired notched frequency, a band-notched UWB operation is obtained.
Very-Low-Cost Copper-Wire Antenna for 2.4-GHz WLAN OperationSaou-Wen Su
A very-low-cost copper-wire antenna, easily fabricated by bending a single 70-mm-long copper wire two times, for WLAN operation in the 2.4 GHz band (2400-2484 MHz) is presented. The antenna has a very simple structure and is easily fed by using a 50- mini-coaxial cable. A prototype of the proposed antenna with the overall dimensions 40 mm x 5 mm is constructed and tested.
A Probe-Fed Patch Antenna with a Step-Shaped Ground Plane for 2.4 GHz Access ...Saou-Wen Su
This Letter demonstrates a new design of a probe-fed patch antenna with a modified antenna ground, and a constructed prototype ideal for applications in a 2.4-GHz WLAN access point is presented. The antenna has a thick air substrate for broadband operation and is fed by an inclined probe pin at the edge of the patch bent portion. The antenna ground comprises different portions and is in the shape of a step. With the proposed probe feed and ground configuration, good impedance bandwidth with VSWR below 1.5 over the 2.4 GHz WLAN band can be obtained. In addition, good broadside radiation characteristics have also been observed.
2005 IEEE AP-S-Internal Shorted Patch Antenna for UMTS Mobile PhoneSaou-Wen Su
A novel design of feeding and short-circuiting an internal patch antenna for mobile phones is presented. The patch antenna is with a simple rectangular patch and is fed through and short-circuited to a small ground plane (denoted as antenna ground here) protruded from the main or bottom ground of a folder-type mobile phone. With the presence of the small antenna ground, which can function as a shielding wall, the proposed antenna can be placed in close proximity to the RF shielding metal box in the mobile phone, with very small effects on the antenna performances.
Printed Omnidirectional Access-Point Antenna for 2.4/5-GHz WLAN OperationSaou-Wen Su
A new design of the printed omnidirectional antenna for applications in 2.4/5-GHz dual-WLAN-band access points is proposed. The antenna consists of a conventional collinear antenna for 2.4 GHz operation and two U stubs for 5 GHz operation. The two U stubs are located near the points where the maximum currents at about 5.5 GHz occurring on the strips of the collinear antenna, and arranged back to back in the same phase for achieving better antenna gain. Detailed analyses of the U stub on the impedance matching over the 5 GH band is presented. A prototype with good omnidirectional radiation across the 2.4/5-GHz WLAN bands is demonstrated.
A Three-in-One Diversity Antenna System for 5 GHz WLAN ApplicationsSaou-Wen Su
A novel, three-in-one antenna system suitable for WLAN operation in the 5 GHz band is presented. The design is based upon incorporating one slot and two dipole antennas into a compact multi-antenna system that has comparable dimensions of a single mobile-unit antenna element. The three antennas are arranged parallel to each other with the two dipoles set on the right and left sides of the slot respectively. With this arrangement, not only can compact integration of three individual antennas be realized, pattern diversity and polarization diversity are also obtained. A design prototype has been constructed and tested. The results show that the coupling or the antenna port isolation is below –20 dB and good radiation characteristics have been observed.
2009 IEEE AP-S-Compact Coaxial-Line-Fed Printed Monopole Antenna for Lower-Ba...Saou-Wen Su
A compact, printed, ultrawideband (UWB) monopole antenna suitable to be as an internal antenna attractive for future UWB applications is demonstrated. The proposed antenna is of a small form factor with the dimensions 6 mm × 33 mm and can easily be fed by 50-ohms mini-cable line. The antenna mainly comprises a monopole antenna, a feeding strip and a ground plane, all printed on a small FR4 substrate. The monopole antenna is printed on both layers of the substrate with an end portion on the back for control of the first/lower resonant mode of the antenna. The feeding strip in between the monopole antenna and the ground plane is further offset to achieve better impedance matching and proper upper-edge operating frequency. With the proposed antenna structure, which provides an operating bandwidth of larger than 2.7 GHz, the impedance bandwidth by 10-dB return loss can easily cover the 3.1–4.85 GHz band, the lower band of the UWB operation.
An Internal Wideband Monopole Antenna for UMTS/WLAN Dual-Mode Mobile PhoneSaou-Wen Su
An internal wideband metal-plate monopole antenna for mobile phone applications is presented. The antenna is easily fabricated by bending a single metal plate and suitable to be embedded within the casing of a mobile phone as an internal antenna. Further, the antenna shows a wide operating bandwidth of about 5 GHz (about 1.8−6.7 GHz), making it easy to cover the UMTS band and the 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN bands for mobile/WLAN dual-mode operation for a mobile phone.
Integration of Internal 700 MHz and WLAN/WiMAX Antennas for Palm-Sized Mobile...Saou-Wen Su
Two promising, internal, shorted monopole antennas for 700 MHz and WLAN/WiMAX operation are combined in an arrangement with minimized mutual coupling for palm-sized mobile applications. The two stamped, metal-plate antennas with a 2 mm gap therein between can be integrated into a compact configuration and are then mounted near one side of the system circuit board. With the suitable shorting locations and arrangement of the two antennas, good isolation (S21 < –20 dB) between the two ports can easily be obtained. Analysis of placing a CCD shielding cylinder between the two antennas and the two shorting strips joined to form a shorting wall are also conducted. Detailed designs of the two antennas are described, and the results thereof are discussed.
Concurrent 2.4/5-GHz Multi-Loop MIMO Antennas with Wide 3-dB Beamwidth Radiat...Saou-Wen Su
A high-gain, wide-beamwidth, six-loop-antenna MIMO system suited for wireless access points in the concurrent WLAN 2.4 and 5 GHz bands is presented. The antenna system mainly comprises an antenna ground plane and single-band loop antennas, among which the three antennas are designated for 2.4 and 5 GHz operation respectively. The antennas are set in a sequential, rotating arrangement on the ground plane with an equal inclination angle of 60° to form a symmetrical structure, and the 2.4 and 5 GHz loops are facing each other one by one. The experimental results show that good port isolation can be obtained between antenna ports. High-gain, directional radiation patterns with wide 3-dB beamwidth in elevation planes are also observed. Details of a design prototype are described and discussed in the paper.
A Bent, Shorted, Planar Monopole Antenna for 2.4 GHz WLAN ApplicationsSaou-Wen Su
A simple, bent monopole antenna well useful for WLAN applications in the 2.4 GHz band is presented. The monopole antenna has a rectangular radiating plate in general and is short-circuited to a small antenna ground and an assembly plate. The assembly plate is not only used as a supporting plate for antenna installation but also regarded as antenna ground. With a low profile of the monopole and use of the coaxial-line feed, the antenna has much flexibility in the placement inside a wireless device. Good radiation characteristics have been observed too.
2009 EuCAP-Hybrid of Monopole and Dipole Antennas for Concurrent WLAN APSaou-Wen Su
This document summarizes a presentation on designing a hybrid monopole and dipole antenna for concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless local area network (WLAN) access points. It discusses how multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology uses multiple antennas to increase wireless data throughput. It then describes the design considerations and challenges for creating a single-feed antenna that can operate at both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz simultaneously. The presentation evaluates prototypes and application examples of the antenna integrated into wireless access points and routers.
Wideband Rod-Dipole Antenna with a Modified Feed for DTV Signal ReceptionSaou-Wen Su
A wideband rod-dipole antenna with a modified feed for DTV signal reception in the 470-862-MHz UHF band is presented. The antenna consists of two retractable rod-dipole arms, which are connected to the opposite top corners of the modified feed. The feed is in the shape of a rectangle with dimensions 20 mm × 40 mm and divided into two portions by a U slit. The antenna can generate nearby resonant modes to attain a wide operating band, exceeding 60% bandwidth with VSWR below 3, much larger than that of the conventional center-fed dipole antenna. In addition, with the two dipole arms designed at the production stage to be able to swivel around, the antenna radiation and polarization thereof can easily be adjusted for better DTV signal reception without moving the whole antenna structure.
2007 IEEE AP-S-Internal UWB Metal-Plate Monopole Antenna for a Wireless USB D...Saou-Wen Su
A novel ultra-wideband (UWB) monopole antenna suitable to be mounted on the printed circuit board (PCB) of a wireless universal serial bus (USB) dongle as an internal antenna is presented. The proposed antenna in the study is a U-shaped metal plate monopole antenna easily fabricated from bending a simple metal plate onto a foam base of a compact size of 6 x 11 x 20 mm3. The antenna mainly comprises a pair of wide-ended radiating arms and a bevelled feeding transition. When the antenna is mounted at the top portion of the PCB, one end of the radiating arm is also short-circuited to the system ground plane. With the proposed antenna structure, which can provide a very wide operating bandwidth of larger than 7.6 GHz, the antenna’s impedance bandwidth can easily cover the 3.1–10.6 GHz UWB band.
2005 IEEE AP-S-Compact Printed Band-Notched UWB Slot AntennaSaou-Wen Su
A compact printed ultra-wideband (UWB, 3.1 ~ 10.6 GHz) circular slot antenna having a notched frequency band at 5 GHz is presented. The antenna is a uniplanar structure and occupies a compact area of 25 x 26 mm2 only (side length less than 27% of the lower edge frequency at 3.1 GHz). The antenna has a U-slotted circular stub embedded inside the circular slot. By choosing the length of the U-slot cut in the circular stub to be about a half-wavelength of the desired notched frequency, a band-notched UWB operation is obtained.
Very-Low-Cost Copper-Wire Antenna for 2.4-GHz WLAN OperationSaou-Wen Su
A very-low-cost copper-wire antenna, easily fabricated by bending a single 70-mm-long copper wire two times, for WLAN operation in the 2.4 GHz band (2400-2484 MHz) is presented. The antenna has a very simple structure and is easily fed by using a 50- mini-coaxial cable. A prototype of the proposed antenna with the overall dimensions 40 mm x 5 mm is constructed and tested.
A Probe-Fed Patch Antenna with a Step-Shaped Ground Plane for 2.4 GHz Access ...Saou-Wen Su
This Letter demonstrates a new design of a probe-fed patch antenna with a modified antenna ground, and a constructed prototype ideal for applications in a 2.4-GHz WLAN access point is presented. The antenna has a thick air substrate for broadband operation and is fed by an inclined probe pin at the edge of the patch bent portion. The antenna ground comprises different portions and is in the shape of a step. With the proposed probe feed and ground configuration, good impedance bandwidth with VSWR below 1.5 over the 2.4 GHz WLAN band can be obtained. In addition, good broadside radiation characteristics have also been observed.
2005 IEEE AP-S-Internal Shorted Patch Antenna for UMTS Mobile PhoneSaou-Wen Su
A novel design of feeding and short-circuiting an internal patch antenna for mobile phones is presented. The patch antenna is with a simple rectangular patch and is fed through and short-circuited to a small ground plane (denoted as antenna ground here) protruded from the main or bottom ground of a folder-type mobile phone. With the presence of the small antenna ground, which can function as a shielding wall, the proposed antenna can be placed in close proximity to the RF shielding metal box in the mobile phone, with very small effects on the antenna performances.
Printed Omnidirectional Access-Point Antenna for 2.4/5-GHz WLAN OperationSaou-Wen Su
A new design of the printed omnidirectional antenna for applications in 2.4/5-GHz dual-WLAN-band access points is proposed. The antenna consists of a conventional collinear antenna for 2.4 GHz operation and two U stubs for 5 GHz operation. The two U stubs are located near the points where the maximum currents at about 5.5 GHz occurring on the strips of the collinear antenna, and arranged back to back in the same phase for achieving better antenna gain. Detailed analyses of the U stub on the impedance matching over the 5 GH band is presented. A prototype with good omnidirectional radiation across the 2.4/5-GHz WLAN bands is demonstrated.
A Three-in-One Diversity Antenna System for 5 GHz WLAN ApplicationsSaou-Wen Su
A novel, three-in-one antenna system suitable for WLAN operation in the 5 GHz band is presented. The design is based upon incorporating one slot and two dipole antennas into a compact multi-antenna system that has comparable dimensions of a single mobile-unit antenna element. The three antennas are arranged parallel to each other with the two dipoles set on the right and left sides of the slot respectively. With this arrangement, not only can compact integration of three individual antennas be realized, pattern diversity and polarization diversity are also obtained. A design prototype has been constructed and tested. The results show that the coupling or the antenna port isolation is below –20 dB and good radiation characteristics have been observed.
2009 IEEE AP-S-Compact Coaxial-Line-Fed Printed Monopole Antenna for Lower-Ba...Saou-Wen Su
A compact, printed, ultrawideband (UWB) monopole antenna suitable to be as an internal antenna attractive for future UWB applications is demonstrated. The proposed antenna is of a small form factor with the dimensions 6 mm × 33 mm and can easily be fed by 50-ohms mini-cable line. The antenna mainly comprises a monopole antenna, a feeding strip and a ground plane, all printed on a small FR4 substrate. The monopole antenna is printed on both layers of the substrate with an end portion on the back for control of the first/lower resonant mode of the antenna. The feeding strip in between the monopole antenna and the ground plane is further offset to achieve better impedance matching and proper upper-edge operating frequency. With the proposed antenna structure, which provides an operating bandwidth of larger than 2.7 GHz, the impedance bandwidth by 10-dB return loss can easily cover the 3.1–4.85 GHz band, the lower band of the UWB operation.
An Internal Wideband Monopole Antenna for UMTS/WLAN Dual-Mode Mobile PhoneSaou-Wen Su
An internal wideband metal-plate monopole antenna for mobile phone applications is presented. The antenna is easily fabricated by bending a single metal plate and suitable to be embedded within the casing of a mobile phone as an internal antenna. Further, the antenna shows a wide operating bandwidth of about 5 GHz (about 1.8−6.7 GHz), making it easy to cover the UMTS band and the 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN bands for mobile/WLAN dual-mode operation for a mobile phone.
Integration of Internal 700 MHz and WLAN/WiMAX Antennas for Palm-Sized Mobile...Saou-Wen Su
Two promising, internal, shorted monopole antennas for 700 MHz and WLAN/WiMAX operation are combined in an arrangement with minimized mutual coupling for palm-sized mobile applications. The two stamped, metal-plate antennas with a 2 mm gap therein between can be integrated into a compact configuration and are then mounted near one side of the system circuit board. With the suitable shorting locations and arrangement of the two antennas, good isolation (S21 < –20 dB) between the two ports can easily be obtained. Analysis of placing a CCD shielding cylinder between the two antennas and the two shorting strips joined to form a shorting wall are also conducted. Detailed designs of the two antennas are described, and the results thereof are discussed.
Concurrent 2.4/5-GHz Multi-Loop MIMO Antennas with Wide 3-dB Beamwidth Radiat...Saou-Wen Su
A high-gain, wide-beamwidth, six-loop-antenna MIMO system suited for wireless access points in the concurrent WLAN 2.4 and 5 GHz bands is presented. The antenna system mainly comprises an antenna ground plane and single-band loop antennas, among which the three antennas are designated for 2.4 and 5 GHz operation respectively. The antennas are set in a sequential, rotating arrangement on the ground plane with an equal inclination angle of 60° to form a symmetrical structure, and the 2.4 and 5 GHz loops are facing each other one by one. The experimental results show that good port isolation can be obtained between antenna ports. High-gain, directional radiation patterns with wide 3-dB beamwidth in elevation planes are also observed. Details of a design prototype are described and discussed in the paper.
A Bent, Shorted, Planar Monopole Antenna for 2.4 GHz WLAN ApplicationsSaou-Wen Su
A simple, bent monopole antenna well useful for WLAN applications in the 2.4 GHz band is presented. The monopole antenna has a rectangular radiating plate in general and is short-circuited to a small antenna ground and an assembly plate. The assembly plate is not only used as a supporting plate for antenna installation but also regarded as antenna ground. With a low profile of the monopole and use of the coaxial-line feed, the antenna has much flexibility in the placement inside a wireless device. Good radiation characteristics have been observed too.
2009 EuCAP-Hybrid of Monopole and Dipole Antennas for Concurrent WLAN APSaou-Wen Su
This document summarizes a presentation on designing a hybrid monopole and dipole antenna for concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless local area network (WLAN) access points. It discusses how multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology uses multiple antennas to increase wireless data throughput. It then describes the design considerations and challenges for creating a single-feed antenna that can operate at both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz simultaneously. The presentation evaluates prototypes and application examples of the antenna integrated into wireless access points and routers.