Annular slot-coupled dielectric resonator antenna

An annular slot-coupled dielectric resonator antenna is investigated experimentally. As compared with the previous rectangular-slot version, the new configuration offers a much wider bandwidth of 18%. The return loss, radiation patterns, and antenna gain of the configuration have been measured and are discussed     

Coplanar-waveguide-fed slot-coupled rectangular dielectric resonator antenna

A novel coupling scheme to a rectangular dielectric resonator antenna is proposed and investigated. In particular, coupling to the resonator is achieved through a narrow slot at the end of a coplanar waveguide (CPW). The objectives of this design are to maximize the coupling, match the dielectric resonator to the CPW feed line, achieve resonance at the desired frequency, obtain linear polarization with low cross polarization components, and minimize back radiation without using a back conductor. An approximate and quick design approach is given followed by more accurate design and analysis using commercial software. The antenna was fabricated and tested. Measurements match well with simulation results.     

Conformal strip excitation of dielectric resonator antenna

A new excitation scheme that employs a conducting conformal strip is proposed for dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) excitation. The new excitation scheme is successfully demonstrated by using a hemispherical DRA whose exact Green function is found using the mode-matching method. The moment method is used to solve the unknown strip current from which the input impedance is obtained. Novel recurrence formulas were obtained so that the impedance integrals are evaluated analytically. This solves the singularity problem of the Green function and substantially reduces the computation time. An experiment was carried out to verify the theory. The co- and cross-polarized field patterns are also shown. In addition, an experimental technique which deals with the problem of an air gap between the DRA and the ground plane is presented     

Circular-polarised dielectric resonator antenna excited by dualconformal strips

A circular-polarised cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna excited by dual conformal strips is investigated experimentally. The configuration offers a wide axial-ratio bandwidth of 20%. We measured axial ratio, radiation patterns and antenna gain of the configuration are presented and discussed     

Simple result for conformal-strip excited hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna

A simple result for the input impedance of a conformal-strip excited hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna is presented for the first time. The result involves only simple algebraic operations and thus, should be useful to the design engineer. The limitation of the result is discussed and explained.     

Broadband cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna excited by modified microstrip line

The impedance bandwidth of a high permittivity cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna excited by a microstrip line was significantly improved by modifying the feed geometry. The 10 dB return loss bandwidth is enhanced from 12 to 26% without much affecting the gain and other radiation properties of the antenna. Good agreement has been observed between the predicted and measured results.     

Stacked annular ring dielectric resonator antenna excited byaxi-symmetric coaxial probe

A stacked annular ring dielectric resonator (DR) antenna composed of commercially available dielectric resonators and exited by axi-symmetric coaxial probe is studied computationally using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The numerical results are checked against experimental measurements, and good agreement is observed. It is demonstrated that the introduction of air-gaps between the two DR's and also between the driven DR and the ground plane can improve the impedance bandwidth of the antenna significantly. The effects of the air-gaps thickness on the return loss and the bandwidth are discussed. The far-fields are also calculated by applying the electromagnetic field equivalence principle. The antenna produces an end-fire radiation field similar to that of an electric monopole     

The slot-coupled hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna with a parasitic patch: applications to the circularly polarized antenna and wide-band antenna

The aperture-coupled hemispherical dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a parasitic patch is studied rigorously. Using the Green's function approach, integral equations for the unknown patch and slot currents are formulated and solved using the method of moments. The theory is utilized to design a circularly polarized (CP) DRA and a wide-band linearly polarized (LP) DRA. In the former, the CP frequency and axial ratio (AR) can easily be controlled by the patch location and patch size, respectively, with the impedance matched by varying the slot length and microstrip stub length. It is important that the AR will not be affected when the input impedance is tuned, and the CP design is therefore greatly facilitated. For the wide-band LP antenna, a maximum bandwidth of 22% can be obtained, which is much wider than the previous bandwidth of 7.5% with no parasitic patches. Finally, the frequency-tuning characteristics of the proposed antenna are discussed. Since the parasitic patch can be applied to any DRAs, the method will find applications in practical DRA designs.     

Rectangular dielectric resonator antenna

An antenna which consists of a resonant rectangular parallelepiped dielectric on top of a ground plane is described. Calculated radiation patterns and measured impedances are presented, and the effects of feed probe length variations are discussed.     

Circularly polarised dielectric resonator antenna excited byperturbed annular slot with backing cavity

The circularly polarised dielectric resonator antenna excited by a perturbed annular slot is investigated experimentally. A backing cavity is placed beneath the slot to block undesirable backside radiation. The effects of varying the slot on the return loss and axial ratio are discussed. The radiation patterns and antenna gain of the configuration are also presented     

A small dielectric resonator antenna

By covering a cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna with a metallic cap, the resonant frequency of the antenna can be reduced by 30.6%. The result finds applications in designing small antennas for wireless communication systems.     

Conical steerable dielectric resonator antenna

A conical steerable dielectric resonator antenna is presented and analysed using an in-house developed FDTD simulator. A 30% impedance bandwidth is achieved with an average gain of 6.5 dBi. Radiation patterns in the principal planes do not change significantly within the impedance bandwidth, presenting more than 18 dB frontto- back ratio in the azimuthal plane.     

Quasi-TEM rectangular dielectric resonator antenna

A new rectangular dielectric resonator antenna is presented. The dielectric resonator is caught between two metallic plates. As a result, the structure works in a quasi-TEM mode. The proposed antenna exhibits a 22% impedance bandwidth and good radiating characteristics.     

Leaky-mode cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna

A cylindrical dielectric resonator (CDR) antenna, operating in leaky TM-modes, is presented. The antenna is composed of the CDR, short-circuited by parallel rectangular conducting plates. The radiation pattern depends on the size and shape of conducting plates. This technique provides an opportunity to change the radiation pattern without affecting antenna resonant frequency. Numerical examples based on the integral equation method are presented to show advantages of this design     

Adjustable frequency dielectric resonator antenna

An easy method of tuning the resonant frequency of cylindrical and ring dielectric resonator (DR) antennas using different diameters of conducting plates is presented. This technique can tune a DR antenna to operate at the design frequency without changing antenna performance. The maximum frequency tuning range can reach up to 300-500 MHz     

Switchable cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna

A switchable cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna operating in four different radiation modes is reported. Two linear polarised, one circular polarised, and a nonradiating mode are implemented. The experimental results of the resonant frequency, boresight axial ratio, gain, unloaded Q-factor, impedance bandwidth and radiation efficiency are presented for the operating modes and compared with the theoretical values     

Wideband dielectric resonator antenna excited by cavity-backed circular aperture with microstrip tuning fork

A wideband dielectric resonator antenna excited by a circular aperture is investigated experimentally. The aperture is coupled by a microstrip feedline with a microstrip fork-like tuning stub. A backing cavity is placed beneath the stub to block undesirable backside radiation. The return loss, field pattern, and antenna gain of the proposed configuration were measured, and the results are compared with those without the backing cavity.     

Circular polarised cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna

A circular polarised cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna excited using a simple microstrip feed line is reported. The experimental results of the resonant frequency, radiation pattern, boresight axial ratio, gain, unloaded Q-factor, impedance bandwidth and radiation efficiency are presented     

Gain-enhanced miniaturised rectangular dielectric resonator antenna

A double-layered high permittivity dielectric resonator (DR) was investigated experimentally at the 1.8 GHz band. The measured results show that the double-layered DR antenna has a 1.2 dB gain enhancement and 25% height reduction over a single-layered antenna. The bandwidth is 2.7% and antenna gain is 6.2 dBi     

Two-dimensional cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna array

A square 2×2 subarray and infinite phased array of aperture-coupled cylindrical dielectric resonator antennas is investigated experimentally. The return loss, radiation pattern, and antenna gain are studied and compared with those of the single element antenna, and the waveguide simulator is used to measure the return loss of the element in an infinite array environment