A DIFFERENTIAL RECTANGULAR PATCH ANTENNA WITH MARCHAND BALUN FOR UWB APPLICATIONS

作者:Ma Q*; Sun B H; Li J F; Liu Q Z
来源:Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2009, 23(1): 49-55.
DOI:10.1163/156939309787604698

摘要

A two-element array antenna using rectangle patch elements for UWB application is proposed. A novel Marchand balun is chosen as the feeding structure. This balun excites signals of Equi-amplitude and 180 degree phase difference. The radiation pattern of the antenna is omnidirectional at H-plane and bidirectional at E-plane. The measured VSWR is less than 2 over the frequency bandwidth (3-11 GHz). The simulated gain is 2.8-8.49 dB, especially increased at higher frequencies because of the array factor effect. The measured results are in good agreement with the simulated results.