Abstract
In this study, a novel low profile wideband omnidirectional antenna is proposed. Horizontal dimension is utilized by introducing annular patches and near-zero-index metamaterials, instead of enhancing horizontal gain through increasing the profile of antenna. Measured results illustrate that horizontal gain of this antenna is enhanced to more than 2.5 dBi with 9.81% relative bandwidth (4.97−5.49 GHz) and low profile (0.034λ). Compared with other works, this novel antenna has obvious advantages in electromagnetic characteristics and physical structure, which has great potential in vehicular communications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2956-2962 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2023 |
Keywords
- bandwidth expansion
- effective multi-magnetic loops array
- horizontal gain enhancement
- near-zero-index metamaterials
- omnidirectional antenna