Solar cell stacked dual‐polarised patch antenna for 5.8 GHz band WiMAX network. Issue 24 (1st November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yurduseven, O.; Smith, D.
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 49:Issue 24(2013)
• Page Start: 1514
• Page End: 1515
• Publication Date: 2013-11-01
• Subjects: antenna radiation patterns -- microstrip antennas -- microstrip lines -- microwave antennas -- polarisation -- silicon -- solar cells -- WiMax; solar cell stacked dual‐polarised microstrip patch antenna -- worldwide interoperability for microwave access systems -- WiMAX network -- polycrystalline silicon solar cell -- RF stacked parasitic patch element -- DC/RF isolation circuit -- quarter‐wavelength microstrip transmission lines -- far‐field radiation patterns -- frequency 5.8 GHz; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2013.2451
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : A novel combination of a two‐port slant ± 45° dual‐polarised microstrip patch antenna with a polycrystalline silicon (poly‐Si) solar cell operating as an RF stacked parasitic patch element is presented and discussed for 5.8 GHz band polarisation diverse multifunctional WiMAX systems. To minimise the effect of the solar operation on the RF antenna performance, an effective DC/RF isolation circuit consisting of quarter‐wavelength microstrip transmission lines is demonstrated. The proposed solar patch provides identical E ‐plane and H ‐plane far‐field radiation patterns for +45° and −45° polarisations with a gain of 7.8 dBi and operates at the frequency band of 5.66–5.91 GHz.