A Dual-Band Base Station Antenna with a Split Ring for Sub-6 GHz Communication. (9th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, Bei; Cao, Jie; Lin, Weifeng; Zhang, Jun; Zhang, Gary; Wu, Fugen
• Other Names: Burghignoli Paolo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of antennas and propagation. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09-09
• Subjects: Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Periodicals; Antennas (Electronics) -- Periodicals; Radio wave propagation -- Periodicals; Antennes (Électronique); Ondes radioélectriques -- Propagation; Antennas (Electronics); Electronic apparatus and appliances; Radio wave propagation; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 621.382405
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/4657540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-5869

Abstract

Abstract : A dual-band base station antenna is introduced in this paper. The proposed antenna is composed of baluns, bowtie patches, and a split ring. The two pairs of bowtie patches excited by the two orthogonal balun structures can achieve dual polarization. The split ring is used to yield two additional resonances to broaden the impedance bandwidth. In this way, a compact dual-band base station antenna is obtained with the size of 0.41 λ c × 0.41 λ c × 0.13 λ c ( λ c is the wavelength in the free space at the lowest operating frequency band) and the average gain of 8.2 dBi. Moreover, the operating frequency bands of the proposed antenna cover 2515–2675 MHz, 3400–3600 MHz, and 4800–5000 MHz, which can function as an element for macro- or microcells in sub-6 GHz communications.