Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S. in Engineering Science
First Advisor
Ahmed A. Kishk
Second Advisor
Elliott Hutchcraft
Third Advisor
Allen W. Glisson
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Analysis and designs of wideband dual-polarized antennas for mobile wireless communication systems are presented. The concept for Huygens' sources, which are combinations of electric and magnetic dipoles, is used. As a result a wideband unidirectional antenna, which consists of a planar dipole and a slot, is selected for the antenna element. This study aims at designing a dually polarized antenna with wideband performance. The first part of the study discusses the performance of the linearly polarized antenna element at 2.5 GHz. Several design parameters associated with the antenna element are addressed. To improve the performance and increase the bandwidth, a twin-fed hook-shaped probe feeding technique is applied. Prototype antennas are fabricated and tested, and good agreement between the simulated and measured results is obtained. The second part of this study is extended to design the wideband dual-polarized patch antenna. Problems associated with the practical implementation of the dual-polarized antenna in printed form are discussed. The wideband performance of the present antenna is examined by shielding the dielectric substrate from the radiating region. The proposed antenna is fabricated and tested. In addition, a metallic side wall is adopted for suppressing the back radiation. The study for designing a possible candidate for a novel dual-polarized antenna by embedding an electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure is investigated. Analysis for unit-cells of mushroom-like and wideband uniplanar EBG structures is performed, and simple monopoles are used for exciting the EBG embedded antenna. The presented antennas find many possible applications in many recent wireless communication systems like 3G, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), 4G, Wi-MAX, and Wi-Bro.
Recommended Citation
Seo, Hyukjun, "Analysis and Design of a Wideband Dual-Polarized Antenna Based on the Principle of Huygens' Source" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 259.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/259
Concentration/Emphasis
Electrical Engineering