A Wideband Dual-Polarized Antenna With Two Independently Controllable Resonant Modes and Its Array for Base-Station Applications
- 12 April 2017
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
- Vol. 16, 2014-2017
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2017.2693392
Abstract
A wideband dual-polarized antenna with two independently controllable resonant modes for 2G/3G/4G bands is proposed. Its radiator mainly consists of two crossed stepped-width loop dipoles loaded with two crossed straight dipoles. Two approaches are adopted to design the proposed antenna with large freedom. First, by replacing the traditional uniform-width loop dipole with a stepped-width one, the first resonant mode can be adjusted independently by controlling the width ratio of the loop. Second, a pair of crossed straight dipoles are embedded into the gap of the crossed loop dipoles, and the second resonant mode can be controlled independently by altering the length or position of the straight dipoles. Measurements show that the antenna achieves an impedance bandwidth of 54.5% with VSWR<; 1.5 (1.68-2.94 GHz) and isolation of greater than 28.5 dB within the bandwidth. Also, an antenna array with ten elements is developed with electrical downtilt from 0° to 8° for practical base-station applications.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (61671207)
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