Hybrid two segments ring dielectric resonator antenna for ultrawideband application

In this article, a hybrid two segments ring dielectric resonator antenna with partial ground plane, for ultrawideband application is described. The proposed antenna structure consists of annular shape microstrip line along with two ring dielectric resonators having different permittivity. By applying the combination of shifted annular shape microstrip line used as a radiator as well as to convert TM01i¾? mode to TE01i¾? mode and two segments ring dielectric resonator, ultra wide bandwidth has been achieved. Prototype of proposed structure has been fabricated and tested. Measured results show good agreement with the simulated ones. The proposed antenna structure operates over a frequency range of 3.45-10.9 GHz with a fractional bandwidth of 103.83% and having better gain and radiation characteristics. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 26:47-53, 2016.

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