TY  - JOUR
JF  - Progress In Electromagnetics Research C
KW  - Design; Dielectric devices; Frequency bands; Microwave antennas; Wireless local area networks (WLAN)
KW  -  802.11a; Advanced design system; Aperture coupled; Coupling slot; CST microwave studio; Cylindrical dielectric resonator antennas; Directivity; Ground planes; Linear arrays; Lumped-element circuits; Measured results; Microstrip transmission lines; Mutual coupling; Operating frequency; Radiating elements; Sidelobe levels; WLAN systems
KW  -  Antenna arrays
N2  - A 1 Ã? 3 element linear array using cylindrical dielectric resonator antennas (CDRAs) is designed and presented for 802.11a WLAN system applications. The top and bottom elements of CDRA array are excited through the rectangular coupling slots etched on the ground plane, while the slots themselves are excited through the microstrip transmission line. The third element (i.e., central CDRA) is excited through the mutual coupling of two radiating elements by its sides. This mechanism enhances the bandwidth (96.1) and gain (14.3) as compared to aperture coupled technique. It is also observed that the side lobe levels are reduced over the designed frequency band. Using CST microwave studio, directivity of 10.5 dBi has been achieved for operating frequency of 5.6 GHz. Designed antenna array is fabricated and tested. Simulated and measured results are in good agreement. The equivalent lumped element circuit is also designed and presented using Advanced design system (ADS) for this proposed array.
AV  - none
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874378867&doi=10.2528%2fPIERC13011103&partnerID=40&md5=0feb8e10035a93d09c55519f6f67e017
Y1  - 2013///
VL  - 37
ID  - scholars4035
SN  - 19378718
PB  - Electromagnetics Academy
TI  - Aperture and mutual coupled cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna array
SP  - 223
N1  - cited By 7
EP  - 233
A1  - Baba, A.A.
A1  - Zakariya, M.A.
A1  - Baharudin, Z.
A1  - Khir, M.H.M.
A1  - Ur Rehman, M.Z.
A1  - Ahmad, Z.A.
A1  - Qasaymeh, Y.M.
ER  -