High gain patch antenna and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsSeong Mo Moon, Dong Hwan Shin, Dong Pil Chang, Han Lim Lee, Woo Hee Lim
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Abstract
A high gain patch antenna and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The antenna includes a substrate with a flat structure including a dielectric, a cross-shaped conductor arranged at a center of an upper part of the substrate, and radiator units arranged in each of four areas divided by the cross-shaped conductor on the upper part of the substrate, wherein each of the radiator units may be arranged to have a 90-degree difference from an adjacent radiator unit with respect to a center of the substrate.
Claims18
An antenna comprising:
- a substrate with a flat structure comprising a dielectric;
- a cross-shaped conductor arranged at a center of an upper part of the substrate;
- and
- radiator units on the upper part of the substrate, arranged respectively in four divided areas formed by the cross-shaped conductor on the upper part of the substrate,
- wherein
- each of the radiator units is arranged to have a 90-degree difference from an adjacent radiator unit with respect to a center of the substrate, and
- the cross-shaped conductor is configured to generate coupling when circular polarization occurs in the radiator units;
- wherein
- the cross-shaped conductor comprises a plurality of shorting pins arranged at a distance from a center of the cross-shaped conductor that is greater than a distance from the center of the cross-shaped conductor to the radiator units.
An antenna comprising:
- a substrate with a flat structure comprising a dielectric;
- a cross-shaped conductor arranged at a center of an upper part of the substrate;
- radiator units on the upper part of the substrate, arranged respectively in four divided areas formed by the cross-shaped conductor on the upper part of the substrate;
- and
- an antenna ground comprising a cross-shaped slot arranged on a lower part of the substrate,
- wherein
- each of the radiator units is arranged to have a 90-degree difference from an adjacent radiator unit with respect to a center of the substrate, and
- the cross-shaped conductor is configured to generate coupling when circular polarization occurs in the radiator units, and
- wherein
- the cross-shaped conductor comprises a plurality of shorting pins arranged at a distance from a center of the cross-shaped conductor that is greater than a distance from the center of the cross-shaped conductor to the radiator units.
A method of manufacturing an antenna, the method comprising:
- arranging a substrate with a flat structure comprising a dielectric on an upper part of an antenna ground;
- arranging a cross-shaped conductor and radiator units on an upper part of the substrate;
- forming shorting pins for the radiator units and the cross-shaped conductor;
- and
- arranging the shorting pins at a distance from a center of the cross-shaped conductor that is greater than a distance from the center of the cross-shaped conductor to the radiator units,
- wherein the cross-shaped conductor is arranged at a center of the upper part of the substrate,
- wherein the radiator units are arranged in each of four divided areas formed by the cross-shaped conductor on the upper part of the substrate, and
- wherein
- each of the radiator units is arranged to have a 90-degree difference from an adjacent radiator unit with respect to a center of the substrate, and
- the cross-shaped conductor is configured to generate coupling when circular polarization occurs in the radiator units.
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