Directive linearly polarized monopole antenna

An antenna array comprising:

• a plurality of bent directive monopole antenna elements, each of the bent directive monopole antenna elements including:
• a dielectric support structure,
• a conductor coupled to an end of the support structure, the conductor having a feed probe section disposed in a first plane of the support structure and extending beyond the end of the support structure, the conductor further having a bent section disposed in the first plane perpendicular to the feed probe section, the feed probe section and the bent section being electrically coupled, and
• one or more conductive directors coupled to the support structure, each of the one or more conductive directors being disposed in the first plane of the support structure and parallel to the bent section of the conductor;
• and
• a ground plane with a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of bent directive monopole antenna elements, each of the plurality of bent directive monopole antenna elements being disposed in one of the plurality of openings in the ground plane;
• a plurality of waveguides corresponding to the plurality of bent directive monopole antenna elements, each of the plurality of bent directive monopole antenna elements being fed by a corresponding waveguide;
• and
• one or more amplifiers operatively coupled to the plurality of bent directive monopole antenna elements.

A directive monopole antenna comprising:

• a dielectric support structure;
• a conductor coupled to an end of the support structure, the conductor having a feed probe section disposed in a first plane of the support structure and extending beyond the end of the support structure, the feed probe section being electrically centered in the end, the conductor further having a bent section disposed in the first plane perpendicular to the feed probe section, the feed probe section and the bent section being electrically coupled;
• and
• one or more conductive directors coupled to the support structure, each of the one or more conductive directors being disposed in the first plane of the support structure and parallel to the bent section of the conductor, the one or more conductive directors being offset closer to one side of the support structure.