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Design and experiment of a high gain axial-mode helical antenna

  • Run Nan Cai*
  • , Shu Lin
  • , Li Na Wang
  • , Jin Yue Wang
  • , Yue Long Lü
  • , Guan Long Huang
  • , Jing Hui Qiu
  • , Jin Xiang Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A high gain axial-mode helical antenna with parasitic element is proposed. A metal wafer is used as parasitic element, loaded in the front of general axial-mode helical antenna to achieve the aim of improving antenna gain. The diameter of the wafer and the distance between the wafer and the end of the helical wire, which can influence the antenna characteristics, are both simulated and optimized by CST Microwave Studio®, a 3-dimentional full wave electromagnetic simulation software. Prototype of the proposed antenna is manufactured according to the optimal simulated results and measured in the microwave anechoic chamber. Compared with general antennas, both the simulated and measured results indicate that the helical antenna with parasitic element can boost 0.8dB in gain under the circumstance of increasing 8.3% of the antenna axial length. In addition, this antenna can achieve the band 2.1-2.7GHz in its operating bandwidth, and the maximum axial ratio is up to 1.3dB in pass-band, which is not subject to the impact of parasitic element. The proposed antenna can applied in WLAN systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2010 IEEE 12th International Conference on Communication Technology, ICCT'2010
Pages522-525
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE 12th International Conference on Communication Technology, ICCT'2010 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 11 Nov 201014 Nov 2010

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Communication Technology Proceedings, ICCT

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE 12th International Conference on Communication Technology, ICCT'2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period11/11/1014/11/10

Keywords

  • Axial-mode
  • Helical antenna
  • High-gain
  • Parasitic element

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