Wideband T‐probe fed circular patch antenna with dipole‐like radiation patterns

Abstract

Experimental and simulated results for a wideband T‐probe‐fed circular patch antenna which has dipole‐like radiation patterns are presented. With an antenna thickness of ∼0.14 times the free‐space wavelength of the center operating frequency, the proposed antenna can achieve a bandwidth of ∼32% and produce dipolelike conical radiation patterns. The measured gain is in the range of 4.0–6.0 dBi in the passband. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 41: 37–38, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20038