A cutting-edge broadband Camembert-inspired dielectric resonator antenna

Abstract

This article introduces an innovative approach to significantly broaden the bandwidth of Cylindrical Dielectric Resonators. A four-element Camembert-Shaped Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna (CDRA) is presented, using an air gap separating the resonators to enhance the antenna bandwidth. The radiators, i.e., the DRA blocks, are made of high relative-permittivity ceramic material (εr = 25 & 30) and are excited by microstrip-line feed. The proposed methodology involves the strategic design of these resonators, incorporating dielectric materials to finely optimize the frequency response. Experimental validation demonstrates a remarkable improvement in bandwidth when compared to conventional methodologies. This novel technique holds immense promise for applications requiring wideband antennas. The demonstrated effectiveness of this approach not only addresses contemporary challenges but also opens up new avenues in antenna design, catering to the escalating demands of modern communication systems. In addition to the compact dimensions of the elementary radiating element, the separation distance between them, set at λ/4, enhances the array antenna overall size, and its gain is nearly 10 dBi. The proposed antenna covers cellular network applications such as UMTS mobile phone band around 2.1 GHz, as well as wireless DECT phone bands around 1.9 GHz, facilitating data transmission over short distances and beyond, with an impedance bandwidth of 20%.

Keywords

• Cylincrical dielectric resonator antennas (CDRA)
• High permittivity ceramics
• Propagation
• HFSS
• UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications system)
• DECT (digital enhanced cordless telecommunications)