A Wide Beamwidth and Multilinear Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2024, PP, (99), pp. 1-5
Issue Date:
2024-01-01
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In this letter, a wide beamwidth and multilinear polarized dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is developed. To achieve these attractive performances, a reconfigurable feed slot is initially designed with a number of p-i-n diodes. It provides multiple linearly polarized (LP) states at the operating frequency, with its radiation being equivalent to that of a magnetic dipole. The higher-order hybrid electromagnetic (HEM) mode HEM113 is excited inside a cylindrical dielectric resonator (DR), which generates equivalent electric-dipole radiation. By appropriately combining these two complementary dipoles, the half power beamwidths (HPBWs) in both main planes are significantly enhanced. Moreover, the integration of the two symmetrical structures ensures consistently high-performance wide beamwidths for all the reconfigurable LP states. A prototype DRA was designed and manufactured to validate the idea. The measured results confirm that it achieves eight LP states and the maximum E-plane and H-plane HPBWs are 134° and 151°, respectively. This marks the first time that achieves simultaneous wide beamwidths and multiple switching LPs.
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