Two Element Superdirective Array of Shorted Planar Inverted Cone Antenna
Santanu Mondal
Santanu Mondal, Electronics and communication Engineering, Academy of Technology, Hooghly, India.
Manuscript received on November 29, 2011. | Revised Manuscript received on December 15, 2011. | Manuscript published on January 05, 2012. | PP: 125-128 | Volume-1 Issue-6, January 2012. | Retrieval Number: F0282111611/2012©BEIESP
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Abstract: The proposed wideband shorted planar inverted cone antenna (SPICA) has been described as a two element antenna array in this paper. The two element array by this antenna with proper phase of excitation and spacing between the elements provide super directive array characteristic. This array gives peak end fire directivity from 3.502 dBi to 10.3 dBi and radiation efficiency above 98% in the operating frequency band. Also in radiation pattern characteristic, the farfield pattern of the array is more directional than single element array. Thus the proposed SPICA is suitable for wideband antenna array applications.
Keywords: SPICA, wideband, super directive array.