Broad band and multi-band antennas
First Claim
1. An antenna system comprising:
- a dielectric resonator antenna dimensioned to support;
a first mode characterized by a first center frequency and a first bandwidth; and
a second mode characterized by a second center frequency and a second bandwidth;
wherein the first bandwidth is at least about one-half of a difference between the first center frequency and the second center frequency.
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Abstract
Antenna systems (200, 1300, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2400) comprise a dielectric resonator antenna (210) in the shape of a parallelepiped with right angle corners. The thickness (T) of the dielectric resonator antenna (210) is chosen to be less than the length and height. The antenna systems (200, 1300, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2400) provide have broad band response that is attributed to two or more resonant modes that have center frequencies that are closely spaced in frequency relative to their bandwidths. Additional pass bands can be obtained by placing a conductive strip (1302) along an edge of the dielectric resonator 210. The passband associated with the conductive strip (1302) can be lowered in frequency by capacitively loading the conductive strip (1302). An additional passband can also be obtained by coupling a metal ribbon (2012) to a feed in microstrip (206, 2002) and to the dielectric resonator antenna (210).
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53 Claims
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1. An antenna system comprising:
a dielectric resonator antenna dimensioned to support;
a first mode characterized by a first center frequency and a first bandwidth; and
a second mode characterized by a second center frequency and a second bandwidth;
whereinthe first bandwidth is at least about one-half of a difference between the first center frequency and the second center frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An antenna system comprising:
a dielectric resonator antenna characterized by;
a surface area, A;
a volume, V; and
a quantity A*λ
/V that is at least about 50,where λ
is a free space wavelength corresponding to a center frequency of a lowest order mode of the dielectric resonator antenna.- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An antenna system comprising:
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a dielectric resonator antenna; and
a microstrip including one or more charge accumulation regions proximate to the dielectric resonator antenna. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An antenna system comprising:
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a dielectric resonator antenna including;
a first large area surface;
a second large area surface opposite to the first large area surface; and
a first edge that extends between the first large area surface and the second large area surface;
a parasitic element positioned along the first edge; and
a signal feed for coupling signals to and from the dielectric resonator antenna. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. The antenna system according to 31 wherein:
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the dielectric resonator antenna further comprises;
a second edge that extends between the first large area surface and the second large area surface; and
the signal feed comprises;
a microstrip that is arranged parallel to and adjacent to the second edge. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A antenna system comprising:
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a dielectric resonator antenna;
a transmission line electromagnetically coupled to the dielectric resonator antenna;
a conductor including;
a first end positioned proximate the dielectric resonator antenna; and
a second end; and
an electromagnetic coupling for coupling the second end to the transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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- 43. The antenna system according to 41 wherein the electromagnetic coupling comprises a capacitive coupling.
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48. An antenna system comprising:
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a ground plane;
a circuit substrate including an obverse side and a reverse side that includes a first area covered by the ground plane and a second area that is not covered by the ground plane;
a dielectric resonator antenna supported on the obverse side, over the clear area, the dielectric resonator antenna including an edge; and
a microstrip on the obverse side, the microstrip including an end segment parallel to and proximate to the edge. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A wireless telephone having a front side and a back side, the wireless telephone further comprising:
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a speaker mounted at the front side of the wireless telephone;
a microphone mounted at the front side of the wireless telephone;
a dielectric resonator antenna positioned within the wireless telephone; and
a conductive shield located between the dielectric resonator antenna and the front side. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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Specification