Dielectric resonator wideband antenna

• US 6,995,713 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2003
• Issued: 02/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Le Bolzer, Françoise, Gillard, Raphael, Laisne, Alexandre, Cormos, Delia, Nicolas, Corinne
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, SHIH CHAO
• Application Number:
  US10/645,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20040113843A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 Days
• Field of Search: 343/700.MS, 343/790, 343/829, 343/873
• US Class Current: 343/700.0MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0485 Dielectric resonator antennas

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wideband antenna consisting of a dielectric resonator or DRA mounted on a substrate with an earth plane. The resonator is positioned at a distance x from at least one of the edges of the earth plane, x being chosen such that 0≦x≦λ_diel/2, with λ_diel/2 the wavelength defined an the dielectric of the resonator. This invention applies to wireless networks.

Claims

1. A wideband antenna comprising a dielectric resonator mounted on a substrate comprising an earth plane, wherein the dielectric resonator is positioned at a distance x from at least one of the edges of the earth plane, x being chosen such that 0≦

x≦

λ

_diel/2, with λ

_diel the wavelength defined in the dielectric resonator for widening the passband.

2. The Antenna according to claim 1, wherein the substrate comprising an earth plane consists of an element of dielectric material at least one face of which is metallized and constitutes the earth plane.

3. The Antenna according to claim 2, wherein the face carrying the resonator is metallized, and the resonator is fed by coupling through a slot made in the metallization by a feedline made on the opposite face.

4. The Antenna according to claim 2, wherein the face opposite the face carrying the resonator is metallized and the resonator is fed via a feedline made on the face carrying the resonator.