Substrate type dipole antenna having stable radiation pattern

• US 7,471,256 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2006
• Issued: 12/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Do-hoon, Kim, Yong-jin, Lee, Seong-soo
• Primary Examiner(s): MANCUSO, HUEDUNG XUAN CAO
• Application Number:
  US11/322,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20060158383A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 373/795, 373/865, 373/700.MS, 373/767, 373829-830, 373/770
• US Class Current: 343/795
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/28 Conical, cylindrical, cage, strip, gauze, or like elements having an extended radiating surface; Elements comprising two conical surfaces having collinear axes and adjacent apices and fed by two-conductor transmission lines waveguide horns or mouths H01Q13/00; slot antennas H01Q13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/285 Planar dipole H01Q9/065 takes precedence; patch antenna H01Q9/0407
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/40 Element having extended radiating surface

Abstract

A Ultra WideBand (UWB) substrate type dipole antenna is provided which has a stable radiation pattern. The UWB substrate type dipole antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a first radiator formed on a side of the dielectric substrate, a signal line transmitting an energy from a coaxial cable to the first radiator, and a plurality of second radiators formed at a predetermined distance from the first radiator and the signal line, and respectively having therein a plurality of slits of a predetermined configuration. Because there is no leakage of electric current to an outer part of an external conductor of the coaxial cable, even when the connection of the connector and the coaxial cable to the antenna, distortion of the radiation pattern of the antenna is prevented. As a result, the same radiation pattern and the direction of maximum radiation may be obtained before and after connection with the connector and the coaxial cable.

Claims

1. A substrate type dipole antenna, comprising:

a dielectric substrate;

a first radiator disposed on a side of the dielectric substrate;

a signal line that transmits energy from a coaxial cable to the first radiator; and

a plurality of second radiators disposed at a predetermined distance from the first radiator and the signal line, the plurality of second radiators respectively including therein a plurality of slits of a predetermined configuration;

wherein the first radiator, the signal line, and the plurality of second radiators are formed by etching a predetermined pattern in a conductive material that is deposited on the dielectric substrate.

2. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein each of the first radiator, the signal line, and the plurality of second radiators are positioned on an identical plane of the dielectric substrate.

3. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 2, wherein the first radiator, the signal line, and the plurality of second radiators are disposed on the dielectric substrate according to a coplanar waveguide (CPW) electric feed method.

4. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the signal line is disposed from the lower side of the center of the dielectric substrate to the lower side of the center of the first radiator.

5. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the plurality of radiators are disposed in mirror-symmetry with reference to the signal line, and the plurality of radiators are disposed at a predetermined distance from the signal line.

6. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein the plurality of slits are formed by etching the plurality of second radiators in accordance with a predetermined pattern.

7. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 6, wherein the plurality of slits each have an upper width that is wider than a lower width.

8. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 6, wherein the slits each have an upper width and a lower width that are identical.

9. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 6, wherein a distance between the plurality of slits and the signal line is maintained based on a predetermined threshold.

10. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 6, wherein the plurality of slits block the electric current that flows on the second radiators from transmitting to the coaxial cable.

11. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 6, wherein a lower width of the slits is approximately from 1 mm to 3 mm.

12. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 6, wherein a length of a longer side of the dielectric substrate is approximately 32.7 mm, and a length of a shorter side of the dielectric substrate is approximately 23 mm.

13. A substrate type dipole antenna, comprising:

a dielectric substrate;

a first radiator disposed on a first side of the dielectric substrate;

a signal line that transmits energy from a coaxial cable to the first radiator; and

a second radiator disposed on a second side of the dielectric substrate that is opposite to the first side on which the first radiator is disposed, the second radiator including a plurality of slits of a predetermined configuration therein;

wherein the first radiator, the signal line, and the plurality of second radiators are formed by etching a predetermined pattern in a conductive material that is deposited on the dielectric substrate.

14. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 13, wherein the first radiator and the signal line are positioned on an identical plane, and the second radiator is positioned on a plane that is different from the plane that the first radiator and the signal line are positioned on.

15. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 13, wherein the first radiator, the signal line and the second radiator are disposed on the dielectric substrate according to a microstrip electric feed method.

16. The substrate type dipole antenna of claim 13, wherein the plurality of slits block electric current that flows on the surface of the second radiator from transmitting to the coaxial cable.