Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems

A new broadband and high gain dielectric resonator antenna for millimeter wave is presented. The investigated antenna configuration consists of a periodic square ring frequency selective surfaces on a superstrate, an aperture-coupled scheme feed, an intermediate substrate, and a cylindrical dielectr...

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Main Authors: Yacouba Coulibaly, Mourad Nedil, Larbi Talbi, Tayeb A. Denidni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/386846
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Larbi Talbi
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description A new broadband and high gain dielectric resonator antenna for millimeter wave is presented. The investigated antenna configuration consists of a periodic square ring frequency selective surfaces on a superstrate, an aperture-coupled scheme feed, an intermediate substrate, and a cylindrical dielectric resonator. This antenna is designed to cover the ISM frequency band at 60 GHz (57 GHz–64 GHz). It was numerically designed using CST microwave Studio simulation software package. Another prototype with a plain dielectric superstrate is also studied for comparison purposes. A bandwidth of 13.56% at the centered frequency of 61.34 GHz and a gain of 11 dB over the entire ISM band have been achieved. A maximum gain of 14.26 dB is obtained at 60 GHz. This is an enhancement of 9 dB compared to a single DRA. HFSS is used to validate our antenna designs. Good agreement between the results of the two softwares is obtained. With these performances, these antennas promise to be useful in the design of future wireless underground communication systems operating in the unlicensed 60 GHz frequency band.
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spelling doaj-art-b3c7086de3d742fcaedab620de7d3e912025-08-20T03:20:51ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/386846386846Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications SystemsYacouba Coulibaly0Mourad Nedil1Larbi Talbi2Tayeb A. Denidni3LRTCS-UQAT, 450 3eme Avenue Local 105, Val-d’Or, QC, J9P 1S2, CanadaLRTCS-UQAT, 450 3eme Avenue Local 105, Val-d’Or, QC, J9P 1S2, CanadaUQO, 283 Boulevard Alexandre-Taché Gatineau, QC, J9A 1L8, CanadaINRS-EMT 800, De La Gauchetière Ouest Bureau 6900, Montréal, QC, H5A 1K6, CanadaA new broadband and high gain dielectric resonator antenna for millimeter wave is presented. The investigated antenna configuration consists of a periodic square ring frequency selective surfaces on a superstrate, an aperture-coupled scheme feed, an intermediate substrate, and a cylindrical dielectric resonator. This antenna is designed to cover the ISM frequency band at 60 GHz (57 GHz–64 GHz). It was numerically designed using CST microwave Studio simulation software package. Another prototype with a plain dielectric superstrate is also studied for comparison purposes. A bandwidth of 13.56% at the centered frequency of 61.34 GHz and a gain of 11 dB over the entire ISM band have been achieved. A maximum gain of 14.26 dB is obtained at 60 GHz. This is an enhancement of 9 dB compared to a single DRA. HFSS is used to validate our antenna designs. Good agreement between the results of the two softwares is obtained. With these performances, these antennas promise to be useful in the design of future wireless underground communication systems operating in the unlicensed 60 GHz frequency band.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/386846
spellingShingle Yacouba Coulibaly
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Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems
title_full Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems
title_fullStr Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems
title_full_unstemmed Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems
title_short Design of High Gain and Broadband Antennas at 60 GHz for Underground Communications Systems
title_sort design of high gain and broadband antennas at 60 ghz for underground communications systems
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/386846
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