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Triband Dual-Polarized Dipole Antenna With Controllable Bandwidths for 5G/LTE Applications
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Periodical
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IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Antennas Wirel. Propag. Lett. Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE. 23(2):563-567 Feb, 2024
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1536-1225
1548-5757
1548-5757
Abstract
A low-profile triband dual-polarized dipole antenna with stable radiation pattern and gain, as well as controllable bandwidths for base-station applications is proposed. Two crossed dipoles, which are fed by microstrip-to-slotline baluns, are used to generate stable radiation for ±45°-polarization at a very broad frequency band of 2.3–5.5 GHz, while an octagonal ring and triangular stubs are utilized to introduce two notched bands at around 2.8 and 4.2 GHz, respectively, which divide the wide band into triple bands. It is beneficial that the triple bandwidths in this design can be controlled by tuning the location and total length of the parasitic ring and stubs. The proposed antenna achieves triple operating bands at 2.25–2.72 GHz, 3.24–4 GHz, and 4.57–5.16 GHz. Stable half-power beamwidth of 65.2° ± 4.3° at the lower band, 72.2° ± 6.4° at center band, and 66.5° ± 3.8° at the higher band are obtained. Additionally, the gains of the three bands are stabilized in small ranges of 8.5 ± 0.5 dB, 8.4 ± 0.4 dB, and 8.2 ± 0.6 dB, respectively. These excellent performances make our design beneficial for practical applications.