A half-split cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna using slot-coupling

A half-split cylindrical dielectric resonator placed on a metallic plane and excited in its magnetic dipole mode is a potentially useful antenna element. The use of a microstrip line-slot feed scheme for exciting this antenna is reported. Experimental results show that the antenna displays the anticipated radiation pattern and it has a high operating frequency bandwidth (about 10%). The overall antenna configuration can be easily integrated with MICs.<
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