Experimental study demonstrates a wideband horizontally polarized endfire antenna array at millimeter-wave frequencies, highlighting viable integration for compact wireless devices.
A horizontally polarized end-fire magneto-electric dipole (ME-dipole) antenna with a bandwidth of exceeding 80% is proposed at millimeter-wave frequencies. The antenna is fed by a substrate integrated coaxial line (SICL), whose radial electric field distribution of the TEM mode is utilized to facilitate the excitation of a horizontally polarized ME-dipole antenna. The antenna consists of a planar bow-tie dipole array and a quarter-wave shorted patch implemented in a mesh-grid form. A wide impedance bandwidth of more than 88% and a 3-dB gain bandwidth of 81% are achieved. Moreover, by introducing top-loaded structures and air slits, the proposed ME-dipole element is further modified and applied to array designs, realizing a compact form factor and reduced mutual coupling. Finally, a 1 × 8 ME-dipole antenna array fed by an SICL feeding network is designed, fabricated, and measured, experimentally demonstrating an impedance bandwidth of 61%, a gain of up to 13.2 dBi, and stable radiation patterns.
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