Dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) technologies are applicable to a wide variety of
mobile wireless communication systems. The principal energy loss mechanism for this
type of antenna is the dielectric loss, and then using modern ceramic materials, this
may be very low. These antennas are typically of small size, with a high radiation
efficiency, often above 95%; they deliver wide bandwidths, and possess a high power
handling capability.
The principal objectives of this thesis are to investigate and design DRA for low profile
personal and nomadic communications applications for a wide variety of spectrum
requirements: including DCS, PCS, UMTS, WLAN, UWB applications. X-band and part
of Ku band applications are also considered. General and specific techniques for
bandwidth expansion, diversity performance and balanced operation have been
investigated through detailed simulation models, and physical prototyping.
The first major design to be realized is a new broadband DRA operating from 1.15GHz
to 6GHz, which has the potential to cover most of the existing mobile service bands.
This antenna design employs a printed crescent shaped monopole, and a defected
cylindrical DRA. The broad impedance bandwidth of this antenna is achieved by
loading the crescent shaped radiator of the monopole with a ceramic material with a
permittivity of 81. The antenna volume is 57.0 37.5 5.8 mm3, which in conjunction
with the general performance parameters makes this antenna a potential candidate for
mobile handset applications.
The next class of antenna to be discussed is a novel offset slot-fed broadband DRA
assembly. The optimised structure consists of two asymmetrically located cylindrical
DRA, with a rectangular slot feed mechanism. Initially, designed for the frequency
range from 9GHz to 12GHz, it was found that further spectral improvements were
possible, leading to coverage from 8.5GHz to 17GHz.
Finally, a new low cost dual-segmented S-slot coupled dielectric resonator antenna
design is proposed for wideband applications in the X-band region, covering 7.66GHz
to 11.2GHz bandwidth. The effective antenna volume is 30.0 x 25.0 x 0.8 mm3. The DR
segments may be located on the same side, or on opposite sides, of the substrate. The
end of these configurations results in an improved diversity performance. / General Secretariat of Education and Scientific Research Libya
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/14742 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Elmegri, Fauzi |
| Contributors | Abd-Alhameed, Raed, McEwen, N.J., Mujtaba, Iqbal |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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