TITLE:
Miniaturized Electronically Steerable Parasitic Array Antenna
AUTHORS:
Shafaq Kausar, Ahmed Kausar, Hani Mehrpouyan, Muhammad Hadi, Salahuddin Tariq
KEYWORDS:
5G, IoT, Antenna, Phased Array, Wifi, ESPAR, Wireless
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation,
Vol.11 No.1,
March
16,
2023
ABSTRACT: In this article we propose a miniaturized dual-band electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna. The antenna can generate up to two steerable beams. The beam-steering range of the proposed antenna is 360˚ in the azimuth plane. The antenna’s eual-band coverage includes the frequency ranges from 2.3 GHz to 2.53 GHz and from 2.9 GHz to 3.7 GHz. The antenna consists of six folded parasitic monopole elements surrounding an active conical element. The folded monopole element design offers three times lower antenna height than that of the conventional ESPAR antennas. The active element has conical shape and it is larger in length than the parasitic monopole elements, this enables the dual-band operation. Thus, the proposed design is not only smaller than the conventional ESPAR antennas but it also achieves dual-band operation. Despite its compact design, the antenna has a peak gain of 6.3 dBi, which is equivalent to the gain of conventional ESPAR antennas. These characteristics make the antenna a good candidate for next generation communication systems.