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Abstract: In Today’s wireless era,need of a highly partially metallized dielectric resonator can be used
optimized antenna having compact size, low cost, high as a small and low profile antenna operated at low
efficiency, larger bandwidth is must.This increases frequencies. For high gain antennas, dielectric
demand of designing antennas having such resonator antenna arrays are utilized.
benefits.This paper briefly reviews the research
carried out in last decades and recent progress of
Dielectric Resonator as a resonant antenna
DRA antenna for various applications.Unique
features of DRA offers compactness, wide impedance was proposed by Professor S.A Long. Dielectric
bandwidth, low profiles, high gain for the design of Resonator is normally made of high permittivity
high performance antenna.In recent era,DRA is
material with r
20
,while its Q factor is usually
utilized for various applications like radar
technology, nano-technology,wireless and satellite between 50 & 500. DRAs operating, at
applications.The application we considered can be fundamental mode radiates like a magnetic dipole
fulfilled using various shapes of DRA like which is independent of their shapes. Comparing
Rectangular, hemispherical, triangular, cylindrical with micro strip antenna which radiates only
etc. using distinct coupling methods for each. through two narrow slots, DRA radiates through
Effective utilization of DRA features can be extended whole DRA surface so it has advantage of wider
by changing its feeding techniques and designs for bandwidth.
optimum performance.
Fig.1 Different types of DRA When the excitation probe is inside the
resonator, particular attention has to be paid to the
To excite different resonator modes air gap between the probe excitation and dielectric
multiple feeding techniques are used. This material. An air gap result decreases the effect of
excitation is explained as under: dielectric constant which decreases the Q factor.
The probe location allows different choice of
II.FEEDING TECHNIQUES excited modes.
1. Coaxial Probe Excitation 2. Microstrip feeding line and coplanar waveguide
It can be located within the DRA or The principle is similar to the probe
adjacent to it. Within the DRA, a good coupling excitation case. A micro strip line placed close to
can be achieved by aligning the probe along with the DRA can couple the magnetic field of the DRA
the electric field of DRA mode as shown in mode. However, this later can affect the antenna
Fig.2.The adjacent position is currently used to polarization and thus increases the parasitic
couple the magnetic field of DRA mode shown in radiation. This could be reduced by placing the line
Fig.3. In these both cases, the probe is exciting the under the resonator as shown in Fig: 4.Similar way
fundamental
TE111 mode of the rectangular DRA. is to replace the micro strip line by a coplanar
waveguide shown in Fig.4 which is presenting a
rectangular DRA excited by a coplanar waveguide.
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Propagation, IEEE Transactions on 53.3 (2005): 1020-1027. Miss Pratima R Pimpalgaonkar is currently pursuing her
[12]Abdel Wahab, Wael M., Dan Busuioc, and Safieddin Safavi- M.Tech in Communication System Engineering from Charotar
Naeini. "Low cost planar waveguide technology-based University of Science and Technology and she has completed
dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) for millimeter-wave her Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication
applications: Analysis, design, and fabrication."Antennas and Engineering from Dr Jivraj Mehta Institute Of
Propagation, IEEE Transactions on 58.8 (2010): 2499-2507. Technology,Anand.Currently her research area includes
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hybrid antenna without external ground plane." Antennas and Dr. Trushit Upadhyaya has received his B.E. Electronics and
Propagation, IEEE Transactions on 59.6 (2011): 2404-2409. Communication Engineering - Gujarat University, Ahmedabad,
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"Compact circularly polarized dualband zonal-slot/DRA Telecommunication Research, at University of South Australia,
hybrid antenna without external ground plane." Antennas and Adelaide, South Australia, Dr. Trushit has completed his Ph.D
Propagation, IEEE Transactions on 59.6 (2011): 2404-2409. in Antenna System Design for Satellite Communication -
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2016. Mr. Killol Pandya has received his B.E. Electronics and
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new approach to broadband matching for P‐I‐N Communication System Engineering – Gujarat University and
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(1995): 8-13. Technology.He is a member of IEEE.
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"Compact slot and dielectric resonator antenna with dual- Mr. Mukesh R. Chaurasia is currently pursuing his M.Tech in
resonance, broadband characteristics." Antennas and Communication System Engineering from Charotar University
Propagation, IEEE Transactions on 53.3 (2005): 1020-1027. of Science and Technology and he has completed his Bachelor’s
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Nov. 2001. research area include microstrip patch antenna and Plasmonics.
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Miss Bhargavi T Raval is currently pursuing her M.Tech in
dielectric resonator antenna excited by a coaxial
Communication System Engineering from Charotar University
probe." Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions
of Science and Technology and she has completed her
on 51.10 (2003): 2913-2917.
Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication
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Engineering from Government Engineering
U.S. Patent No. 7,253,789. 7 Aug. 2007.
College,Gandhinagar.Currently her research area includes Ultra
Wideband Antenna.
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