Low-Profile Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna Based on Differential-Paired Multi-Mode Arms

This paper presents a low-profile wideband, dual-polarized patch antenna using differential-paired, multi-mode arms. By employing the arrow-shaped, differential-paired arms, three modes of them are excited simultaneously, leading to a broad bandwidth. The shorting pins are uniquely inserted at the wings of the arms to obtain stable radiation patterns. Then, two pairs of arms are structured like the dipoles and a dual-polarized antenna is designed. In addition, by employing coplanar coupling feeding structures, a good wideband impedance matching is also achieved without increasing the height. For demonstration, a wideband dual-polarized patch antenna is designed and measured. Benefitting from the advantages of the multi-mode patch and symmetrical structure as a dipole antenna, the proposed dual-polarized antenna operates between 2.10-3.95 GHz, possessing a 10-dB impedance bandwidth of 61%, a profile of 0.1 & lambda;(0), an average gain of 7.31 dBi, and stable radiation patterns.