Research Article

Elliptical Ring Antenna Excited by Circular Disc Monopole for UWB Communications

Table 1

Parameters of CDM-excited circular and elliptical ring antennas.

ParametersInitial size (mm) (circular ring)Refined size (mm) (elliptical ring)

Semimajor axis of the elliptical ring (a)14.013.0
Semiminor axis of the elliptical ring (b)14.011.0
Ring length (l)1.01.0
Thickness of the elliptical ring (d)1.01.0
Radius of CDM (c)12.56.5
Thickness of CDM (t)1.01.0
Feeding gap (h)1.01.0
Spacing between the elliptical ring and CDM (s)2.08.0