Book contents
- Magnetoelectric Dipole Antennas
- Magnetoelectric Dipole Antennas
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Basic Magnetoelectric Dipole
- 3 Magnetoelectric Dipoles with Linear Polarization
- 4 Dual-polarized and Circularly Polarized Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 5 Size Reduction Techniques for Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 6 Bandwidth Enhancement Techniques for Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 7 Millimeter-wave Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 8 Concluding Remarks
- Index
- References
3 - Magnetoelectric Dipoles with Linear Polarization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 October 2025
Book contents
- Magnetoelectric Dipole Antennas
- Magnetoelectric Dipole Antennas
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Basic Magnetoelectric Dipole
- 3 Magnetoelectric Dipoles with Linear Polarization
- 4 Dual-polarized and Circularly Polarized Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 5 Size Reduction Techniques for Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 6 Bandwidth Enhancement Techniques for Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 7 Millimeter-wave Magnetoelectric Dipoles
- 8 Concluding Remarks
- Index
- References
Summary
The development of linearly polarized magnetoelectric (ME) dipoles operated at lower microwave frequencies is reviewed. Magnetoelectric dipoles can be fabricated at low costs, as they are purely made of metal plates at a few GHz range. Designs with modified L-shaped probe feeds for various purposes are first presented. Magnetoelectric dipoles with modified dipole shapes and feeds for enabling the antennas to be d.c. grounded are summarized. The aperture coupling technique was widely applied for the designs of microstrip antennas. Magnetoelectric dipoles with aperture-coupled feeds were also proposed in the literature. Their characteristics are presented. Differentially fed ME dipoles are also reviewed. The performance of ME dipoles for MIMO systems is discussed, which is of topical interest for 5G applications. Some recent applications of linearly polarized ME dipoles in different array environments are also presented.
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