%0 Journal Article
%T Design of Sectoral Antennas Using a Metallic EBG Structure and Multiple Sources Feeding for Base Station Applications
%A M. Hajj
%A E. Rodes
%A D. Serhal
%A T. Mon¨¦di¨¨re
%A B. Jecko
%J International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
%D 2008
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2008/359053
%X This work aims to study and design base station antennas with metallic electromagnetic band gap (EBG) materials able to create a sectoral radiation pattern presenting at least a 60¡ã beamwidth. The use of metallic structures offers a new approach to industrial partners seeking to reduce costs and facilitate design procedures. A new method allowing the improvement of both the directivity and the bandwidth by using a printed antenna array is studied.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijap/2008/359053/