A Dielectric Resonant Antenna

A crafted lump of dielectric can be used to generate simple antenna. The use of dielectric means there are no metalisation losses except for those in the excitation elements. usage 1GHz upwards to mm waves.

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A Dielectric Antenna Selection

DRA Antenna Diagram

Dielectric Antenna Formats

Rectanglar

A rectangular slab of dielectric on a ground plane, excited thro the plane.

Rectangular

Hemilindrical

A rectangular slab of dielectric on a ground plane with hemispherical top surface.

Hemi- cylinder

Cylindrical

A circular slab of dielectric on a ground plane, can be a puck or rod.

Cylinder

Spherical

A dome of dielectric on a ground plane, like a button.

Spherical