Background
The antenna industry has experienced substantial growth in recent years due to escalating demands for high-speed connectivity and the proliferation of smart devices. Traditional patch antennas, which are widely used because of their low profile and ease of fabrication, typically achieve a gain of only about 2–3 dBi. A new super-directive patch antenna has been developed with gain exceeding 8dBi offering promising solutions for next-generation wireless technologies.
Invention Description
Researchers at The University of Toledo developed a super-directive Huygens type patch antenna with gain over 8dBi.
Applications
Synthetic aperture radar, power beaming for UAVs, IoT, man-portable SATCOM, next-generation wireless communication.
Advantages
- Combined low profile of a patch antenna with high gain of a Huygens antenna
- Aperture efficiency of 120%
- Easily scalable to any frequency
- Front-to-Back Ratio of 12dB
- PCB compatible planar configuration
- Avoids complex fabrication of multi-element end-fire arrays
IP Status: Patent Pending
Publication: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.24845
2D Radiation Patterns of Novel Huygen’s antenna:
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Novel Huygen’s antenna and its 3D Radiation Pattern, demonstrating
an aperture efficiency of 120% with FBR of 12 dB.
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