Microwave antenna array using new dielectric resonator antenna elements

Investigations on antenna array for 5.8 GHz frequency band applications are presented in this paper. In order to enhance the characteristics of the dielectric resonator antenna elements, a pair of resonators with different sizes and dielectric constants is used. The antenna elements are connected to four daughter-boards of Universal Software Radio Peripherals, which perform the signal processing required by the sources detection and beamforming.