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Application note
High Efficiency Wideband
LTE Dipole Antenna
Covered frequency range:
698MHz – 960MHz
and 1710MHz – 2690MHz
Pulse Part Number: W3554
Author
TLa
Version
1.0.1
Checked by
KiKo
Date
2012.03.23
Approved by
KiKo
Date
2012.03.23
Status
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Table of Contents
General Featur e s and A pplicatio ns .. ....... ... ......... .. .. ... ...3
Ant enn a Dimensio ns a n d Coaxial Fe ed Cable . ......... ... . ..4
Test Setup fo r E l e ctrical Me a sure me nts .. .. .. .. .. ......... .. . .5
El ectrical P e rf o rm ance Test Re s u lt s ... ....... .. .. .. ............ 7
Co nt act Inform a t ion .. ....... .. ... ..... . ...... .. .. ............ .. ..... 11
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High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole
Antenna
Features
Coaxial Feed
Single Feed Point
Size W x L x H (30mm x 120mm x 0.2mm)
Low Weight (1.5g)
Lead Free Materials
Lead Free Soldering Compatible
RoHS Compliant
Coaxial Cable Connector:
- Hirose Connector U.FL- Series (I.PEX Connector MHF- Series Compatible)
Applications
LTE devices operating on GSM bands (GSM850, EGSM900, PCN1800, PCS1900), WCDMA
band I, LTE700 and LTE2.6GHz.
Electrical specifications @ +25 °C
Note: Antenna’s electrical characteristics depend on test board ground plane (GP) size,
antenna positioning in relative to GP, antenna distance to test board and antenna surrounding
mechanics.
W3554: Typical electrical characteristics of High Efficiency Wideband LTE
Dipole Antenna.
Antenna measured in Free Space Environment (FS) without test board presence
(see slide 6).
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High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole
Antenna
Antenna Dimensions and Coaxial Feed Cable
Cable length
Connector type
140mm
MHF-Series Compatible
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High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole
Antenna
Test Setup
Antenna was measured in Free Space Environment (FS) without test board presence.
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Test Setup Matrix for Electrical Measurements
Antenna was tested totally with 6 different measurement setups as presented in table below.
Antenna distance (Y) to test board GP was changed. Also antenna grounding effect to
antenna’s electrical characteristics was investigated.
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High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole
Antenna
Typical Electrical Characteristics (T=25 °C)
Antenna was measured in Free Space Environment (FS) without test board presence
(see page 6).
W3554 Typical Return Loss in dB
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Antenna was tested totally with 6 different measurement setups as presented in table on
page 7. Antenna distance (Y) to test board GP was changed. Also antenna grounding effect
to antenna’s electrical characteristics was investigated.
W3554 Typical Return Loss in dB
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Antenna was measured in Free Space Environment (FS) without test board presence
(see page 6).
W3554 Typical Total Efficiencies in %
Antenna was tested totally with 6 different measurement setups as presented in table on
page. Antenna distance (Y) to test board GP was changed. Also antenna grounding effect to
antenna’s electrical characteristics was investigated (see page 7).
W3554 Typical Total Efficiencies in %
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Antenna was measured in Free Space Environment (FS) without test board presence
(see page 6).
W3554 Typical Total Efficiencies in dB
Antenna was tested totally with 6 different measurement setups as presented in table on
page. Antenna distance (Y) to test board GP was changed. Also antenna grounding effect to
antenna’s electrical characteristics was investigated (see page 7).
W3554 Typical Total Efficiencies in dB
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For More Information, please contact:
Pulse Finland Oy
Takatie 6
90440 Kempele
Finland
Tel. +358 207 935 500
Fax +358 207 935 501
Domicile: Kempele
Business ID: 1933992-8
antennasales.europe@pulseelectronics.com
www.pulseelectronics.com
This is a “Preliminary” product application notes. Products mentioned on this application notes are in
development and in the process of being qualified. These products are not fully released nor are they in
production. Features, specifications and performance of products offered are subject to change without notice.
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respective ones. For current info on this product, please contact the Pulse San Diego office.
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