1 Application note High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna Covered frequency range: 698MHz - 960MHz and 1710MHz - 2690MHz Pulse Part Number: W3554 Status Author Checked by Approved by TLa KiKo KiKo Version Date Date 1.0.1 2012.03.23 2012.03.23 Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 1 2 Table of Contents G en e r a l F e at ur e s a nd A pp l ic a t io ns .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . ... 3 A nt en n a D i me n s io ns a n d C o ax i a l Fe ed C ab l e . ... .. .. .. ... . .. 4 Te st S et u p fo r E l e ctr i c al Me a s u re me nt s .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . .5 El ect r ic a l P e rf o rm a nc e Te st Re s u lt s ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. 7 Co nt ac t I n fo rm a t i on .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. . . ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 11 Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 2 3 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). Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 3 4 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna Antenna Dimensions and Coaxial Feed Cable Part No. Cable length Connector type W3554B0140 140mm MHF-Series Compatible Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 4 5 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna Test Setup Antenna was measured in Free Space Environment (FS) without test board presence. Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 5 6 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. Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 6 7 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 Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 7 8 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 Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 8 9 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 % Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 9 10 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 Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 10 11 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. Other brand and product names mentioned herein may be products and/or registered trademarks of their respective ones. For current info on this product, please contact the Pulse San Diego office. (c) Copyright, 2011. Pulse Finland Oy. All rights reserved. Application Note | W3554 High Efficiency Wideband LTE Dipole Antenna | Confidential | All Rights Reserved. (c) 2011 Page 11