Dual-Polarized Filtering Antenna for Base Station Application

In this paper, a broadband dual-polarized filtering dipole is proposed for base station application. Filtering response is obtained by adding simple slits on each arm of the traditional dual polarized dipole antenna. Both lower and upper stopband radiation nulls are generated. The operating bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 1.7-2.9 GHz (52%). The out-of-band suppression level is about 10 dB within 0.69-1.5 GHz and 3.3-3.8 GHz. The simulated port isolation is more than 26 dB. The proposed antenna element is suitable for potential base station applications.