Antennas wrapped up on slender column

Abstract

This paper presents a brief review of the antennas wrapped up on slender column for wireless communication applications. The antennas wrapped up on slender column are with the significant merits of small azimuthal cross section and omni-directional radiation pattern, and can be adopted in the designs of MIMO antenna, multiple-band antenna and series-fed antenna array by our research group in recent years. This design idea offers exciting possibilities for the antennas mounted on portable access points and mobile handsets.