The invention discloses a broadside antenna. The broadside antenna comprises a first
dielectric substrate,
metal patches, a grounding plate, a second
dielectric substrate, a
magnetic dipole, an excitation source and a
coaxial cable, wherein the first
dielectric substrate is provided with a gap and comprises a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, the
metal patches are arranged in contact with the first surface, a groove hole is formed in the grounding plate and is in contact with the second surface, the second
dielectric substrate is arranged in parallel to the grounding plate and comprises a third surface and a fourth surface which are opposite to each other, a partial region of the projection of the second
dielectric substrate on the grounding plate is arranged in the gap, the
magnetic dipole is in contact with the third surface, the excitation source is in contact with the fourth surface, and the
coaxial cable is arranged in the groove hole in a penetrating way and is connected with the excitation source. The broadside antenna disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of low profile and favorable end emission
radiation; and by loading an EBG (
Electromagnetic Band Gap) technology, the broadside antenna has favorable side emission
radiation characteristic and extremely
wide beam width, and the problems of relatively high profile, relatively low
radiation efficiency and the like of an existing antenna are solved.