Magnetoelectric dipole antennas and antenna arrays

Abstract

To provide a magnetoelectric dipole antenna using technical means different from those of the prior art. [Solution] The device comprises a substrate module 1 having a first surface and a second surface aligned in a first direction, a radiating means 2 arranged on the first surface of the substrate module 1, a first feed probe 41 and a second feed probe 42 arranged inside the substrate module 1 and extending along the first direction, a first feed line electrically connected to the first feed probe 41 and a second feed line electrically connected to the second feed probe 42, the second feed probe 42 being longer than the first feed probe 41, and an input electromagnetic wave signal received by the radiating means 2 being transferred to the first feed probe 41 and the second feed probe 42, and then transferred to the first feed line and the second feed line, respectively.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to magnetoelectric dipole antennas and antenna arrays, and more particularly to magnetoelectric dipole antennas and antenna arrays used to receive circularly polarized electromagnetic waves. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a single-layer magnetoelectric dipole element antenna array with four feed ports. This antenna array has four magnetoelectric dipole elements arranged in a 2×2 matrix. Each magnetoelectric dipole element includes a substrate, four rectangular dipole elements arranged in a 2×2 matrix on the upper surface of the substrate, a magnetoelectric dipole element arranged on the upper surface of the substrate so as to be surrounded by the four rectangular dipole elements, and a coaxial probe provided at an end of the magnetoelectric dipole element and inserted downward into the substrate. In the single-layer magnetoelectric dipole element antenna array, any two adjacent magnetoelectric dipole elements are connected by a microstrip line. The end of each magnetoelectric dipole element where the coaxial probe is provided serves as the feed port of the magnetoelectric dipole element. By adjusting the phase of the input electromagnetic wave signal received at different feed ports, the single-layer magnetoelectric dipole element antenna array can be freely switched between two functions: dual polarization and circular polarization, and achieves an axial ratio of circular polarization of less than 0.2 dB. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Chinese Patent Application Publication No. 114614273A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention aims to provide a magnetoelectric dipole antenna in which technical means different from those of the prior art are used. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a substrate module having a first surface and a second surface aligned in a first direction; radiating means disposed on the first surface of the substrate module; a first feed probe and a second feed probe disposed within the substrate module so as to be positioned within a projection range of the radiation means in the first direction, and each extending along the first direction; a first feed line formed on the second surface of the substrate module and electrically connected to the first feed probe, and a second feed line formed on the second surface of the substrate module and electrically connected to the second feed probe; a length of the second feed probe extending along the first direction within the substrate module is greater than a length of the first feed probe extending along the first direction within the substrate module; The input electromagnetic wave signal received by the radiating means is transferred to the first feed probe and the second feed probe by electromagnetic induction, and then transferred to the first feed line and the second feed line, respectively, thereby transferring the signal.

[0006] The present invention also provides a magnetoelectric dipole antenna comprising a first magnetoelectric dipole antenna, a second magnetoelectric dipole antenna, a third magnetoelectric dipole antenna, and a fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna, each having the configuration of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna described above, Also provided is an antenna array in which, when viewing each of the radiating means arranged on the front side of the first surface of the substrate module of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas along the first direction, the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas are respectively arranged at four corners of an imaginary square in a counterclockwise order.

[0007] Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing each magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the antenna array, wherein the first feed probe is configured to include, inside the substrate module, a first connection portion extending from a first main end to a first sub-end along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first main support rod extending from the first main end of the first connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module and having a tip connected to the first feed line, and a first sub-support rod extending from the first sub-end of the first connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module and having a tip not exposed on the second surface, the second feed probe is configured to have, inside the substrate module, a second connection portion extending from a second main end to a second sub-end along a third direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, a second main support rod extending from the second main end of the second connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module and having a tip connected to the second feed line, and a second sub support rod extending from the second sub-end of the second connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module and having a tip not exposed on the second surface, the second feed probe being provided as a first magneto-electric dipole antenna, a second magneto-electric dipole antenna, a third magneto-electric dipole antenna, and a fourth magneto-electric dipole antenna, respectively; When viewing the radiation means of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas arranged on the front side of the first surface of the substrate module along the first direction, the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas are arranged at four corners of an imaginary square in a counterclockwise order, and the first connection portion of the first feed probe included in each of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas extends along a vertical direction that is an extension direction of two parallel sides of the square; the second connection portion of the second feed probe included in each of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas extends along a horizontal direction that is an extension direction of other two parallel sides of the square, Furthermore, the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the first magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the second magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the longitudinal direction; the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the third magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the longitudinal direction; the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the first magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the lateral direction; The second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the second magnetoelectric dipole antenna and the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the third magnetoelectric dipole antenna also face each other in the lateral direction, providing an antenna array. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] The magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention receives an input electromagnetic wave signal through a radiating means, and then transmits the input electromagnetic wave signal to a first feed line and a second feed line through a first feed probe and a second feed probe, respectively, to complete the signal transmission. Assembling multiple magnetoelectric dipole antennas into an antenna array can improve the gain and circular polarization effect without significant degradation of S parameters. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of an embodiment of a magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an embodiment of a magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention; [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of a magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. [Figure 5] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment taken along line VV in FIG. 3. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is an S-parameter diagram of an embodiment of a magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a gain diagram of an embodiment of a magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the axial ratio of circular polarization of an embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention. [Figure 9] 1 is a top view of an embodiment of an antenna array of the present invention; [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is an S-parameter diagram of an embodiment of the antenna array of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a gain diagram of an embodiment of the antenna array of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the axial ratio of circularly polarized waves of an embodiment of the antenna array of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but it should be understood that in different embodiments, components that perform equivalent functions may be assigned the same reference numerals even if the structures are not identical. Furthermore, in the following description, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are used based on the drawings, but it should be understood that these are used for the convenience of explanation to make it easier to understand, and do not limit the implementation method or scope of the rights of the present invention.

[0011] 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention, which is used to receive an input electromagnetic wave signal, and includes a substrate module 1, a radiating means 2, eight conductive pillars 3, a first feed probe 41, a second feed probe 42, a first feed line 51, and a second feed line 52.

[0012] The substrate module 1 is formed by stacking, from top to bottom, a first substrate 11, a first adhesive layer 12, a second substrate 13, a ground layer 14, a second adhesive layer 15, and a third substrate 16, all of whose center points are located on a central axis extending in a first direction Z. The first substrate 11, the first adhesive layer 12, the second substrate 13, the second adhesive layer 15, and the third substrate 16 are made of a dielectric material, while the ground layer 14 is made of a metallic material.

[0013] The first surface of the substrate module 1 corresponds to the upper surface of the first substrate 11, and the second surface of the substrate module 1 corresponds to the lower surface of the third substrate 16, and the first surface and the second surface are aligned along the first direction Z.

[0014] The radiation means 2 is a plate-like body having a roughly polygonal outer periphery, and the number of sides of the polygon is four or more. In this embodiment, the radiation means 2 is made up of four main body parts 210 arranged in a cross shape and the peripheral portions of two adjacent main body parts 210. TunaThe radiating means 2 is formed into a plate-like body having a substantially octagonal outer periphery so as to have a total of four connecting portions 221, and is also formed with a main partition groove 233. The main partition groove 233 has a square central hole 2331 formed in the center of the radiating means 2 and in contact with all of the main body portions 210, four extension grooves 2332 extending in an X shape from the central hole 2331 toward each of the four connecting portions 221, and four branch grooves 2333 extending from the ends of the four extension grooves 2332 adjacent to the corresponding connecting portions 221 to both sides in parallel with the connecting portions 221, thereby dividing the radiating means 2 into four main body portions 210 and four connecting portions 221. In addition, each main body portion 210 has a first opening 231 adjacent to the central hole 2331 of the main partition groove 233 and a second opening 232 recessed toward the central hole 2331 at the peripheral portion, and all main body portions 210 are formed in the same shape.

[0015] Furthermore, the radiating means 2 is disposed on the upper surface of the first substrate 11 of the substrate module 1 so that the position of the central hole 2331 corresponds to the center point of the first substrate 11 .

[0016] The first feed probes 41 are disposed inside the substrate module 1 so as to be located within a projection range of the radiating means 2 in the first direction Z, and extend along the first direction Z. Specifically, the first feed probes 41 are configured to include a first connection portion 411 disposed inside the substrate module 1, the first connection portion 411 extending from a first main end portion 412 to a first sub-end portion 413 along a second direction X perpendicular to the first direction Z and disposed on the upper surface of the second substrate 13, a first main support rod 414 extending from the first main end portion 412 of the first connection portion 411 along the first direction Z (in the negative direction) to the second surface of the substrate module 1 and having a tip connected to the first feed line 51, and a first sub-support rod 415 extending from the first sub-end portion 413 of the first connection portion 411 along the first direction Z (in the negative direction) to the second surface of the substrate module 1 and having a tip that is not exposed on the second surface.

[0017] The first connecting portion 411 is bonded in the first adhesive layer 12, and the direction extending from the first main end 412 of the first connecting portion 411 to the first sub-end 413 is defined as the second direction X in the figure, the first main support rod 414 extends to penetrate the second substrate 13, the ground layer 14, the second adhesive layer 15, and the third substrate 16, and the first sub-support rod 415 extends to be inserted into the second substrate 13.

[0018] The second feed probes 42 are disposed inside the substrate module 1 so as to be located within a projection range of the radiating means 2 in the first direction Z, and extend along the first direction Z. Specifically, the second feed probes 42 include a second connecting portion 421 extending from a second main end portion 422 to a second sub-end portion 423 along a third direction Y perpendicular to both the first direction Z and the second direction X, a second main support rod 424 extending from the second main end portion 422 of the second connecting portion 421 along the first direction Z (in the negative direction) to the second surface of the substrate module 1 and having a tip connected to the second feed line 52, and a second sub-support rod 425 extending from the second sub-end portion 423 of the second connecting portion 421 along the first direction Z (in the negative direction) to the second surface of the substrate module 1 and having a tip that is not exposed on the second surface.

[0019] The second connecting portion 421 is bonded in the first adhesive layer 12, and the direction extending from the second main end 422 of the second connecting portion 421 to the second sub-end 423 is defined as the third direction Y, the second main support rod 424 extends to penetrate the first adhesive layer 12, the second substrate 13, the grounding layer 14, the second adhesive layer 15 and the third substrate 16, and the second sub-support rod 425 extends to penetrate the first adhesive layer 12 and then insert into the second substrate 13.

[0020] The four main body parts 210 of the radiation means 2 include a first main body part 211 corresponding to the position of the first main end 412 of the first connection part 411 of the first feed probe 41, a second main body part 212 corresponding to the position of the second main end 422 of the second connection part 421 of the second feed probe 42, a third main body part 213 corresponding to the position of the first sub-end 413 of the first connection part 411 of the first feed probe 41, and a fourth main body part 214 corresponding to the position of the second sub-end 423 of the second connection part 421 of the second feed probe 42, and the first main body part 211, the second main body part 212, the third main body part 213 and the fourth main body part 214 are arranged at angular intervals of 90 degrees counterclockwise when looking at the radiation means 2 arranged on the front side (upper side) of the first surface of the substrate module 1 along the first direction Z.

[0021] The eight conductive pillars 3 are connected two by two to positions surrounding the central hole 2331 in the first to fourth main body parts 211 to 214 of the radiating means 2, and extend (in the negative direction) along the first direction Z to penetrate through the board module 1. Each conductive pillar 3 is used as a magnetic dipole in the magnetoelectric dipole antenna, and the radiating means 2 is used as an electric dipole in the magnetoelectric dipole antenna. Each conductive pillar 3 is made of metal.

[0022] The radiation means 2, the first feed probe 41, and the second feed probe 42 are arranged so that the first main end 412 of the first connection portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 is located within the projection range in the first direction Z of the first opening 231 of the first main body portion 211, the second main end 422 of the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 is located within the projection range in the first direction Z of the first opening 231 of the second main body portion 212, the first sub-end 413 of the first connection portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 is located within the projection range in the first direction Z of the first opening 231 of the third main body portion 213, and the second sub-end 423 of the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 is located within the projection range in the first direction Z of the first opening 231 of the fourth main body portion 214.

[0023] Furthermore, the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 is positioned closer to the radiation means 2 than the first connection portion 411 of the first feed probe 41, the length of the second main support rod 424 extending along the first direction Z is greater than the length of the first main support rod 414 extending along the first direction Z, and the central portion of the first connection portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 extending along the second direction X and the central portion of the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 extending along the third direction Y intersect with each other in the first direction Z so as not to come into contact with each other.

[0024] The first feed line 51 is formed on the lower surface of the third substrate 16 (i.e., the second surface of the substrate module 1) and electrically connected to the first feed probe 41, and extends from the tip of the first main support rod 414 through the third substrate 16 exposed on the lower surface of the third substrate 16 along the second direction X to a predetermined positive side (downward in Figure 3), and then extends so as to bend to a predetermined positive side of the third direction Y (rightward in Figure 3) before reaching the peripheral edge of the radiating means 2.

[0025] The second feed line 52 is formed on the lower surface of the third substrate 16 (i.e., the second surface of the substrate module 1) and is electrically connected to the second feed probe 42, and extends from the tip of the second main support rod 424 exposed to the third substrate 16 toward the positive side of the third direction Y (the right side in Figure 3).

[0026] The radiation means 2 receives an input electromagnetic wave signal, transfers the input electromagnetic wave signal to the first feed probe 41 and the second feed probe 42 by electromagnetic induction, and then transmits the signal to be transferred to the first feed line 51 and the second feed line 52, respectively.

[0027] The operating frequency of an embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention is within the Ka-band range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz.

[0028] 6 shows an S-parameter diagram of the embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention. The S11 curve shows the reflection coefficient of the first feed line 51, the S22 curve shows the reflection coefficient of the second feed line 52, and the S21 curve shows the transmission coefficient from the first feed line 51 to the second feed line 52. The S-parameters of S11 and S22 in the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz are both less than -10 dB, and the S-parameter of S21 in the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz is both less than -20 dB.

[0029] The gain diagrams at different frequencies of the embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention are shown in Figure 7. The gain values ​​within the operating frequency range of 17.7GHz to 21.2GHz are all above 6.6dB.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 8, the axial ratio of circular polarization of the embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention is shown, and the values ​​of the axial ratio of circular polarization within the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz are all less than 1.5 dB.

[0031] An embodiment of an antenna array of the present invention is shown in FIG. 9, and as shown, the antenna array embodiment includes a first antenna unit 611, a second antenna unit 612, a third antenna unit 613, and a fourth antenna unit 614.

[0032] The first antenna unit 611, the second antenna unit 612, the third antenna unit 613, and the fourth antenna unit 614 all have a configuration similar to the magnetoelectric dipole antenna.

[0033] The first feed line 51 in the first antenna unit 611 is used as a first feed port 621 of the antenna array, and the second feed line 52 is used as a second feed port 622 of the antenna array.

[0034] Additionally, the first feed line 51 in the second antenna unit 612 is used as a third feed port 623 of the antenna array, and the second feed line 52 is used as a fourth feed port 624 of the antenna array.

[0035] The first feed line 51 in the third antenna unit 613 is used as the fifth feed port 625 of the antenna array, and the second feed line 52 is used as the sixth feed port 626 of the antenna array.

[0036] The first feed line 51 in the fourth antenna unit 614 is used as the seventh feed port 627 of the antenna array, and the second feed line 52 is used as the eighth feed port 628 of the antenna array.

[0037] The first direction Z in FIG. 1 corresponds to the front / back direction of the paper in FIG. 9, which is a top view, and when looking at each of the radiating means 2 arranged on the front side of the first surface of the substrate module 1 of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas (i.e., the first antenna unit 611 to the fourth antenna unit 614) along this front / back direction, the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas are arranged at the four corners of an imaginary square in counterclockwise order.

[0038] Furthermore, the first connection portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 included in each of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas extends along the vertical direction, which is the extension direction of two parallel sides of the square, and the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 included in each of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas extends along the horizontal direction, which is the extension direction of the other two parallel sides of the square.

[0039] The first main end 412 of the first connecting portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 of the first magnetoelectric dipole antenna is arranged to face the first main end 412 of the first connecting portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 of the second magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the vertical direction.

[0040] The first main end 412 of the first connecting portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 of the third magnetoelectric dipole antenna is arranged to face the first main end 412 of the first connecting portion 411 of the first feed probe 41 of the fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the vertical direction.

[0041] The second main end 422 of the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 of the first magnetoelectric dipole antenna is arranged to face each other in the horizontal direction with the second main end 422 of the second connection portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 of the fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna.

[0042] The second main end 422 of the second connecting portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 of the second magnetoelectric dipole antenna is arranged to face each other in the horizontal direction with the second main end 422 of the second connecting portion 421 of the second feed probe 42 of the third magnetoelectric dipole antenna.

[0043] The operating frequency of an embodiment of the antenna array of the present invention having this configuration is in the Ka-band range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz.

[0044] 10 shows an S-parameter diagram of the embodiment of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention. The S11 curve shows the reflection coefficient of the first feed port 621, the S22 curve shows the reflection coefficient of the second feed port 622, and the S21 curve shows the transmission coefficient from the first feed port 621 to the second feed port 622. The S-parameters of S11 and S22 are both less than -10 dB within the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz, and the S-parameter of S21 is both less than -20 dB within the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz.

[0045] A gain diagram of the embodiment of the antenna array of the present invention is shown in Figure 11. All gain values ​​within the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz are 10 dB or more.

[0046] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the axial ratio of circularly polarized waves in an embodiment of the antenna array of the present invention.

[0047] As shown in the figure, the axial ratio values ​​of the circularly polarized waves within the operating frequency range of 17.7 GHz to 21.2 GHz are all less than 0.03 dB.

[0048] To sum up, the magnetoelectric dipole antenna of the present invention receives an input electromagnetic wave signal at the radiating means 2, and then transmits the signal to the first feed line 51 and the second feed line 52 via the first feed probe 41 and the second feed probe 42, respectively, to complete the signal transmission. Assembling multiple magnetoelectric dipole antennas into one antenna array improves the gain and circular polarization effect without significant degradation of the S parameters.

[0049] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] X Second Direction Y third direction Z Primary Direction 1 PCB module 11 First substrate 12 First adhesive layer 13 Second board 14 Ground layer 15 Second adhesive layer 16 Third board 2. Radiation means 210 Main part 211 First main body 212 Second main body 213 Third Main Body 214 Fourth Main Body 221 Connection 231 First Opening 232 Second Opening 233 Main partition groove 3 Conductive Pillars 41 First Feed Probe 411 First Connection 412 first main end 413 First Sub-End 414 First Main Support Rod 415 First sub-support rod 42 Second Feed Probe 421 Second Connection 422 Second Main End 423 Second Sub-End 424 Second Main Support Rod 425 Second sub-support rod 51 First Feed Line 52 Second Feed Line 611 First Antenna Unit 612 Second Antenna Unit 613 Third Antenna Unit 614 4th Antenna Unit 621 First Feed Port 622 Second Feed Port 623 Third Feed Port 624 4th Feed Port 625 5th Feed Port 626 6th Feed Port 627 7th Feed Port 628 8th Feed Port

Claims

1. a substrate module having a first surface and a second surface aligned in a first direction; radiating means disposed on the first surface of the substrate module; a first feed probe and a second feed probe disposed within the substrate module so as to be positioned within a projection range of the radiation means in the first direction, and each extending along the first direction; a first feed line formed on the second surface of the substrate module and electrically connected to the first feed probe, and a second feed line formed on the second surface of the substrate module and electrically connected to the second feed probe; a length of the second feed probe extending along the first direction within the substrate module is greater than a length of the first feed probe extending along the first direction within the substrate module; the input electromagnetic wave signal received by the radiating means is transferred to the first feed probe and the second feed probe by electromagnetic induction, and then transferred to the first feed line and the second feed line, respectively, thereby transferring the signal; The radiation means is formed on a single plate-like body so as to have four main body portions arranged in a cross shape and a total of four connection portions connecting peripheral edge portions of two adjacent main body portions, a central hole formed at the center of the radiating means and contacting all of the main body portions; four extending grooves extending in an X-shape from the central hole toward the four connecting portions, respectively; a main partition groove having four branch grooves extending from ends of the four extension grooves adjacent to the corresponding connection portions to both sides in parallel with the connection portions, the main partition groove having four branch grooves extending from the ends of the four extension grooves adjacent to the corresponding connection portions to both sides, the main partition groove dividing the radiating means into the four main portions and the four connection portions; A magnetoelectric dipole antenna in which each of the main body portions has a first opening adjacent to the central hole of the main partition groove and a second opening recessed toward the central hole in the peripheral portion, and all of the main body portions are formed in the same shape.

2. a plurality of conductive pillars extending from the radiating means through the substrate module along the first direction; and 2. The magneto-electric dipole antenna of claim 1, wherein each said conductive pillar is used as a magnetic dipole in the magneto-electric dipole antenna, and said radiating means is used as an electric dipole in the magneto-electric dipole antenna.

3. The first feed probe comprises: a first connection portion extending from a first main end portion to a first sub-end portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction within the substrate module; a first main support rod extending from the first main end of the first connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module, and having a tip connected to the first feed line; a first sub-support rod extending from the first sub-end of the first connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module, the tip of which is not exposed on the second surface; The second feed probe comprises: a second connection portion extending from a second main end portion to a second sub-end portion in a third direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction within the substrate module; a second main support rod extending from the second main end of the second connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module, and having a tip connected to the second feed line; 2. The magnetoelectric dipole antenna according to claim 1, further comprising: a second sub-support rod extending from the second sub-end of the second connection portion along the first direction to the second surface of the substrate module, the tip of the second sub-support rod not being exposed on the second surface.

4. the second connection portion of the second feed probe is located closer to the radiating means than the first connection portion of the first feed probe; a length of the second main support rod extending along the first direction is greater than a length of the first main support rod extending along the first direction; 4. The magnetoelectric dipole antenna according to claim 3, wherein a central portion of the first connection portion of the first feed probe extending along the second direction and a central portion of the second connection portion of the second feed probe extending along the third direction intersect so as not to come into contact with each other in the first direction.

5. 4. The magnetoelectric dipole antenna of claim 3, wherein said first feed line extends from a tip of said first main support rod along said second direction, and said second feed line extends from a tip of said second main support rod along said third direction.

6. The four main body parts of the radiation means include: a first main body portion corresponding to the position of the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe; a second main body portion corresponding to the position of the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe; a third main body portion corresponding to the position of the first sub-end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe; a fourth main body portion corresponding to the position of the second sub-end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe; and The first main body portion, the second main body portion, the third main body portion, and the fourth main body portion are 4. The magnetoelectric dipole antenna of claim 3, wherein said radiating means disposed on the front side of said first surface of said substrate module along said first direction are disposed counterclockwise.

7. The radiating means, the first feed probe, and the second feed probe are the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe is located within a projected range in the first direction of the first opening of the first main body portion; the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe is located within a projected range in the first direction of the first opening of the second main body portion; the first sub-end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe is located within a projected range in the first direction of the first opening of the third main body portion; 7. The magnetoelectric dipole antenna according to claim 6, wherein the second sub-end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe is located within a projection range in the first direction of the first opening of the fourth main body portion.

8. a first magnetoelectric dipole antenna, a second magnetoelectric dipole antenna, a third magnetoelectric dipole antenna, and a fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna, each having the configuration of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna as defined in claim 1; an antenna array, wherein when viewing each of the radiating means of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas arranged on the front side of the first surface of the substrate module along the first direction, the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas are respectively arranged at four corners of an imaginary square in counterclockwise order.

9. a first magnetoelectric dipole antenna, a second magnetoelectric dipole antenna, a third magnetoelectric dipole antenna, and a fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna, each having the configuration of the magnetoelectric dipole antenna according to claim 3; When viewing each of the radiating means arranged on the front side of the first surface of the substrate module of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas along the first direction, the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas are respectively arranged at four corners of an imaginary square in a counterclockwise order, and the first connection portion of the first feed probe of each of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas extends along a vertical direction that is an extension direction of two parallel sides of the square; the second connection portion of the second feed probe included in each of the first to fourth magnetoelectric dipole antennas extends along a horizontal direction that is an extension direction of other two parallel sides of the square; Furthermore, the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the first magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the second magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the longitudinal direction; the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the third magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the first main end of the first connection portion of the first feed probe of the fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the longitudinal direction; the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the first magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the fourth magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the lateral direction; an antenna array, wherein the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the second magnetoelectric dipole antenna faces the second main end of the second connection portion of the second feed probe of the third magnetoelectric dipole antenna in the lateral direction.

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