Angled Split-Ring Artificial Magnetic Conductor for Gain Enhancement in Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless Applications

A multiband rectangular microstrip patch antenna integrated with angled split- ring artificial magnetic conducting (AMC) structure is proposed. In order to achieve high gain, directivity and radiation efficiency, an \(3\times 2\) array of proposed angled split-ring patches which has multiple in-phase reflection phase characteristics at S-band (2–4 GHz) is presented as a reflector. A rectangular microstrip patch antenna integrated with the proposed angled split-ring AMC is fabricated, tested and its parameters are compared with the microstrip patch antenna backed with a flat metal sheet, and microstrip patch antenna integrated with conventional split-ring AMC structure. The presence of high scattered field amplitude between the angled arms lead to improved radiation characteristics and make the antenna more suitable for real-time wireless applications. The antenna attains 2.138 dBi increment in gain and 1.87 dBi increment in directivity when it is backed with the proposed angled split-ring artificial magnetic conducting structure instead of a flat metal sheet. A good pact is obtained between the simulated and the measured results.     

Gain improvement of planar-printed broadband end-fire antenna

A broadband high-gain planar-printed end-fire antenna is presented for microwave imaging application. The proposed antenna consists of a conventional Vivaldi antenna (CVA) with slot edges (SEs) and a planar phase compensation lens (PCL). Taking into account the actual phase error along E-plane direction at antenna aperture, a more precise and detailed analysis for the printed antenna with PCL is carried out. The PCL with specific layout of rectangular patches is utilised to enhance antenna gain especially at high frequencies, while the SE technique is employed to further improve directivity at low frequencies. The final design combining PCL and SE develops an expected high-flat-gain Vivaldi antenna over the entire operating range. The CVA and the proposed antenna are fabricated and measured. The measured results agree with the simulated ones well. The proposed antenna provides a high gain of 10–11.7 dBi in the range, which corresponds to a gain increase of 0.9–3.2 dBi compared to the CVA.     

Broadband proximity fed ring microstrip antenna arrays

Various gap-coupled array configurations of ring microstrip antennas and rectangular slot cut ring microstrip antennas with proximity fed slot cut ring microstrip antenna for larger bandwidth and gain are proposed. The rectangular slot in ring patch reduces its orthogonal TM₀₁ and TM₀₂ mode resonance frequencies and along with TM₁₀ modes of fed and parasitic ring patches, yields broadband response. The gap-coupled configuration with ring patch and slot cut ring patch yields bandwidth of nearly 430 MHz with broadside radiation pattern and peak gain of more than 9 dBi. By gap-coupling ring patches along all the edges of proximity fed pair of slot cut ring patch, a 3 × 3 ring microstrip antenna array is realized. It yields bandwidth of more than 460 MHz with peak gain of more than 10 dBi. To further improve upon the bandwidth, a 3 × 3 array of ring patches in which rectangular slot is first cut on the edges of ring patch which are gap-coupled along x-axis and further cut inside the patches which are gap-coupled along x and diagonal axes, is proposed. Both of these configurations yield bandwidth of more than 500 MHz (>45%) with a peak gain of around 10 dBi.     

Analysis of L-probe Proximity Fed Annular Ring Patch Antenna for Wireless Applications

In the present paper, annular ring patch antenna with L-probe feeding has been analyzed using modal expansion cavity model. The proposed antenna shows wide band and ultra wide band operation which depends on the position of L-probe feeding and position of the shorting pin. For the fundamental \(\hbox {TM}_{11}\) mode, the bandwidth and gain is found to be 38.85 % and 7.8 dBi while for higher order \(\hbox {TM}_{12}\) mode bandwidth is obtained 58.71 % with corresponding gain of 6.1 dBi. The effect of shorting pin on the proposed antenna is also studied and it is found that the radiating structure is more compact in nature and improves the bandwidth upto 47.37 % with 8.0 dBi gain. Further, the proposed antenna has broadside radiation pattern over the entire bandwidth. The theoretical results are compared with IE3D simulated results which are in good agreement.     

使用非均匀特异媒质覆层的高增益谐振腔天线

采用非均匀特异媒质覆层,设计了一种具有高增益特性的新型谐振腔天线。该谐振腔天线采用矩形微带贴片天线作为辐射单元,安装在金属谐振腔内,其谐振频率为10 GHz。为提高天线增益,将腔表面安装蚀刻在微带基板上,由周期性单元组成特异媒质覆层。迥异于常规的单元尺寸均匀一致特异媒质覆层,本文研制的非均匀特异媒质覆层包含9×9个矩形单元,单元大小渐变。仿真表明,与常规均匀特异媒质覆层相比,该新颖的非均匀特异媒质覆层相当大程度提升了天线定向辐射性能：天线增益提高1.2 dB(从20.3 dBi增加到21.5 dBi),天线的旁瓣得到了抑制,主旁瓣比下降5 dB;同时,天线谐振频率和阻抗带宽等其他性能基本保持不变。     

一种改进的対拓Vivaldi天线设计

提出了一种新颖的対拓Vivaldi天线。该天线的辐射耀斑用新的复合指数曲线修正。为改善天线的辐射特性(增益,波束偏离和交叉极化),提出了一个新的引向器,该引向器由两个混合椭圆金属贴片构成。测试结果表明该天线在1到40GHz频率范围内增益>0dBi, 并且在15到40G频段内天线的增益>12dBi。在3到40GHz频率范围内,E面的波束偏离小于3°,并且在15到40GHz不超过2°。     

A compact circularly polarized subdivided microstrip patch antenna

A compact circularly polarized subdivided microstrip patch antenna is proposed. The antenna is composed of the interconnection of four corner patches alternating with four strips and a fifth central patch. It presents the very small size of 0.28λ_g by 0.28λ_g at resonance (5.85 GHz), which represents a surface reduction of 60% compared with a conventional microstrip square patch antenna. The proposed antenna exhibits a gain of 4.3 dBi to 5 dBi and an axial ratio lower than 1.8 dB in the range of its bandwidth, which is of 30 MHz     

A New Compact Microstrip Integrated E-Array Patch Antenna with High Gain and High Aperture Efficiency

This paper describes a new compact single-feed, single-layer microstrip E-shaped patch antenna. It is an integrated array antenna and it is designed for a frequency range around 2.45 GHz ISM band. It is a symmetrical antenna suitably designed for WLAN application. This prototype was fabricated on a FR4 substrate with a relative permittivity of 4.7 and about 0.8 mm thickness. The aperture efficiency and gain of about 72 % and 6.7 dBi was obtained. It can be achieved by numerical algorithms for electromagnetic solutions like finite element method (FEM) and the method of moments (MOM) by using electromagnetic simulation software. For validation purpose CAD FEKO 6.1 suite is used. The bandwidth and gain achieved in the array antenna is 15 % greater than the single patch antenna.     

A Compact Rectangular Dual Patch Antenna for Multiple Satellite Communication Applications

At present, with the advances in satellite communication systems and their increasing importance, wideband antennas are in great demand for both military and commercial applications. Most of the communication systems need a wideband antenna that operates on multi-octave frequencies. In patch antenna, diverse techniques played a vital role in enhancing the antenna parameters such as gain or bandwidth. A new design concept of a compact rectangular dual patch antenna has been developed for both high gain and wider bandwidth. In this work, a compact rectangular dual patch antenna is proposed as a wideband antenna for multiple satellite communication applications such as Global Positioning System, Global Navigation Satellite System, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, and S-Band Satellite Communication. The designed rectangular dual patch antenna is simulated and fabricated. Based on the performance, the fabricated antenna is compared with the simulated results in terms of VSWR, gain, axial ratio, and 3 dB beam width. Increased gain and wider bandwidth have been achieved with the developed rectangular patches and their energy distributed on the surface of the dual patches simultaneously. Finally, the proposed rectangular dual patch antenna shows improved performance for the multiple satellite communication applications.

     

Compact CPW-fed dual-band antenna

A novel coplanar waveguide (CPW) antenna is proposed for dual-band WLAN applications. It comprises a rectangular patch, a rectangular notch cut at the lower edge of the patch and a CPW transmission line. The rectangular patch together with the ground plane of the coplanar waveguide radiates at the lower frequency band, 2.4 GHz for IEEE 802.11b/g, while the rectangular notch resonates in the upper band, 5.2/5.8 GHz for IEEE 802.11a. The designed antenna is only 32 × 5 mm, which can provide stable omnidirectional radiation patterns with an average gain of 2 dBi in both the bands. The antenna is very compact and suitable for 2.4 and 5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN operations.     

Dual band rectangular patch antenna array with defected ground structure for ITS application

A dual band inset fed rectangular patch antenna array has been proposed for intelligent transportation system (ITS) application. This paper proposes 8–element patch array antenna with defected ground structure (DGS). The simulated results of 2, 4 and 8 element patch with and without DGS are also compared. Proposed antenna gets dual band of 5.02 GHz and 5.92 GHz centre frequency with DGS. The 8–element patch array antenna with DGS is fabricated and its result is compared with simulation result. 26.5 dBi and 24.9 dBi is measured gain of the proposed antenna structure for 5.02 GHz and 5.92 GHz centre frequency respectively.     

应用于智能交通系统的小型化圆极化微带天线

提出了一种应用于智能交通系统的小型化圆极化微带天线。该天线由一个开缝的方形贴片及围绕方形贴片的两级寄生贴片组成,通过模式解调实现圆极化,并利用寄生贴片增加带宽和提高天线增益。测试结果表明,天线的-10 dB 阻抗带宽为10. 9%,3 dB 轴比带宽为2. 7%,在中心频率5. 8 GHz 处的增益为5. 4 dBi,交叉极化不低于21 dB。天线尺寸为25 mm×25 mm×1. 6 mm,与其它应用于智能交通系统的天线相比,该天线具有更小的平面尺寸。     

Dual-Band Antenna Fed with CPW Technology Using Modified Mirrored L-Shaped Conductor-Back Plane

This paper describes a novel configuration of a CPW-fed printed monopole antenna that depicts dual-band operations of WLAN and X-bands. The proposed antenna consists of a simple rectangular-shaped patch as the main radiator, the modified mirrored L-shaped conductor back plane element, and the partial rectangular CPW-ground surface. Dual-band performances can be obtained by embedding and adjusting dimensions of strips on mirrored L-Shaped conductor back plane element. The impedance bandwidth with \(\hbox {s}_{11} < -10\)  dB is about 2.2 GHz (5.05–7.25 GHz) or 36 % for 5 GHz band and 5.2 GHz (7.6–12.8 GHz) or 51 % for X-band. The measured peak gains are about 1.8 dBi at WLAN-band and 4.3 dBi at X-band. The Experimental results indicate that the fabricated antenna with proper dimensions, good radiation characteristics, and reasonable measured gains can be a good candidate for various applications of the future multi-band wireless communication systems and mobile device.     

A broad-band rectangular patch antenna with a pair of wide slits

A new broad-band design of a probe-fed rectangular patch antenna with a pair of wide slits is proposed and experimentally studied. The proposed design is with an air substrate, and experimental results show that, simply by inserting a pair of wide slits at one of the radiating edges of the rectangular patch, good impedance matching over a wide bandwidth can easily be achieved for the proposed antenna. With an air substrate of thickness about 8% of the wavelength of the center operating frequency, the proposed antenna can have an impedance bandwidth of about 24%. For frequencies within the impedance bandwidth, good radiation characteristics are also observed, with a peak antenna gain of about 7.2 dBi     

Miniature multilayer shorted patch antenna

A novel two-layer rectangular shorted patch antenna is described. The patch antenna is supported by a foam substrate. The resonant frequency is reduced by 71% when compared to that of a conventional patch antenna with the same projection area. The bandwidth (SWR<2) and gain are, respectively, 11% and 0 dBi     

Analysis of the Effect of Ground Plane Size on the Performance of a Probe-fed Cavity Resonator Microstrip Antenna

In this paper, a probe-fed rectangular microstrip patch antenna with partially reflective superstrate at terahertz frequency (600 GHz) has been analyzed and simulated. The analysis of the partially reflective surface shows the highly reflective property of the surface over the wideband of the frequencies. The analysis of a specific configuration (rectangular patch) of partially reflective surface predicts the directivity of antenna to be the order of 24 dBi and subsequently it has been validated with the simulation. The proposed antenna has been simulated by using commercially available CST Microwave Studio simulator based on finite integral technique. Next to this, the application scenario of this kind of the antenna in the terahertz regime of the electromagnetic spectrum has been discussed and it has been obtained that this antenna is capable to establish 9 m long communication link.     

Octagonal DGS based dual polarised ring-shaped antenna for MIMO communications

In this article, a dual polarised Microstrip patch antenna is proposed for 2*2 MIMO communications. The proposed antenna is suitable for GSM/DCS-1800 and LTE-1900 bands as diversity and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna. Different from conventional MIMO antennas, the radiating aperture is shared among the radiators, which greatly reduces the overall size of the MIMO antenna system. An isolation enhancement of 30 dB between the input ports is achieved by integrating cross-connected octagonal shaped Defected Ground Structure to the ground plane. Furthermore, the Multi-antenna system performance metrics such as Envelope Correlation Co-efficient, diversity gain and Mean Effective Gain, and Total Active Reflection Co-efficient are also computed. The Proposed antenna shows a gain of 3.63 dBi at 1950 MHz. The simulated and measured results demonstrate that the proposed antenna has good impedance matching, isolation and dual polarisation characteristics. From the performance metrics, the proposed antenna performs well in multipath environment.     

Compact dualband rectangular microstrip patch antenna for 2.4/5.12-GHz wireless applications

A dual-band antenna is proposed for WLAN and WiMAX frequency bands. Two resonance frequencies are found to be 2.45 and 5.125 GHz and ?10 dB bandwidth of lower and upper resonance frequencies are 4.13 and 8.82 % respectively. It is observed that frequency ratio is more sensitive with the dimensions of L-shaped slot. The frequency ratio of the antenna for a given dimension of L-slot is found to be 2.092 and gain of the antenna is 3.9 dBi for lower resonance whereas 6 dBi at upper resonance. The theoretical results are compared with the reported experimental result as well as simulated results obtained from IE3D simulation software which are in close agreement.     

The Characteristics of Iris-Fed Millimeter-Wave Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antennas

The fabrication of various iris-fed millimeter-wave rectangular microstrip patch antennas is described. A mathematical model is proposed to describe the iris-fed antenna. An iris having 15 percent of the area of the patch is used to couple energy into the antenna. Resonance of the antenna is observed to be insensitive to the size of the iris for irises up to 115 percent of the size of the patch. A study is also made of the coupling to the antenna as a function of position of the iris with respect to the transverse plane of the waveguide, the iris always being centered with respect to the patch. In general, the antenna has a VSWR in the waveguide feed of roughly 5:1 at resonance, except for the fully open waveguide which gives rise to a VSWR of 2.9:1 at resonance. Far-field antenna power patterns are observed to be quite broad with H-plane beamwidths about 130°. Maximum antenna gain observed was 4.5 dB relative to an isotropic source (dBi), with 2 dBi typical. An initial study is made of the microstrip patch antenna fed from a longitudinal waveguide wall. Results indicate that this feed structure is likely to prove valuable for microstrip patch antennas, with coupling at least as good as for the transverse-fed patch, added to the possibility of feeding multiple patches from a single waveguide.