Tunable SRR-based substrate for a microstrip patch antenna

Authors

ADNAN SONDAŞ
MUSTAFA HİKMET BİLGEHAN UÇAR
YUNUS EMRE ERDEMLİ

Abstract

In this paper, a microstrip patch antenna over an artificial substrate composed of split-ring resonator (SRR) elements is introduced. As the SRR-based substrate provides miniaturization for the patch, metallic loadings placed between the rings of the SRR elements offer frequency-tuning capability. Practical switch models are employed in lieu of those loadings to demonstrate dynamic control of the operational frequency. The full-wave analysis and design of the proposed tunable patch were carried out using CST Microwave Studio, and the cross-comparisons were provided via Ansoft HFSS. Preliminary measurements are also presented, demonstrating the prospective performance of the proposed design.

DOI

10.3906/elk-1001-397

Keywords

Microstrip patch antenna, split-ring resonator, frequency tuning, miniaturization, practical switch modeling

First Page

159

Last Page

168

Recommended Citation

SONDAŞ, ADNAN; UÇAR, MUSTAFA HİKMET BİLGEHAN; and ERDEMLİ, YUNUS EMRE (2012) "Tunable SRR-based substrate for a microstrip patch antenna," Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences: Vol. 20: No. 1, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1001-397
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/vol20/iss1/13