Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Abstract
An improved metamaterial antenna, with a compact size of 27.8 x 31.9 x 0.794 mm^3, fed by an offset-microstrip line, is proposed. The total size is slightly reduced and the measured impedance bandwidth is 4.08-7.83 GHz for a return loss of \mid S_{11}\mid < -10 dB. Compared with the original patch antenna, the bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 550 MHz broader and has a lower resonant frequency. The simulated gain of the antenna is more than 2 dB, with a peak of about 6 dB at 6.8 GHz. Moreover, the antenna has strong radiation in the horizontal direction for some specific applications within the entire band.
DOI
10.3906/elk-1204-6
Keywords
Metamaterials, wideband, microstrip antenna
First Page
2233
Last Page
2238
Recommended Citation
XIONG, HAN; HONG, JING-SONG; TAN, MING-TAO; and LI, BING
(2013)
"Compact microstrip antenna with metamaterial for wideband applications,"
Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences: Vol. 21:
No.
8, Article 9.
https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1204-6
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/vol21/iss8/9
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