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Modal analysis and higher order mode suppression of a high impedance surface-based bowtie antenna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2024

Jagadeesh Babu Kamili Open the ORCID record for Jagadeesh Babu Kamili [Opens in a new window]  and
Amitabha Bhattacharya Open the ORCID record for Amitabha Bhattacharya [Opens in a new window]
Jagadeesh Babu Kamili*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Amitabha Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Corresponding author: Jagadeesh Babu Kamili; Email: jagan_ec@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The present work studies the design of a high impedance surface (HIS)-based bowtie antenna in the framework of characteristic mode analysis (CMA) and proposes the method of higher order mode suppression. A triangular-elliptical bowtie antenna operating in the frequency range of 1.6–6 GHz is designed. The radiating and higher order modes of the proposed antenna are identified using CMA, and an HIS structure is used to enhance the desired mode and to suppress the higher order mode in order to get high gain, good front-to-back ratio (FBR), and stable radiation characteristics. The final designed HIS-based bowtie antenna gives stable radiation patterns from 1.7 to 5.5 GHz with a maximum boresight gain of 10.5 dB. Also, gain from 6.5 to 12 dB and FBR from 8 to 18 dB are obtained in the operating bandwidth. The proposed antenna features the advantages of low profile, wideband and high boresight gain making it suitable for ground-penetrating radar applications.

Keywords

boresight gainbowtie antennacharacterisitc anglecharacteristic mode analysis (CMA)front-to-back ratiohigh impedance surface (HIS)modal currentmodal patternmodal significance (MS)uni-directional pattern
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International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , First View , pp. 1 - 13
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association

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