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Metamaterial inspired DNG superstrate for performance improvement of microstrip patch antenna array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2018

Chirag Arora ,
Shyam S. Pattnaik  and
Rudra Narayan Baral
Chirag Arora*
Affiliation:
KIET Group Of Institutions, Ghaziabad, UP, India
Shyam S. Pattnaik
Affiliation:
National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Chandigarh, India
Rudra Narayan Baral
Affiliation:
IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, UP, India
*
Corresponding author: C. Arora Email: c_arora2002@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

To utilize the manipulation of wave properties by metamaterials, in this paper, a microstrip-fed patch antenna array, loaded with metamaterial superstrate, has been proposed. Under unloaded conditions, the conventional patch antenna array resonates at IEEE 802.16a 5.8 GHz Wi-MAX band with gain of 4.31 dBi and bandwidth of 425 MHz, whereas when each patch of this array is loaded with a metamaterial superstrate, composed with the pair of circular split ring resonators and wire strips, gain and bandwidth approaches to 11.9 dBi and 685 MHz, respectively, which corresponds to gain improvement by 7.6 dBi and bandwidth enhancement of 260 MHz. The proposed antenna is fabricated and tested to compare simulated and measured results. A good compliance is observed between these two results. Equivalent circuit model of the composite structure has been developed and analyzed.

Keywords

Antenna arrayMetamaterialPermeabilityWi-MAX
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , April 2018 , pp. 318 - 327
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2018 

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