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A triple-band antenna array for next-generation wireless and satellite-based applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2014

Asghar A. Razzaqi ,
Bilal A. Khawaja ,
Mehrab Ramzan ,
Muhammad Javed Zafar ,
Syeda Areeba Nasir ,
Muhammed Mustaqim ,
Munir A. Tarar  and
Tauseef Tauqeer
Asghar A. Razzaqi
Affiliation:
Electronics and Power Engineering Department, Faculty Cubicle – 16 (Block – B), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST – PNEC), Habib-rehmatullah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Bilal A. Khawaja*
Affiliation:
Electronics and Power Engineering Department, Faculty Cubicle – 16 (Block – B), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST – PNEC), Habib-rehmatullah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Mehrab Ramzan
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Muhammad Javed Zafar
Affiliation:
Electronics and Power Engineering Department, Faculty Cubicle – 16 (Block – B), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST – PNEC), Habib-rehmatullah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Syeda Areeba Nasir
Affiliation:
Electronics and Power Engineering Department, Faculty Cubicle – 16 (Block – B), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST – PNEC), Habib-rehmatullah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammed Mustaqim
Affiliation:
Electronics and Power Engineering Department, Faculty Cubicle – 16 (Block – B), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST – PNEC), Habib-rehmatullah Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Munir A. Tarar
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Microwave and Millimetre Wave Studies (RIMMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tauseef Tauqeer
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Microwave and Millimetre Wave Studies (RIMMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
*
Corresponding author: Bilal A. Khawaja Email: khawaja.bilal@pnec.nust.edu.pk / bam.khawaja@gmail.com
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Abstract

In this paper, a triple-band 1 × 2 and 1 × 4 microstrip patch antenna array for next-generation wireless and satellite-based applications are presented. The targeted frequency bands are 3.6, 5.2 and 6.7 GHz, respectively. Simple design procedures and optimization techniques are discussed to achieve better antenna performance. The antenna is designed and simulated using Agilent ADS Momentum using FR4 substrate (εr = 4.2 and h = 1.66 mm). The main patch of the antenna is designed for 3.6 GHz operation. A hybrid feed technique is used for antenna arrays with quarter-wave transformer-based network to match the impedance from the feed-point to the antenna to 50 Ω. The antenna is optimized to resonate at triple-bands by using two symmetrical slits. The single-element triple-band antenna is fabricated and characterized, and a comparison between the simulated and measured antenna is presented. The achieved simulated impedance bandwidths/gains for the 1 × 2 array are 1.67%/7.75, 1.06%/7.7, and 1.65%/9.4 dBi and for 1 × 4 array are 1.67%/10.2, 1.45%/8.2, and 1.05%/10 dBi for 3.6, 5.2, and 6.7 GHz bands, respectively, which are very practical. These antenna arrays can also be used for advanced antenna beam-steering systems.

Keywords

Triple-bandMicrostrip patch antennaArrayQuarter-wave transformerSmart-antennaBeam-steering
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 71 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2014 

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