Title :
Design and characterisation of a high efficiency ceramic ebg patch antenna
Author :
Iriarte, J.-C. ; Ederra, Inigo ; Gonzalo, Ramon
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper deals with the use of Electromagnetic Band gap-based high-efficiency planar ceramic antennas. The improvement of the overall performances with respect to the use of a standard high dielectric substrate is shown. Good impedance matching and radiation performances are obtained in addition to a reasonably high efficiency with values over 50% at the operational frequency. The antenna has been breadboarded and measured and good agreement has been obtained between simulations and measurements.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; photonic band gap; planar antennas; antenna radiation performances; ceramic EBG; dielectric substrate; electromagnetic band gap; impedance matching; patch antenna; planar antenna;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-map.2009.0589
