Title :
Compact, multifunctional, metamaterial-inspired monopole antenna
Author :
Dakhli, S. ; Mahdjoubi, K. ; Rmili, H. ; Floch, J.M. ; Zangar, H.
Author_Institution :
SYSCOM Lab., Univ. of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
In this work, a family of multifunctional metamaterial-inspired antennas are designed, realized and measured. The basic structure consists of an inductor-loaded parasitic strip introduced into the near field region of a monopole antenna. Three antennas are studied by considering one, two and three lumped inductors, respectively. Simulated and measured results show that a multi-inductor parasitic element has two main effects on the antenna properties: first, it generates new resonance frequencies and second, it enhances the bandwidth of the first and main resonance.
Keywords :
inductors; metamaterial antennas; monopole antennas; antenna properties; basic structure; compact monopole antenna; inductor-loaded parasitic strip; lumped inductors; metamaterial-inspired monopole antenna; multifunctional metamaterial-inspired antennas; multifunctional monopole antenna; multiinductor parasitic element; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Bandwidth; Frequency measurement; Inductors; Loss measurement; Resonant frequency; Monopole antenna; bandwidth enhancement; metamaterial; multifrequency; multifunctional; parasitics;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206425
