Title :
Design of a wideband microstrip patch antenna on a PBG type substrate
Author_Institution :
South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC, USA
Abstract :
A new technique to widen the bandwidth of a microstrip patch antenna is proposed. A square patch antenna is printed on a thin dielectric substrate (Rogers R04003 with εr=3.38 and substrate thickness 1.5 mm). It is demonstrated that antenna bandwidth can be improved substantially by utilizing a modified photonic band-gap type structure representing capacitive and inductive elements. Data demonstrating a bandwidth enhancement of 1.6 times the antenna original bandwidth is shown. Radiation pattern data are also presented
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; photonic band gap; substrates; PBG type substrate; Rogers 804003; antenna bandwidth; antenna radiation pattern; capacitive elements; inductive elements; microstrip patch antenna; photonic band-gap type structure; printed antenna; square patch antenna; thin dielectric substrate; wideband antenna; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectric substrates; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Photonic band gap; Strips; Surface impedance;
Conference_Titel :
SoutheastCon, 2002. Proceedings IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbia, SC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7252-2
DOI :
10.1109/.2002.995556