Title :
Exploitation of the UC-PBG structure as ground plane to enhance microstrip antenna bandwidth
Author :
Pflaum, S. ; Lizzi, Leonardo ; Le Thuc, Philippe ; Kossiavas, G. ; Staraj, Robert
Author_Institution :
LEAT, Univ. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Antipolis, France
Abstract :
The uniplanar compact photonic bandgap (UC-PBG) metamaterial structure has been profitably used for antenna miniaturization and radiation enhancement purposes. This paper presents an additional way to exploit it, when it is employed as ground plane for microstrip antennas. As a matter of fact, if a proper number of UC-PBG unit cells is selected, the antenna bandwidth can be remarkably increased. Such a behavior is here presented in dealing with a classical square patch antenna.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; photonic band gap; UC-PBG structure; antenna miniaturization; classical square patch antenna; microstrip antenna bandwidth; radiation enhancement; uniplanar compact photonic bandgap metamaterial structure; Bandwidth; Gain; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904553
