Title :
A microstrip patch antenna on the embedded multi-period EBG structure
Author :
Chiau, C.C. ; Chen, Xia ; Parini, C.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., London Univ., UK
fDate :
Oct. 28 2003-Nov. 1 2003
Abstract :
A microstrip patch antenna on a two-dimensional multi-period electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure, embedded between the patch and the ground plane, is proposed and studied in this paper. The impedance bandwidth, radiation pattern and gain of the antennas are assessed using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations and experimental measurements. The simulated and measured results show that the microstrip patch antenna on the sandwiched multiperiod EBG structure can achieve wider impedance bandwidth and higher gain compared to the one on a single period EBG structure. At the same time, the size of the substrate can be reduced substantially.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; energy gap; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; substrates; FDTD simulation; antenna gain; antenna radiation pattern; electromagnetic bandgap structure; embedded multiperiod EBG structure; finite-difference time-domain simulation; impedance bandwidth; microstrip patch antenna; substrate; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Finite difference methods; Gain measurement; Impedance measurement; Metamaterials; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Periodic structures; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 6th International SYmposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7831-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISAPE.2003.1276637
