Title :
A directive patch antenna with a metamaterial cover
Author :
Zhu, Fangming ; Lin, Qingchun ; Hu, Jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hangzhou Teachers Coll., China
Abstract :
A directive patch antenna with a metamaterial cover is proposed in this paper. Numerical results for the input return loss, radiation pattern, and directivity of such an antenna are presented. A comparison between the conventional patch antenna and the new metamaterial patch antenna is given. The results show that the directivity of the metamaterial patch antenna is significantly improved.
Keywords :
directive antennas; metamaterials; microstrip antennas; antenna directivity; directive patch antenna; input return loss; metamaterial cover; radiation pattern; Antenna radiation patterns; Copper; Dielectric substrates; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Metamaterials; Optical propagation; Patch antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9433-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2005.1606717
