A novel defect ground structure for decoupling closely spaced E-plane microstrip antenna array

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1069-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zicheng Niu ◽  
Hou Zhang ◽  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Tao Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Outer Edge ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Patch Antennas ◽  
Ground Structure ◽  
Field Coupling ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Defect Ground Structure

AbstractIn this paper, a novel decoupling technique for closely spaced E-plane patch antennas using defect ground structure (DGS) is proposed. The electric field coupling between the antennas is suppressed by etching DGS which consists of a pair of rectangular slots and four stubs on the ground plane. Moreover, unlike the other methods, the DGS is not etched in the middle of the antennas but loaded along the outer edge of the radiated patch. Thus, through the adopted technology the distance between the antenna elements is reduced and the isolation is increased. To validate the improvements by adopting the proposed technology, the array with DGS loading has been fabricated and then measured. The measurement results show that designed antennas have 95 MHz 10-dB impedance bandwidth, which is 25 MHz higher than that of the antenna without DGS. More importantly, isolation improvements have been increased from 8.5 to 31.3 dB by using the decoupling technique when the antennas are placed with a 0.032 λ0 edge-to-edge distance, where λ0 is the free-space wavelength. Therefore, this technique can be widely applied to improve isolation in a compact and low profile antenna system.

Low-profile U-shaped DRA for ultra-wideband applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 621-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idris Messaoudene ◽  
Tayeb A. Denidni ◽  
Abdelmadjid Benghalia
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Resonator ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Dielectric Resonator Antenna ◽  
Radiation Patterns ◽  
Wide Bandwidth ◽  
Operating Band ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Measurement Results

In this paper, a microstrip-fed U-shaped dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is simulated, designed, and fabricated. This antenna, in its simple configuration, operates from 5.45 to 10.8 GHz. To enhance its impedance bandwidth, the ground plane is first modified, which leads to an extended bandwidth from 4 to 10.8 GHz. Then by inserting a rectangular metallic patch inside the U-shaped DRA, the bandwidth is increased more to achieve an operating band from 2.65 to 10.9 GHz. To validate these results, an experimental antenna prototype is fabricated and measured. The obtained measurement results show that the proposed antenna can provide an ultra-wide bandwidth and a symmetric bidirectional radiation patterns. With these features, the proposed antenna is suitable for ultra-wideband applications.

scholarly journals Mesh-Grounded Monopolar Hexagonal Microstrip Antenna for Artillery-Launched Observation Round

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1279
Author(s):  
Lee ◽  
Kim ◽  
Pyo
Keyword(s):  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Ground Structure ◽  
Periodic Arrays ◽  
Mesh Width ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Slot Arrays ◽  
Metal Wires

This paper presents a novel low-profile microstrip antenna with an omnidirectional radiation pattern for an artillery-launched observation round. The proposed antenna consists of one centered hexagonal patch for a feeding network and six periodic arrays of a trapezoid patch for a radiator. The trapezoid patch is equal to a half-sized hexagonal patch based on geometrical symmetry. A gap-coupled one-hexagonal patch and six trapezoid patches are supported on a nonfundamental TM02 mode for vertically polarized omnidirectional radiation patterns. In addition, a meshed ground structure for the proposed antenna is employed to improve the impedance bandwidth. The thin metal wires that are formed by the meshed ground structure yield six trapezoid slot arrays for the feeding network and three triangular slot arrays for the radiator on the ground plane. To verify the feasibility of the meshed ground structure, the mesh width, denoted by w, was investigated theoretically and optimized carefully to enlarge the impedance bandwidth of the proposed antenna. Finally, the proposed antenna, with a mesh width of 0.2 mm, successfully demonstrated excellent monopolar radiation at a resonant frequency of 5.84 GHz, a realized gain of 5.27 dBi, and an impedance bandwidth of 452 MHz from 5.583 GHz to 6.035 GHz with respect to 7.78% at a center frequency of 5.809 GHz.

Annular ring microstrip patch antenna with finite ground plane for ultra-wideband applications

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanyog Rawat ◽  
Kamalesh Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Ground Structure ◽  
Resonant Frequencies ◽  
Annular Ring ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Key Factor

A design of annular ring microstrip antenna with finite ground structure is proposed in this paper. The proposed geometry offers impedance bandwidth of 2.362 GHz and has stable radiation patterns for all resonant frequencies in the operational band. It is also found that shape and dimension of the finite ground plane is a key factor in improving the bandwidth of the proposed geometry. The geometry is low profile and has simple structure, therefore can be used for lower band of ultra-wideband applications.

scholarly journals CPW-fed circularly-polarized antenna array with high front-to-back ratio and low-profile

Open Physics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 651-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilin Liu ◽  
Kama Huang
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Antenna Design ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Feeding Method ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Novel Design

Abstract A novel design of a coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed antenna array with circular polarization (CP) and a high front-to-back ratio is described. The proposed CP array is achieved by using a compact CPW–slotline transition network etched in the ground plane. The measured results show that this kind of feeding method can improve the impedance bandwidth, as well as the axial ratio bandwidth of the CP antenna array and provide adequate gain. The proposed array can achieve a 6.08% impedance bandwidth and a 4.10% CP bandwidth. Details of the antenna design and experimental results are presented and discussed.

scholarly journals Design of a Compact CPW-Fed Monopole Antenna With Asymmetrical Hexagonal Slot Loaded Ground Structure for C/X/Ku Band Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Ajay Kumar Dwivedi ◽  
Brijesh Mishra ◽  
Vivek Singh ◽  
Pramod Narayan Tripathi ◽  
Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Directional Pattern ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Ground Structure ◽  
High Frequency Structure Simulator ◽  
Performance Matrix ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Ku Band

AbstractA novel design of ultra-wideband CPW-fed compact monopole patch antenna is presented in the article. The size of the antenna is 22 × 18 × 1.6 mm and it operates well over an ultra-wideband frequency range 4.86–13.66 GHz (simulated) and 4.93–13.54 GHz (measured) covering C, X and partial Ku band applications. The proposed design consists of a defected ground plane and U-shape radiating patch along with two square shape parasitic patches in order to achieve the ultra-wideband (UWB) operations. The performance matrix is validated through measured results that indicate the wide impedance bandwidth (93.2 %) with maximum gain of 4 dBi with nearly 95 % of maximum radiation efficiency; moreover, the 3D gain pattern manifests approximately omni-directional pattern of the proposed design. The prototype has been modelled using HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator-18) by ANSYS, fabricated and tested using vector network analyser E5071C.

scholarly journals 4 × 4 MIMO Antenna System for Smart Eyewear in Wi-Fi 5G and Wi-Fi 6e Wireless Communication Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 2936
Author(s):  
Ming-An Chung ◽  
Cheng-Wei Hsiao ◽  
Chih-Wei Yang ◽  
Bing-Ruei Chuang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Actual Measurement ◽  
Antenna Efficiency ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Working Frequency ◽  
Peak Gain

This paper proposes a small-slot antenna system (50 mm × 9 mm × 2.7 mm) for 4 × 4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) on smart glasses devices. The antenna is set on the plastic temple, and the inverted F antenna radiates through the slot in the ground plane of the sputtered copper layer outside the temple. Two symmetrical antennas and slots on the same temple and series capacitive elements enhance the isolation between the two antenna ports. When both temples are equipped with the proposed antennas, 4 × 4 MIMO transmission can be achieved. The antenna substrate is made of polycarbonate (PC), and its thickness is 2.7 mm εr=2.85, tanδ=0.0092. According to the actual measurement results, this antenna has two working frequency bands when the reflection coefficient is lower than −10dB, its working frequency bandwidth at 4.58–5.72 GHz and 6.38–7.0 GHz. The proposed antenna has a peak gain of 4.3 dBi and antenna efficiency of 85.69% at 5.14 GHz. In addition, it also can obtain a peak gain of 3.3 dBi and antenna efficiency of 82.78% at 6.8 GHz. The measurement results show that this antenna has good performance, allowing future smart eyewear devices to be applied to Wi-Fi 5G (5.18–5.85 GHz) and Wi-Fi 6e (5.925–7.125 GHz).

scholarly journals Beamwidth-Enhanced Low-Profile Dual-Band Circular Polarized Patch Antenna for CNSS Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongmei Liu ◽  
Chenhui Xun ◽  
Shaojun Fang ◽  
Zhongbao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Coupled Line ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Feed Network ◽  
Single Input ◽  
Half Power

A low-profile dual-band circular polarized (CP) patch antenna with wide half-power beamwidths (HPBWs) is presented for CNSS applications. Simple stacked circular patches are used to achieve dual-band radiation. To enhance the HPBW for the two operation bands, a dual annular parasitic metal strip (D-APMS) combined with reduced ground plane (R-GP) is presented. A single-input feed network based on the coupled line transdirectional (CL-TRD) coupler is also proposed to provide two orthogonal modes at the two frequency bands simultaneously. Experimental results show that the 10 dB impedance bandwidth is 32.7%. The 3 dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidths for the lower and upper bands are 4.1% and 6.5%, respectively. At 1.207 GHz, the antenna has the HPBW of 123° and 103° in the xoz and yoz planes, separately. And the values are 127° and 113° at 1.561 GHz.

scholarly journals Design of a Substrate-Integrated Fabry-Pérot Cavity Antenna forK-Band Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Truong Khang Nguyen ◽  
Ikmo Park
Keyword(s):  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Frequency Selective Surface ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Hole Array ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
Feeding Structure

This paper presents the design of a planar, low-profile, high-gain, substrate-integrated Fabry-Pérot cavity antenna forK-band applications. The antenna consists of a frequency selective surface (FSS) and a planar feeding structure, which are both lithographically patterned on a high-permittivity substrate. The FSS is made of a circular hole array that acts as a partially reflecting mirror. The planar feeding structure is a wideband leaky-wave slit dipole fed by a coplanar waveguide whose ground plane acts as a perfect reflective mirror. The measured results show that the proposed antenna has an impedance bandwidth of more than 8% (VSWR ≤ 2), a maximum gain of 13.1 dBi, and a 3 dB gain bandwidth of approximately 1.3% at a resonance frequency of around 21.6 GHz. The proposed antenna features low-profile, easy integration into circuit boards, mechanical robustness, and excellent cost-effective mass production suitability.

scholarly journals A Compact Dielectric Resonator Antenna Excited by a Planar Monopole Patch for Wideband Applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuping Li ◽  
Yabing Yang ◽  
Fei Gao ◽  
Hanqing Ma ◽  
Xiaowei Shi
Keyword(s):  
Reflection Coefficient ◽  
Dielectric Resonator ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Dielectric Resonator Antenna ◽  
High Radiation ◽  
Ansoft Hfss ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Broadside Radiation ◽  
Operation Frequency

A compact dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) suitable for wideband applications is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna is mainly composed by a notched cylindrical dielectric resonator (DR) coated with a metal surface on the top and a finite ground plane where the presented DR is placed. This antenna is very simple in structure and has a very low overall height of0.14λminat its lowest operation frequency. A comprehensive parametric study is carried out based on Ansoft HFSS to optimize the bandwidth. The proposed antenna has been successfully simulated, optimized, fabricated, and measured. The measurement results demonstrate that the proposed design produces an impedance bandwidth of more than 75%, ranging from 2.9 GHz to 6.7 GHz for the reflection coefficient less than −10 dB. In particular, consistent broadside radiation patterns, stable gain, and high radiation efficiency are also obtained within the operation frequency band.

scholarly journals Compact Differential-Fed Planar Filtering Antennas

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1241
Author(s):  
Emadeldeen Hassan ◽  
Denys Martynenko ◽  
Eddie Wadbro ◽  
Gunter Fischer ◽  
Martin Berggren
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Cross Polarization ◽  
Planar Antennas ◽  
Good Match ◽  
Topology Optimization Problem ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
X Band ◽  
Measurement Results

This paper proposes novel low-profile differential-fed planar antennas with embedded sharp frequency selectively. The antennas are compact and easy to integrate with differential devices without matching baluns. The antenna design is formulated as a topology optimization problem, where requirements on impedance bandwidth, directivity, and filtering are used as the design objectives. The optimized antennas operate over the frequency band 6.0–8.5 GHz. The antennas have reflection coefficients below −15 dB, cross-polarization levels below −42 dB, a maximum gain of 6.0 ± 0.5 dB, and a uniform directivity over more than 130° beamwidth angle in the frequency band of interest. In addition, the antennas exhibit sharp roll-off between the operational band and frequencies around the 5.8 GHz WiFi band and the 10 GHz X-band. One antenna has been fabricated with a good match between simulation and measurement results.

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