Frequency-tunable metamaterial for microstrip patch antenna

Author

Jacob, Sushama Baby ; Khot, Uday Pandit

Author_Institution

Electron. & Telecommun. Eng., St. Francis Inst. of Technol., Mumbai, India

fYear

2014

fDate

4-5 April 2014

Firstpage

195

Lastpage

200

Abstract

Metamaterials have been intensively researched due to their particular features such as negative permittivity and/or permeability and ultra-refraction phenomenon. To satisfy the demand of commonly used microwave communication systems, an antenna which can operate at multiple frequencies and enhanced characteristics is desirable. The frequency response of a metamaterial can be tailored by varying its characteristics. The paper scrutinizes the methods, which could be integrated with a microstrip patch antenna design. Further, a metamaterial-based tunable microstrip patch antenna with enhanced characteristics is proposed.

Keywords

metamaterial antennas; microstrip antennas; frequency response; frequency-tunable metamaterial; metamaterial-based tunable microstrip patch antenna; microstrip patch antenna design; microwave communication systems; negative permittivity; permeability; ultra-refraction phenomenon; Capacitance; Metamaterials; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency; Substrates; Left-Handed Materials; Metamaterial; S-Shape Resonator; Split Ring Resonator; Superstrate;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits, Systems, Communication and Information Technology Applications (CSCITA), 2014 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mumbai

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSCITA.2014.6839258

Filename

6839258