Investigations of a novel Ψ-shape microstrip patch antenna with wide impedance bandwidth

Author

Sharma, Satish K. ; Shafai, Lotfollah

Author_Institution

San Diego State Univ., San Diego

fYear

2007

fDate

9-15 June 2007

Firstpage

881

Lastpage

884

Abstract

In this paper, the investigation results of a novel psi-shape microstrip patch antenna is presented which shows impedance bandwidths leading to 60%. For the ease in microstrip antenna fabrication purpose which includes a co-axial probe soldering on the patch, a thin microwave substrate has been selected supported by a foam substrate on top of the ground, which makes it suitable for the most practical wireless communication applications. The initial simulation results were carried out using Ensemble 5.1. Further investigation results were carried out using the Ansoft Corporation´s finite-element- method (FEM) based program high frequency structure simulator (HFSS) version 10.

Keywords

finite element analysis; microstrip antennas; radiocommunication; Ansoft Corporation; Ensemble 5.1; co-axial probe soldering; finite element method; foam substrate; high frequency structure simulator version 10; impedance bandwidth; psi-shape microstrip patch antenna; thin microwave substrate; wireless communication; Bandwidth; Fabrication; Impedance; Lead; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Patch antennas; Probes; Soldering; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0877-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0878-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2007.4395635

Filename

4395635