DocumentCode
246386
Title
Exploitation of the UC-PBG structure as ground plane to enhance microstrip antenna bandwidth
Author
Pflaum, S. ; Lizzi, Leonardo ; Le Thuc, Philippe ; Kossiavas, G. ; Staraj, Robert
Author_Institution
LEAT, Univ. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Antipolis, France
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
442
Lastpage
443
Abstract
The uniplanar compact photonic bandgap (UC-PBG) metamaterial structure has been profitably used for antenna miniaturization and radiation enhancement purposes. This paper presents an additional way to exploit it, when it is employed as ground plane for microstrip antennas. As a matter of fact, if a proper number of UC-PBG unit cells is selected, the antenna bandwidth can be remarkably increased. Such a behavior is here presented in dealing with a classical square patch antenna.
Keywords
microstrip antennas; photonic band gap; UC-PBG structure; antenna miniaturization; classical square patch antenna; microstrip antenna bandwidth; radiation enhancement; uniplanar compact photonic bandgap metamaterial structure; Bandwidth; Gain; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Standards;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6904553
Filename
6904553
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