DocumentCode
3689264
Title
A novel beam shaped microstrip patch antenna by metamaterial units
Author
Hangying Yuan;Shaobo Qu;Jieqiu Zhang;Jiafu Wang;Yongfeng Li;Hang Zhou;Yongqiang Pang
Author_Institution
Science College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi´an 710051, China
fYear
2015
fDate
7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
In this letter, we present a new beam shaped microstrip patch antenna(MPA) by matematerial units. Due to the effective phase gradient provided by matematerial units, the beamwidth broadens and the beam symmetrically expands. To demonstrate this method, we designed a microstrip patch antenna with matematerial units etched on the substrate. An experiment was carried out to verify our design method. The measured results show that the beamwidth expands at a certain extent. This design method is not limit to microstrip patch antennas and can also be extended to other types of antennas to manipulate beamwidth.
Keywords
"Metamaterials","Microstrip antennas","Microstrip","Patch antennas","Frequency measurement","Antenna measurements","Gain measurement"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP), 2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMWS-AMP.2015.7325001
Filename
7325001
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