Title :
Gain enhancement of microstrip patch antenna for Wi-Fi applications
Author :
Rao, Neeraj ; Dinesh, Kumar V.
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Commun. Eng. Dept., PDPM-Indian Inst. of Inf. Technol. Design & Manuf., Jabalpur, India
Abstract :
This is the first report on novel mushroom type electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures, consisting of fractal periodic elements, used for enhancing the gain and directionality of microstrip patch antennas. Using CST Microwave studio the performance of rectangular patch antenna has been examined on proposed fractal EBG substrates. It is found that fractal EBGs are more effective in suppressing surface wave thus resulting in higher gain. The gain of rectangular patch has been improved from 6.38 dBi to 10.51 dBi. The proposed fractal EBG will open new avenues for the design and development of variety of high frequency components and devices with enhanced performance.
Keywords :
directive antennas; fractal antennas; microstrip antennas; photonic band gap; wireless LAN; CST microwave studio; Wi-Fi application; fractal EBG substrate; fractal periodic element; high frequency component; high frequency device; microstrip patch antenna directionality; microstrip patch antenna gain enhancement; mushroom type EBG structure; mushroom type electromagnetic band gap structures; rectangular patch antenna; surface wave suppression; Fractals; Metamaterials; Patch antennas; Periodic structures; Substrates; Surface waves; Fractal Mushroom EBG; Gain Enhancement; Microstrip antenna; Mushroom Electromagnetic Band Gap;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2014 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996384
