Title :
Gain enhancement of antipodal tapered slot antenna using zero-index metamaterial
Author :
Sun, Mei ; Chen, Zhi Ning ; Qing, Xianming
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A zero-index metamaterial (ZIM) structure is proposed for the gain enhancement of a tapered slot antenna. An antipodal tapered slot antenna (ATSA) prototype loaded with the proposed ZIM cells exhibits a gain enhancement of up to 6 dB in the frequency band of 7-13.5 GHz.
Keywords :
metamaterial antennas; metamaterials; slot antennas; ATSA prototype; ZIM cells; ZIM structure; antipodal tapered slot antenna; frequency 7 GHz to 13.5 GHz; gain enhancement; zero-index metamaterial; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Gain; Metamaterials; Slot antennas; UWB antenna; metamaterials; zero index of refraction;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0666-9
DOI :
10.1109/APCAP.2012.6333152
