Title :
A wideband metamaterial meander-line antenna
Author :
Ryan, Colan G.M. ; Eleftheriades, George V.
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers, Sr., Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A compact metamaterial meander-line antenna is presented which achieves co-directed currents on the antenna arms. Due to the introduction of an additional resonance, a very wide measured -10 dB return loss bandwidth from 3.5 GHz to 6 GHz is obtained while maintaining a measured radiation efficiency of 87% or greater.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; metamaterial antennas; microwave antennas; resonance; transmission lines; antenna arms; co-directed currents; frequency 3.5 GHz to 6 GHz; radiation efficiency; resonance; wideband metamaterial meander-line antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Loss measurement; Metamaterials; Resonant frequency; meander-line antenna; metamaterial; wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206297
