Title :
Antenna miniaturization using UC-PBG for wireless communications applications
Author :
Eldek, Abdelnasser A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS
Abstract :
In this paper, a conventional microstrip-fed patch antenna that operates close to 10 GHz is modified to operate close to 2.5 GHz, without changing the dimensions of the antenna. First, the ground plane is replaced with a Uniplanar- Compact-Photonic-Band-Gab (UC-PBG) structure. Then, a backed conductor is placed close to the UC-PBG and connected to it through 4 vias. These two modifications are utilized to decrease the lower operating frequency of the antenna, which implicitly means decreasing the size of the antenna. Numerical study of the parameters of the UC-PBG structure is performed and presented to understand the effect of each parameter on the return loss of the antenna, and also to improve the size reduction factor. The small size of the proposed antenna makes it suitable for wireless communications applications.
Keywords :
antennas; photonic band gap; radiocommunication; UC-PBG; Uniplanar-Compact-Photonic-Band-Gab structure; antenna miniaturization; antenna return loss; wireless communications applications; Application software; Conductors; Dielectric substrates; Frequency; Geometry; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Wireless communication; Photonic Band Gap; Small Antennas; Wireless communications;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics, 2007. ICM 2007. Internatonal Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1846-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1847-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2007.4497711
