Title :
Mutual Coupling Reduction of Microstrip Antennas using Defected Ground Structure
Author :
Salehi, Mohsen ; Motevasselian, Alireza ; Tavakoli, Ahad ; Heidari, Teimur
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Amirkabir Univ. of Technol., Tehran
Abstract :
The recently developed dumb-bell shaped defected ground structure (DGS) is successfully used to mutual coupling reduction of a two-element microstrip antenna array. Comparison of the proposed DGS antenna with other techniques shows the unique capability of the DGS structure to reduce the mutual coupling. Influence of the designed DGS on radiation pattern of the antenna array is also investigated
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic coupling; microstrip antenna arrays; defected ground structure; dumb-bell shaped DGS; mutual coupling reduction; radiation pattern; two-element microstrip antenna array; Capacitance; Dielectric substrates; Distributed parameter circuits; Etching; Inductance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave circuits; Mutual coupling; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Communication systems, 2006. ICCS 2006. 10th IEEE Singapore International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0411-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0411-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCS.2006.301375