Title :
Dual-band antenna design using an EBG Artificial Magnetic Conductor ground plane
Author :
Luo, Qi ; Salgado, Henrique M. ; Moura, Artur M. ; Pereira, José R.
Author_Institution :
Unidade de Telecomun. e Multimedia-INESC, Porto
Abstract :
This work studies dual-band EBG structures used as an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) ground plane for WLAN co-planar antenna to achieve a low profile structure. From the simulation results, the EBG surface geometry with Jerusalem Cross (JCSS) slot has been chosen in this study. A dual band prototype operating at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz has been implemented and tested. The results show that the EBG antenna can work properly at desired frequency bands with improved gain and reduced back lobe.
Keywords :
microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; photonic band gap; wireless LAN; EBG artificial magnetic conductor ground plane; Jerusalem Cross slot; WLAN coplanar antenna; dual-band antenna design; frequency 5.2 GHz; Conductors; Dual band; Frequency; Geometry; Metamaterials; Periodic structures; Prototypes; Solid modeling; Testing; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516905
