Title :
Proposed compact antenna based on CRLH metamaterials
Author :
Labidi, Mohamed ; Dakhli, N. ; Tabbabi, O. ; BelHadj Tahar, J. ; Choubani, Fethi
Author_Institution :
Innov´COM Lab., Sup´COM Carthage Univ., Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
In this paper, a study of a compact microstrip antenna based on composite right/left-handed (CRLH) metamaterial transmission line is presented. The physical size and operational frequencies of the antenna are determined by the CRLH unit cell. The antenna exhibits monopolar radiation at its fundamental mode of resonant frequency. It is well known that the composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line (TL) has unique property of an infinite guided-wavelength at specific non-zero frequency because of zero propagation constant phase. The operation bandwidth cover the required band widths of the IEEE 802.11 wireless local-area networks (WLAN) standards and worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMax) in the 2.97 GHz and 3.345 GHz. The zeroth order resonant frequency was found to be at 3.112 GHz.
Keywords :
WiMax; metamaterials; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; wireless LAN; CRLH metamaterials; CRLH unit cell; IEEE 802.11 wireless local-area networks standards; WiMax; compact microstrip antenna; composite right/left-handed metamaterial transmission line; frequency 2.97 GHz; frequency 3.112 GHz; frequency 3.345 GHz; infinite guided-wavelength; microwave access; monopolar radiation; resonant frequency; zero propagation constant phase; zeroth order resonant frequency; Antenna radiation patterns; Metamaterials; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2013 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2013.6624927
