DocumentCode
673410
Title
A high-gain antenna based on zero-index metamaterial superstrate
Author
Chacko, Bybi P. ; Augustin, Gijo ; Denidni, Tayeb A.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Sci. Res. (INRS), Univ. of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear
2013
fDate
7-13 July 2013
Firstpage
122
Lastpage
123
Abstract
A zero-index metamaterial based high-gain microstrip antenna for IEEE 802.11a WLAN applications is presented. A three layer superstrate with unit-cell periodicity of 6 × 6 was designed and suspended above a microstrip patch antenna at an optimum position for best performance. The broadside gain enhancement of the proposed antenna is observed to be 5.8 dB with variations less than 2dB throughout the operating band.
Keywords
metamaterial antennas; microstrip antennas; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11a WLAN applications; broadside gain enhancement; gain 5.8 dB; high-gain antenna; microstrip patch antenna; three layer superstrate; unit-cell periodicity; zero-index metamaterial based high-gain microstrip antenna; zero-index metamaterial superstrate; Gain; Metamaterials; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5315-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2013.6710722
Filename
6710722
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