Performance enhancement of rectangular microstrip patch antenna using double H shaped metamaterial

Authors

  • Preet Kaur YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, India
  • Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, India
  • Asok De Delhi Technological University, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272716110030

Keywords:

metamaterial, rectangular microstrip patch antenna, RMPA, reflection coefficient

Abstract

In this paper a high performance rectangular microstrip patch antenna (RMPA) has been designed using double H shaped metamaterial. First, the double H shaped metamaterial has been designed and optimized at 5.2 GHz resonant frequency of patch antenna. It has been found that embedding of this metamaterial into the substrate beneath the reference patch antenna improves its return loss and bandwidth without changing the resonant frequency and gain. To further enhance the gain and efficiency of the metamaterial embedded RMPA a superstrate of double H shaped metamaterial has been applied at the distance of λ/3 over it. Finally, a high gain, broadband and good impedance matched metamaterial inspired RMPA has been obtained. The proposed antenna was simulated and optimized using HFSS software. The prototype antenna has been fabricated and measured results of the proposed antenna are found to be in good agreement with the simulated results.

Author Biographies

Preet Kaur, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad

Preet Kaur is B.tech (Electronics & communication Engg.) from DCRUST, Murthal and M.tech (RF& Microwave Engg.) from IIT Roorkee and currently pursuing her Ph.D from YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad. Her academic interests include metamaterials, antenna design and electromagnetic wave theory. She is working as Assistant professor (Electronics Engg.) with YMCA University, Faridabad since 2008.

Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad

Dr.S.K.Aggarwal is B.tech (Electrical Engg.) from NIT, Calicut (Kerala) and M.tech from Delhi College of Engineering and Ph.D from Jamia Milla Islamiya University, Delhi. He is currently the Professor and Chairman of electronics department with YMCA University of Science and Technology.

 

Asok De, Delhi Technological University

National Institute of Technology, Patna (2016)

Dr. Asok De received the B.E and M.E degree from Jadavpur university, Kolkata and Ph.D. degrees from IIT Kharagpur in 1986. He is currently the Director of National Institute of Technology, Patna (Bihar). His research interest includes microwave Engg., metamaterials, EM-wave propagation, and antenna miniaturization

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Published

2016-11-23

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Vol. 59 No. 11 (2016)

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Research Articles