Optimized Metamaterial Loaded Square Fractal Antenna for Gain and Bandwidth Enhancement

Title

Optimized Metamaterial Loaded Square Fractal Antenna for Gain and Bandwidth Enhancement

Creator

Suganthi S.

Description

This paper presents a report on the enhanced performance of an optimized metamaterial loaded square fractal antenna (OMSFA). The design and simulation of the antenna was carried out using Electronic Desk Top HFSS version 18.2 software. The antenna layer spreads over an area of 23 square millimeter on a FR4 substrate whose dielectric permittivity is 4.4. The substrate size measures an area of 46 mm X 28 mm, with 1.6 mm thickness. Also the design includes a microstrip feed and truncated ground. The antenna resonates well with a deep return loss of-38.9 dB in a broad bandwidth of 3.2 GHz (128 %) between 2 GHz and 5.2 GHz. The OMSFA produces enhanced gain of 9.8 dB at 2.5 GHz. The radiation is more focused due to the effect of metamaterial loading. The proposed antenna is recommended for wireless application in the lower region (S band) of the microwave spectrum. 2018 IEEE.

Source

2018 12th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena, METAMATERIALS 2018, pp. 349-351.

Date

2018-01-01

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Coverage

Suganthi S., ECE Department, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-153864702-8

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaMaterials.2018.8534154

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