Study of multi-band property of rectangular microstrip patch antenna having different numbers of wide slots

The property of multi-band operation has been studied and investigated analytically through the design of a rectangular patch microstrip antenna having different numbers of wide slots arranged at both the radiating edges. The analyses were carried out using the method of moments simulation software. It is shown that a patch with three slots has a multi-band feature with four resonant frequencies at 1.6, 1.8, 2.65, and 4.83 GHz and adequate values of return loss and gain. It is also shown that a patch with two pairs of wide slots arranged at both the radiating edges has the dual band feature with resonant frequencies at 1.64 and 1.8 GHz and good values of return loss and gain.

Metamaterials and metasurfaces for designing metadevices:Perfect absorbers and microstrip patch antennas

In the past twenty years, electromagnetic metamaterials represented by left-handed metamaterials（LHMs） have attracted considerable attention due to the unique properties such as negative refraction, perfect lens, and electromagnetic cloaks. In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of our group＇s work on metamaterials and metasurfaces. We present several types of LHMs and chiral metamaterials. As a two-dimensional equivalent of bulk three-dimensional metamaterials, metasurfaces have led to a myriad of devices due to the advantages of lower profile, lower losses, and simpler to fabricate than bulk three-dimensional metamaterials. We demonstrate the novel microwave metadevices based on metamaterials and metasurfaces： perfect absorbers and microwave patch antennas, including novel transmission line antennas,high gain resonant cavity antennas, wide scanning phased array antennas, and circularly polarized antennas.

Wireless Strain Measurement Based on a Microstrip Patch Antenna

Wireless interrogation of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna for strain measurement is investigated by simulations.To analyze the antenna performance,a microstrip line-feeding patch antenna at 10 GHz is designed.A patch antenna wirelessly fed by a horn is proposed to measure the strain.The direction information of strain detected by the patch antenna is also considered.The strain can be detected both in the width and length directions.It is shown that the strain can be measured wirelessly using a standard horn antenna.This kind of wireless strain-sensing technique offers significant potential for wireless structural health monitoring(SHM),especially for high-end equipment.

A four spiral slots microstrip patch antenna for radiotelemetry capsules based on FDTD

Antenna is very crucial to radiotelemetry capsules which can measure the physiological parameters of the gastroin- testinal (GI) tract. The objective of this paper is to design a novel spiral slots microstrip patch antenna for the radiotelemetry capsules communicating with external recorder at 915 MHz located in ISM (Industry, Science, and Medical) bands. The microstrip patch antenna is designed and evaluated using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Return loss characteristics and the effect of the human body on resonant frequency are analyzed, and the performances of radiation patterns at different positions of the human alimentary tract are also estimated. Finally, specific absorption rate (SAR) computations are performed, and the peak 1-g and 10-g SAR values are calculated. According to the peak SAR values, the maximum delivered power for the designed antenna was found so that the SAR values of the antenna satisfy the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) limitations.

RECONFIGURABLE DUAL-BAND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS

A new design of reconfigurable single-feed circular patch microstrip antenna for dual-band circular polarization application is proposed. The dual-band functionality is realized through incorporating cross-slots of equal slot length in the circular patch and utilizing two PIN diodes to switch the slots on or off. A pairs of tuning stubs are used to tune the circular polarization performance. The design process is presented and good results were obtained.

A Simplified Full-Wave Analysis for Microstrip Patch Antennas

The spectral domain integral equation(SDIE) provides an accurate and efficient method for computing the resonant frequency, radiation patterns, etc . Using continuous Fourier transform, the formulation utilizes the singular integral equations via the Glerkin's method to derive the deterministic equation with fewer mathematical manipulations. In contrast, discrete Fourier transform(DFT) requires intricate mathematical labor. The present scheme requires a small size, i.e ., (2×2) matrix, and it is possible to extract higher order modal solutions conveniently. Moreover, computation is reduced with the same convergence properties. Based on the present scheme, some results for resonant frequency and radiation patterns compared with available data and computed current distribution on the patch are presented.

Different Feeding Techniques of Microstrip Patch Antennas with Spiral Defected Ground Structure for Size Reduction and Ultra-Wide Band Operation

Different feeding techniques of microstrip patch antennas with different spiral defected ground structures are presented in this paper. The investigated structures illustrate some merits in designing multi-electromagnetic band-gap structures by adjusting the capacitance and changing the inductance through varying the width and length of spiral defected ground structure. Then by applying the three different spirals shapes (one, two and four arms) as the ground plane of microstrip patch antenna with different feeding techniques to create multi or ultra wide-band, improve the antenna gain and reduce the antenna size, it is found that the four arms spiral defected ground structure of microstrip patch antenna with offset feed gives good performance, electrical size reduction to about 75% as compared to the original patch size and ultra-wide bandwidth extends from 2 GHz up to 12 GHz with ?8 dB impedance bandwidth.

AN ANALYSIS ON INPUT IMPEDANCE OF A SINGLE MICROSTRIP PATCH IN THE QUASI-OPTICAL CAVITY

The electromagnetic field integral equation in the quasi-optical cavity is obtained using the dyadic Green’s function. An expression is derived for the input impedance of a single microstrip patch cavity excited by a coaxial probe using moment method. The input impedance of a rectangular microstrip patch is discussed with this method. The result of this paper is similar to that of the microstrip antenna. This paper is of very important value for designing microstrip quasi-optical oscillator.

Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Air as Substrate for S-Band Communication

A Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna model is proposed using air as a substrate to study the characteristics of designed antenna. The dimensions of designed antenna are 17 mm × 16.66 mm with substrate at frequency 3.525 GHz. In this paper, the simulation is performed by using software Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Microwave studio based on finite difference time domain technique. The characterization of the designed antenna was analyzed in terms of return loss, bandwidth, directivity, gain, radiation pattern, VSWR.

Increasing Microstrip Patch Antenna Bandwidth by Inserting Ground Slots

Microstrip patch antenna (MPA) is widely implemented in different communication systems. One of the main disadvantages of MPA which limits its applications is its narrow bandwidth. In this paper I enhanced the bandwidth of MPA by inserting multiple slots in its ground plane. I used FR-4 substrate to design this antenna. The dimensions of this antenna are 59 mm and 79 mm. The dielectric constant is 4.4 and the height is 1.6 mm. I inserted up to 15 slots in ground plane with 1mm width. The spacing between slots is 3 mm. I investigated two designs. In the first design, slots were arranged in parallel to the feeding line. In the second one, slots were arranged horizontally to the feeding line. The main objective of this paper is to design and simulate MPA suitable for wide number of applications. Antenna bandwidth improvement is 18%. All the simulations were obtained by using HFSS simulator.

A Linear Array Antenna of Microstrip Patch Antennas Fed by the Open-End of Coplanar Waveguides

In this study, we constructed a 4-element linear array antenna using four 20 GHz band microstrip patch antennas with a structure such that the signal is fed to the patch antennas from open-end coplanar waveguides without contact. We investigated factors related to the design of linear array patch antennas. To adjust the maximum radiation direction and reduce return loss, we optimized the spacing between the elements and their shape. With an element spacing of 11.50 mm, patch width of 3.90 mm, and patch length of 4.15 mm, we obtained a resonance frequency of 20.05 GHz and a return loss of -29.59 dB at the resonance frequency. However, in the case of a 4-element linear array antenna structure, undesired resonances occurred in frequency bands other than the design resonance frequency band of 20 GHz. To suppress these undesired resonances and obtaining stable operation at the design frequency, we propose a new structure in which the feed line is loaded with a short stub, and show through computer simulations that the occurrence of undesired resonances can be sufficiently suppressed. Furthermore, we demonstrate the problem of radiation gain reduction caused by introducing a short stub, propose a design method for a new structure in which the feed line has slits between the stubs, and show improvement of the antenna gain by 0.5 dBi.

Design and Development of a 2 ×1 Array of Slotted Microstrip Line Fed Shorted Patch Antenna for DCS Mobile Communication System

Compact microstrip antennas have recently received much attention due to the increasing demand of small antennas for personal communication equipment. The problem of achieving a wide impedance bandwidth for compact microstrip antennas is becoming an important topic in microstrip antenna design. In this paper the design and development of a 2 × 1 array of a low cost slotted microstrip line fed shorted patch antenna (MFSPA) has been presented. Both the shorted patch and microstrip line feed network have air substrate. The material cost is thus reduced to a minimum. The array consists of two adjacent patches fed, using a simple microstrip T network. The impedance bandwidth of nearly 40%, covering the bandwidth requirement of 1750 MHz band is obtained. Also the antenna exhibits dual band operation. The cross polarization radiation in H-Plane observed with a single element antenna has been reduced considerably with 2 × 1 array. A peak antenna gain of 9.2 dBi is obtained with a small variation of 0.8 dBi. From the results obtained it is clear that the antenna array studied has a low cost fabrication and is suitable for applications in DCS mobile communication base station.

A Novel Compact Microstrip Elliptical Patch Resonator Filter with Tunable Bandwidth

A novel elliptical patch resonator for a compact bandpass filter with tunable bandwidth is presented. This bandpass filter has the advantage of great flexibility in which the center frequency can be changed easily. The bandwidth of this filter can be modified by simply changing one variable, and this makes the proposed design unique. The order of the elliptical patch resonator can be increased, and three types of different orders of the same design are compared. The proposed filter can be used for future compact advanced wireless communication systems.

宽频小型化U形槽微带天线

针对微带贴片天线宽带化和小型化的设计需求,提出并设计了一种工作在S/C波段的改进的U形槽微带贴片天线。通过在辐射贴片中心开曲折U形槽,使缝隙和馈电探针偏离贴片中心,形成非对称曲折U形槽的层叠介质微带贴片天线。通过共面容性耦合馈电进一步提高天线的阻抗带宽。实测结果表明:该天线在3.11~5.40 GHz频率范围内回波损耗小于-10 dB,相对带宽可达53.8%,与仿真结果吻合,可为微带天线的小型化、宽带化设计提供参考。

辐射零点可控的平面滤波贴片天线

为满足射频前端器件集成化和多功能化的需求,设计了一款适用于WLAN 5 GHz波段的辐射零点可控的平面滤波贴片天线。该天线以同轴探针馈电的微带贴片天线为原型,上表面是由融合共生带和矩形槽的金属辐射贴片,下表面试接地面。其中共生条带位于辐射贴片的宽边两侧,矩形槽蚀刻在辐射贴片上,位于同轴馈电点两侧。两种结构分别在通带的低频和高频处各引入一个辐射零点,天线实现了的滤波响应和良好的辐射特性,同时两个辐射零点的位置自由可控,提高了设计的灵活度。仿真与测试结果表明:滤波天线的中心频率为5.25 GHz,相对带宽为14%(4.89~5.62 GHz),两个辐射零点分别位于4.55和6.05 GHz处;工作通带内增益平缓,平均增益约为7 dBi,通带外抑制水平大于19 dBi,测试与仿真结果较为一致。该滤波天线的设计未引入额外的滤波器网络,节省了天线的整体尺寸,且剖面低、重量轻、结构紧凑,具有良好的滤波和辐射性能。

3D打印圆极化三角形微带天线设计与制作

针对普通单馈电圆极化微带贴片天线加工过程中对切角尺寸精度要求高的问题,提出一种3D打印的圆极化三角形微带贴片天线的设计和制作方法。与传统贴片切角或贴片中心开非对称槽实现圆极化的方法不同,该方法通过在介质基板上应用3D打印嵌入十字形槽实现圆极化辐射,研究结果表明,天线的阻抗带宽为7.3%(2.38 GHz~2.56 GHz,回波损耗小于-10 dB),圆极化带宽为1.2%(2.44 GHz~2.47 GHz,轴比小于3 dB),由于介质基板上的开槽尺寸远大于贴片切角尺寸,因此降低了对开槽尺寸的精度要求,提高了设计的灵活性。

用于土壤湿度监测的无芯片RFID传感器设计

为提高土壤湿度传感器的灵活性和可靠性,设计了一种低成本的无芯片RFID传感器,用于无线监测土壤湿度。该传感器由3个互补开口环谐振器(CSRR)以及2个正交放置的宽带圆形微带贴片天线构成。其中两个相同尺寸的CSRR间距较近,容易产生谐振器间耦合,使得高湿度土壤下的谐振频率变化更加明显,另外作为参考谐振器的CSRR则用以消除环境条件的影响,提高测量的可靠性。两个微带贴片天线用于收发信号,实现无线传感功能。分别研究了采用单、双CSRR结构下该传感器的雷达散射截面(RCS),确定了土壤湿度与谐振频率差值之间的线性关系,通过实测进一步证实了这种关系。实验结果表明,该传感器在0%~12%的土壤湿度下具有18.2 MHz/%θ的灵敏度。

边射波束和锥状波束可重构的微带贴片天线

本文提出了一种边射波束和锥状波束可重构的新型微带贴片天线,该天线在锥状波束模式下具有圆度较好、锥角可设计的优点。首先,在贴片的中间引入一排短路孔,当短路孔两侧的探针反相馈电时,贴片上两侧电流同向,辐射边射波束;而当两个探针同相馈电时,贴片上两侧电流反向,辐射锥状波束。接着,对短路排孔与贴片边缘之间的间距进行了优化设计,调整电流分布,从而改善锥状波束在方位面上的圆度。最后,在贴片的对角线上额外引入了四个短路孔,通过控制其位置和大小来调节固定频率下贴片的尺寸,从而设计出不同锥角的锥状波束。通过全波仿真,设计了三个边射波束和锥状波束可切换的贴片,锥状波束的锥角分别为55°、50°和45°,均具有较好的圆度。

具有全向波束高增益的引信共形阵列天线

针对对地弹药引信天线不能满足宽落角探测需求的问题,提出一种基于共形阵列天线技术的宽波束产生方法,通过采用偶极子、微带天线阵列共形于引信风帽内腔表面,实现侧向全向辐射特性。该方法设计的天线可以随风帽的形状而改变,不占用其余空间。经测试验证表明该天线在H面具有全向辐射特性且增益较高。