Simulation and measurement of an planar two-element antenna array with metamaterials

Kui Song Zheng, Gao Wei, Jia Dong Xu, Jian Ying Li

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Abstract

A two-element antenna array with two same element has been proposed with composite right/left-handed transmission line metamaterials in this paper. Each element is made of three radiating patches, interdigital capacitance between two adjacent radiation patches and shorted pin connecting radiating patch with ground plane. Therefore, a composite right/left-handed transmission line metamaterials is constituted by radiating patch, shorted pin, substrate and ground plane. The phase difference between two antenna elements is set by adjusting the length of arched microstrip line which is applied to connect two antenna elements. S parameters of the proposed antenna array calculated by finite difference method are in good agreement of measured results. The zeroth-order resonant frequency of two-element antenna array is consistent with that estimated by the circuit theory with extracting equivalent circuit parameters of composite right/left-handed transmission line metamaterials. The peak gain of this antenna array is 6.3dB. When antenna array is operated in the zeroth-order resonant frequency, the total physical dimensions are reduced to 0.28 λ0 x0.10 λ0. Here λ0 is a zeroth-order resonant wavelength.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2011 Cross Strait Quad-Regional Radio Science and Wireless Technology Conference, CSQRWC 2011
Pages13-16
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 Cross Strait Quad-Regional Radio Science and Wireless Technology Conference, CSQRWC 2011 - Harbin, China
Duration: 27 Jul 201130 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2011 Cross Strait Quad-Regional Radio Science and Wireless Technology Conference, CSQRWC 2011
Volume1

Conference

Conference2011 Cross Strait Quad-Regional Radio Science and Wireless Technology Conference, CSQRWC 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period27/07/1130/07/11

Keywords

  • antenna array
  • composite right/left-handed transmillion line
  • gain
  • metamaterials

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