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Low profile antenna based on a fractal shaped metasurface for public safety applications
Author(s) -
Iyampalam Paulkani,
Ganesan Indumathi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of rf and microwave computer‐aided engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1099-047X
pISSN - 1096-4290
DOI - 10.1002/mmce.22048
Subject(s) - fractal antenna , fractal , antenna (radio) , monopole antenna , anechoic chamber , miniaturization , microstrip antenna , sierpinski triangle , bandwidth (computing) , computer science , acoustics , coaxial antenna , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , telecommunications , mathematics , mathematical analysis
In this article, design and analysis of a fractal shaped metasurface (FSMS) antenna for public safety applications is presented. It comprises of two layers, upper layer and lower layer. The upper layer has the metasurface (MS) and lower layer has the fractal inspired monopole antenna. MS is made up of Sierpinski Knopp fractal shaped unit cell, which is arranged in 4 × 6 layout to achieve miniaturization. Ansys Electronic Desktop tool is utilized for analyzing the performance of the MS antenna. The projected FSMS antenna is fabricated using FR4 dielectric material and experimented with the help of an anechoic chamber and Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). Results show that the FSMS antenna exhibits a bandwidth of 200 MHz and a gain of 1.56 dBi at 4.89 GHz. The results obtained in simulation and measurement are in good agreement. Consequently, the proposed antenna with a low profile of 0.43 λ 0 × 0.43 λ 0 × 0.03 λ 0 , where λ 0 is the free space wavelength at 4.89 GHz is well fit for public safety applications.