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Application of metamaterials for performance enhancement of planar antennas: A review
Author(s) -
Tadesse Abdulaziz D.,
Acharya Om Prakash,
Sahu Sudhakar
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.22154
Subject(s) - metamaterial , miniaturization , metamaterial antenna , bandwidth (computing) , ground plane , planar , fabrication , materials science , computer science , electronic engineering , directional antenna , optoelectronics , antenna (radio) , telecommunications , engineering , slot antenna , nanotechnology , medicine , computer graphics (images) , alternative medicine , pathology
Metamaterials are assemblies of metallic and/or dielectric materials with properties that are not readily found in naturally existing materials. Hence, metamaterial structures are commonly loaded on/near the patch, embedded in the substrate, loaded/etched from the ground plane or placed as a superstrate layer for enhancing bandwidth and gain, and size miniaturization of conventional patch antennas. The demand for wide bandwidth, high gain, and compact antennas is highly contemplated in recent wireless communication research studies. Despite their lightweight, ease of fabrication, low profile, and simplicity for integration, patch antennas have performance limitations as result of their narrow bandwidth, lower gain, larger size, and lower power handling capacity. To address these problems, metamaterial‐based antennas have gained massive interest. There exist inadequate literatures about review of current state of extensive study reports on metamaterial application for patch antenna performance enhancement. Thus, this paper has reviewed and discussed latest research works on metamaterial applications for performance enhancement of planar patch antennas.