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A compact metamaterial‐inspired multilayered slot antenna
Author(s) -
Zhang Hualiang,
Xin Hao,
Bortolin Robert,
Kudva Jayanth
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.25654
Subject(s) - antenna measurement , slot antenna , antenna factor , coaxial antenna , antenna (radio) , loop antenna , monopole antenna , ground plane , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , microstrip antenna , acoustics , physics , engineering
Abstract A low‐profile, compact and easily integrated antenna for RF/microwave applications is presented in this article. The designed antenna works around 430 MHz and can be easily scaled to other frequencies. Metamaterial‐inspired slot loop antennas are used as the radiating elements. To shrink the total size of the antenna, periodical structures are loaded to the original slot loop. It is found that with this modification, the total size of the antenna is reduced and the impedance matching of the antenna is improved. To further improve the performance of the proposed antenna, a floating ground plane and a parasitic slot were added, made possible by the multilayered structure of the antenna. As a result, the bandwidth and gain of proposed antenna are increased. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:219–223, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25654