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Broadband, high gain slot loaded square microstrip array antenna
Author(s) -
Mulgi S. N.,
Singh Kishan
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.26110
Subject(s) - ground plane , broadband , microstrip antenna , bandwidth (computing) , microwave , antenna gain , slot antenna , high gain antenna , square (algebra) , optics , microstrip , radiation pattern , engineering , patch antenna , physics , acoustics , electrical engineering , antenna (radio) , antenna efficiency , telecommunications , mathematics , geometry
Abstract A novel two‐element right angle slot loaded square microstrip array antenna (TESMAA) is presented for 52.18% of bandwidth and 11.22 dB of gain. The effect of different slots placed in the ground plane is studied for enhancing the bandwidth and gain. It is found that when bow‐tie slot is placed in the ground plane of TESMAA the antenna gives maximum 95.54% of bandwidth and 15.92 dB of gain without affecting the nature of broad side radiation characteristics. The design concepts of antennas are described and experimental results are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26110