Application of FSS for Microstrip Antenna for Gain Enhancement
Journal
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
ISSN
17578981
Date Issued
2020-03-20
Author(s)
Zaid F.N.M.
DOI
10.1088/1757-899X/767/1/012001
Handle (URI)
Abstract
In this present paper, a dual-band microstrip patch antenna (MPA) using frequency selective surface (FSS) is proposed. The dual-band MPA is designed using the rectangular shaped patch with an elliptical slot at the center of the patch and full ground plane. The FSS in this paper act as a reflection plane which is loaded onto the dual-band MPA in order to improve the gain of the antenna at higher band. The FSS is obtained by the periodic array of 3 5-unit cell in the x-y direction, which based on the amalgamation of a square and circular loop elements. After merging the FSS, the gain and return loss at 5 GHz increased to 0.915 dB and -25.08 dB respectively. The dual-band MPA is simulated using the FR-4 substrate with a thickness of 1.6 mm and a relative permittivity of 4.4. The overall size of the MPA and FSS is relatively compact and easy to fabricate. The proposed antenna can be used in WiMAX and WLAN applications.
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