scholarly journals A Low-Profile High-Gain and Wideband Log-Periodic Meandered Dipole Array Antenna with a Cascaded Multi-Section Artificial Magnetic Conductor Structure

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Son Trinh-Van ◽  
Oh Heon Kwon ◽  
Euntae Jung ◽  
Jinwoo Park ◽  
Byunggil Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Gain ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Beam Direction ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Operating Bandwidth ◽  
Meander Line

This paper presents a low-profile log-periodic meandered dipole array (LPMDA) antenna with wideband and high gain characteristics. The antenna consists of 14 dipole elements. For compactness, a meander line structure is applied to each dipole element to reduce its physical length. As a result, a compact and wideband LPMDA antenna is realized, exhibiting a wide impedance bandwidth of 1.04–5.22 GHz (ratio bandwidth of 5.02:1) for | S 11| < −10 dB. To enhance the antenna gain performance while maintaining the wideband behavior, the LPMDA antenna is integrated with a new design of an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) structure. The designed AMC is realized by combining three AMC structures of different sizes to form a cascaded multi-section AMC structure, of which its overall operating bandwidth can continuously cover the entire impedance bandwidth of the LPMDA antenna. The proposed AMC-backed LPMDA antenna is experimentally verified and its measured −10 dB reflection bandwidth is found to be in the range of 0.84–5.15 GHz (6.13:1). At the main beam direction within the operating frequency bandwidth, the gain of the proposed AMC-backed LPMDA antenna ranges from 7.15–11.43 dBi, which is approximately 4 dBi higher than that of an LPMDA antenna without an AMC. Moreover, the proposed antenna has a low profile of only 0.138 λ L. ( λ L is the free-space wavelength at the lowest operating frequency).

scholarly journals A Compact, Low-Profile Log-Periodic Meandered Dipole Array Antenna with an Artificial Magnetic Conductor

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oh Heon Kwon ◽  
Sungwoo Lee ◽  
Jong Min Lee ◽  
Keum Cheol Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Array Antenna ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Beam Direction ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Line Configuration ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Meander Line

A compact and low-profile log-periodic meandered dipole array (LPMDA) antenna with an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is proposed. For compactness, a meander line configuration is implemented with dipole elements and optimized using a genetic algorithm (GA) to realize the LPMDA antenna. As a result, a size reduction of approximately 30% is achieved as compared to a conventional log-periodic dipole array antenna. To enhance the gain characteristics, the AMC ground plane configuration is realized with 9 × 9 unit cells for the LPMDA antenna. Two prototypes of the proposed LPMDA antennas with and without an AMC are fabricated and measured to verify its performance. The measured −10 dB reflection ratio bandwidths are 2.56 : 1 (0.85–2.18 GHz) and 2.34 : 1 (0.92–2.16 GHz) for the proposed LPMDA antennas with and without the AMC, respectively. The gain at the main beam direction within the operating frequency bandwidth is significantly improved from 3.94–7.17 dBi to 7.86–10.01 dBi by applying the AMC.

A wideband, compact, high gain, low-profile, monopole antenna using wideband artificial magnetic conductor for off-body communications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bidisha Hazarika ◽  
Banani Basu ◽  
Arnab Nandi
Keyword(s):  
High Gain ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Reflection Phase ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Independent Behavior ◽  
Integrated Antenna ◽  
Body Loading

Abstract A wideband staircase pattern defected ground monopole antenna integrated with an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) reflector has been proposed for C-band (4–8 GHz) and ITU band (8.01–8.5 GHz) applications. The integrated antenna consists of a staircase antenna at top, a 2 × 2 AMC reflector at the bottom and an air substrate as gap between them. The AMC offers 18.5% ± 90° reflection phase bandwidth from 6.10 to 7.32 GHz. The AMC layer has achieved mu-negative properties in the designated band. The AMC proffers polarization independent behavior in the respective frequency band depicting robustness in AMC reflection phase characteristics. The integrated antenna has offered a wide impedance bandwidth of 2.78 GHz (42.8% at 6.5 GHz and 34.1% at 8.15 GHz) due to the defected ground monopole. The integration of wideband AMC beneath the staircase monopole antenna alters the out of phase radiation to in-phase planer pattern which enhances the peak gain up to 9.7 dB. It reduces the 1-g averaged specific absorption rate to 0.223 and 0.324 W/kg at the two designated bands. The structure maintains almost similar bandwidth and gain due to artificial human body loading.

scholarly journals A Low-Profile HF Meandered Dipole Antenna with a Ferrite-Loaded Artificial Magnetic Conductor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2237
Author(s):  
Oh Heon Kwon ◽  
Won Bin Park ◽  
Juho Yun ◽  
Hong Jun Lim ◽  
Keum Cheol Hwang
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
High Permeability ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Binary Genetic Algorithm

In this paper, a low-profile HF (high-frequency) meandered dipole antenna with a ferrite-loaded artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is proposed. To operate in the HF band while retaining a compact size, ferrite with high permeability is applied to the unit cell of the AMC. The operating frequency bandwidth of the designed unit cell of the AMC is 1.89:1 (19–36 MHz). Thereafter, a meandered dipole antenna is designed by implementing a binary genetic algorithm and is combined with the AMC. The overall size of the designed antenna is 0.06×0.06×0.002 λ3 at the lowest operating frequency. The proposed dipole antenna with a ferrite-loaded AMC is fabricated and measured. The measured VSWR bandwidth (<3) covers 20–30 MHz on the HF band. To confirm the performance of the antenna, a reference monopole antenna which operates on the HF band was selected, and the measured receiving power is compared with the result of the proposed antenna with the AMC.

scholarly journals Double Meander Dipole Antenna Array with Enhanced Bandwidth and Gain

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Halgurd N. Awl ◽  
Rashad H. Mahmud ◽  
Bakhtiar A. Karim ◽  
Yadgar I. Abdulkarim ◽  
Muharrem Karaaslan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Operating Frequency ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Wide Bandwidth ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Operating Frequency Range

In this paper, a new design of high gain and wide bandwidth microstrip patch antenna array containing double meander dipole structure is proposed. Two in-phase resonant frequencies in the Ku-band (12–18 GHz) could be achieved in the double meander dipole array structure, which lead to enhance impedance bandwidth without costing extra design section. Besides, further enhanced gain of 2 dBi of the array over the entire operating frequency range has been achieved by introducing a double-layer substrate technique. The proposed antenna has been fabricated using the E33 model LPKF prototyping PCB machine. The measurement results have been performed, and they are in very good agreement with the simulation results. The measured –10 dB impedance bandwidth indicates that the array provides a very wide bandwidth which is around 30% at the center frequency of 15.5 GHz. A stable gain with a peak value of 10 dBi is achieved over the operating frequency range. The E- and H-plane radiation patterns are simulated, and a very low sidelobe level is predicted. The proposed antenna is simple and has relatively low-profile, and it could be a good candidate for millimeter wave communications.

scholarly journals An Artificial Magnetic Conductor-Based Wideband Circularly Polarized Antenna with Low-Profile and Enhanced Gain

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 2121
Author(s):  
Lina Qiu ◽  
Gaobiao Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Orthogonal Polarization ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Simulation And Experiment

A broadband circularly polarized (CP) antenna with enhanced gain and low profile is proposed. Two identical dipoles with full wavelength are placed orthogonally to generate radiation waves with equal amplitude and orthogonal polarization. The arms of the dipoles are designed as stepped patches to enlarge the impedance matching bandwidth and axial ratio (AR) bandwidth. Crossed-dipoles with full wavelength are utilized as the main radiators to provide a wide operating bandwidth and enhanced gain, and an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) structure is introduced as the reflector to reduce the profile of the whole antenna. Due to the introduction of the AMC structure, the antenna profile is reduced from 12.8 to 6.9 mm, that is, reduced to 0.14λ0 (where λ0 denotes the wavelength corresponding to the center frequency of the passband, 4.0–8.5 GHz). A simulation and experiment were carried out to verify the performance of the proposed antenna. Experimental results showed that the antenna realized an impedance bandwidth of 74%, an AR bandwidth of 67.7%, a peak gain of 12.1 dBic, and an average gain of 10.69 dBic.

scholarly journals Artificial magnetic conductor surfaces and their application to low-profile high-gain planar antennas

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Feresidis ◽  
G. Goussetis ◽  
Shenhong Wang ◽  
J.C. Vardaxoglou
Keyword(s):  
High Gain ◽  
Planar Antennas ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile

A Low-Profile Broadband Circularly Polarised Wide-Slot Antenna with an Artificial Magnetic Conductor Reflector

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 740-746
Author(s):  
Fangfang Fan ◽  
Xiao Fan ◽  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Zehong Yan
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Average Gain ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Metal Plates

In this letter, a novel broadband circularly polarisation (CP) wide-slot antenna with an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) as the reflector is presented. The wide-slot antenna is composed of a knife-shaped radiator and an improved ground plane. A broadband CP characteristic can be achieved by slotting the ground plane to make it an asymmetric ground shape. However, the average gain of the wide-slot antenna is only about 3 dBic because of bidirectional radiation. An AMC reflector is adopted to enhance the gain of the wide-slot antenna without introducing a high profile similar to the PEC reflector. In addition, the four metal plates are vertically placed around the antenna to broaden the axial ratio (AR) bandwidth of the antenna with the AMC reflector. The measurement results show that the 3dB AR bandwidth of the proposed CP antenna is 32.4% (2.35GHz─3.26GHz), the average gain is 6.5dBic in the AR bandwidth and the value of VSWR in the AR bandwidth is less than 2. The size of the antenna is 0.84λ0× 0.84λ0× 0.13λ0 at the centre frequency of 2.805 GHz. The proposed antenna has a low profile, broad AR bandwidth and high gain, thereby being a good candidate for various wireless communication systems.

scholarly journals A Dual-Band High-Gain Subwavelength Cavity Antenna with Artificial Magnetic Conductor Metamaterial Microstructures

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Guang Lu ◽  
Fabao Yan ◽  
Kaiyuan Zhang ◽  
Yunpeng Zhao ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Resonant Wavelength ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Unit Cells

This paper presents dual-band high-gain subwavelength cavity antennas with artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) metamaterial microstructures. We developed an AMC metamaterial plate that can be equivalent to mu-negative metamaterials (MNMs) at two frequencies using periodic microstructure unit cells. A cavity antenna was constructed using the dual-band AMC metamaterial plate as the covering layer and utilizing a feed patch antenna with slot loading as the radiation source. The antenna was fabricated with a printed circuit board (PCB) process and measured in an anechoic chamber. The |S11| of the antenna was −26.8 dB and −23.2 dB at 3.75 GHz and 5.66 GHz, respectively, and the realized gain was 15.2 dBi and 18.8 dBi at two resonant frequencies. The thickness of the cavity, a sub-wavelength thickness cavity, was 15 mm, less than one fifth of the long resonant wavelength and less than one third of the short resonant wavelength. This new antenna has the advantages of low profile, light weight, dual-frequency capability, high gain, and easy processing.

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