Novel Dual-Band Frequency Selective Surface and its Applications on the Gain Improvements of Compact UWB Monopole Antenna.

Received: 17 July 2023, Revised: 20 July 2023, Accepted: 08 Dec 2023, Available online: 11 Dec 2023, Version of Record: 11 Dec 2023

Rai, Vikas Kumar; Kumar, Mithilesh

Abstract


In this work, a highly directional ultra-wideband (UWB) microstrip patch antenna as a single-element is suggested. The proposed antenna’s gain is enhanced with a novel dual-band frequency selective surface (FSS) placed beneath it. The FSS design has a hexagonal structure with meander line inductances and a capacitance-like structure connecting all of the corners to the middle. There is no metallic layer on the other side of the substrate, which shows transmission zeros at 4.95 GHz and 12.7 GHz, and a modified U-shaped monopole antenna is developed. First, the performance characteristics of the antenna and FSS are analyzed from the simulation results, and they are validated experimentally after fabrication, followed by measurement. The compact configuration comprises an antenna loaded with the proposed FSS results S11 less than -10 dB from 3.15 GHz to 22.65 GHz, covering the UWB band together with the X, Ku-band with a bandwidth of 19.5 GHz (151.16% FBW). The antenna’s overall physical dimensions would be 38.8 mm×38.8 mm×25.2 mm (0.407λo×0.407λo×0.265λo), with λo denoting the lowest frequency’s free-space wavelength. The FSS loading results in a 9.9 dBi maximum gain at 10 GHz. The antenna’s small size increases bandwidth, and its high peak gain makes it ideal for use in real-time applications.
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ANECHOIC chambersMONOPOLE antennasFREQUENCY selective surfacesULTRA-wideband antennasANTENNAS (Electronics)TRANSMISSION zeros



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