Microstrip Patch Antennas With Enhanced Gain by Partial Substrate Removal

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOL. 58, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 2010 Siew Bee Yeap, Member, IEEE, and Zhi Ning Chen, Fellow, IEEE

Adviser: Hung-Chi Yang Speaker: Yu-Ming Chen

2010/12/15
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Aperture-coupled patch antennas with different substrate removal configurations.

Half-Power Beam Width (HPBW)

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(a) Measured gain of Design IVI, (b) Gain increment of Designs IIVI at their respective resonance frequencies compared to Design I at 2.4 GHz.

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Measured radiation patterns of the patch antennas with different substrate removal congurations (Designs IVI).

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Mutual Coupling

Two aperture-coupled patch antennas placed opposite to each other with separation. d is chosen at 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 10
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Comparison of isolation at 2.4 GHz for Designs I and II with varying separation.

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Comparison of normalized electric field distributions at 2.4 GHz as d = 0.50 for (a) Design Itop view, (b) Design IItop view, (c) Design Iside view, and (d) Design IIside view.
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Conclusion
The high permittivity has been improved up to 2.42.7 dB when the substrate surrounding the radiating edges of the patch antenna have been fully or partially removed. Therefore, the partial substrate removal is capable of improving gain and maintaining mechanical robustness of patch antennas.

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Thank you for your attention

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