JOURNAL ARTICLE

A High-Gain Microstrip Patch Array Antenna Using a Superstrate Layer

Wonkyu ChoiYong Heui ChoCheol-Sik PyoJung‐Woo Choi

Year: 2003 Journal:   ETRI Journal Vol: 25 (5)Pages: 407-411   Publisher: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Abstract

A dielectric superstrate layer above a microstrip patch antenna has remarkable effects on its gain and resonant characteristics. This paper experimentally investigates the effect of a superstrate layer for high gain on microstrip patch antennas. We measured the gain of antennas with and without a superstrate and found that the gain of a single patch with a superstrate was enhanced by about 4 dBi over the one without a superstrate at 12 GHz. The impedance bandwidths of a single patch with and without a superstrate for VSWR < 2 were above 11%. The designed 2×8 array antenna using a superstrate had a high gain of over 22.5 dB and a wide impedance bandwidth of over 17%.

Keywords:
Microstrip antenna Materials science Antenna gain Patch antenna High-gain antenna Standing wave ratio Microstrip Bandwidth (computing) Dielectric Electrical impedance Optoelectronics Antenna (radio) Acoustics Optics Antenna factor Electrical engineering Engineering Telecommunications Physics

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