Design of Yagi-Uda Antenna using Microstrip Circuit

Abstract

This paper gives the design of Yagi-Uda antenna using microstrip circuit.Microstip circuits are used to implement Yagi-Uda antenna so as to reduce the size but here we have shown only two optimization technique.This has been done by varying the length, width and spacing between reflector, driven element and directors.Simulations are conducted to show how return loss and other parameters vary by varying the above mentioned Yagi-Uda parameters.This antenna is operating very near to resonant frequency fr = 2.4 GHz with the specification relative permittivity ε r = 3.2, height of substrate h=1.6mm,characteristic impedance Z 0 = 50 ohm and thickness of strip conductor t=35um.In this paper, two most approximate results after all these perturbations are analyzed and simulations showing return loss and other parameters like directivity, gain and power radiated are discussed.The simulation process has been done using Advanced Design System (ADS) tool.