In this letter, we demonstrate the gain enhancement of an ultrawideband (UWB) antenna, achieved using an appropriately designed multioctave dual-layer frequency selective surface (FSS) reflector. The proposed novel FSS reflects effectively in phase over a bandwidth of about 120%. Hence, significant enhancement in antenna gain has been achieved with a low-profile configuration without compromising the impedance bandwidth of the UWB antenna. The proposed FSS reflector has a low transmission coefficient and linearly decreasing phase over an ultra-wide frequency band, which is the key requirement for providing an effectively in-phase reflection at the antenna plane. The composite structure is compact, with a total height of #x03BB;/4, where #x03BB; is the free-space wavelength at the lowest operating frequency of 3 GHz. Experimental results show an impedance bandwidth of 122%. The antenna gain is maintained around 7.5 dBi from 3 to 7 GHz. Between 7-14 GHz, the antenna is more directive with a gain of about 9 dBi with #x00B1;0.5 dB variation. Experimental measurements con firm the predicted wideband antenna performance and gain enhancement due to the FSS reflector.
Multioctave Frequency Selective Surface Reflector for Ultrawideband Antennas / Y. Ranga; L. Matekovits; K. Esselle; A. Weily. - In: IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS. - ISSN 1536-1225. - STAMPA. - 10(2011), pp. 219-222. [10.1109/LAWP.2011.2130509]
Titolo: | Multioctave Frequency Selective Surface Reflector for Ultrawideband Antennas | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2011.2130509 | |
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