Microstrip patch antennas on substrates with metallic inclusions

This paper considers the design of microwave patch antennas using bespoke substrates. The permittivity of the substrate is controlled by inserting small scale metallic inclusions into a host medium and can be obtained using an S-parameter inversion algorithm on the results of plane-wave simulations....

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Main Authors: Njoku, C. C., Whittow, W. G., Vardaxoglou, J. C.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
artificial dielectrics
Dielectrics
effective media
heterogeneous mixtures
Patch antennas
Permittivity
Substrates
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Summary:This paper considers the design of microwave patch antennas using bespoke substrates. The permittivity of the substrate is controlled by inserting small scale metallic inclusions into a host medium and can be obtained using an S-parameter inversion algorithm on the results of plane-wave simulations. Electromagnetic simulations have been used to compare the performance of the patch on the heterogeneous substrate to standard homogeneous substrate.
DOI:10.1109/LAPC.2012.6403091