A low-profile unidirectional antenna enabled by interdigital capacitor loaded metasurface

Taiwei Yue, Zhi Hao Jiang, Douglas H. Werner

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Abstract

In this paper, a compact footprint and low-profile metasurface-enabled unidirectional antenna that operates from 4.11GHz to 4.26GHz with a center frequency at 4.2GHz is presented. The miniaturized metasurface, which has a reflection phase of -150 degree at 4.2GHz, was made possible by interdigital capacitor loading, resulting in a unit cell with an electrical dimension of only 0.02λ02. A finite-sized metasurface with two by three elements was integrated with a planar microstrip fed monopole antenna, enabling a total antenna footprint of around 0.13λ02 and a thickness of 0.05λ0. Full-wave simulations show that, even with such a small footprint, the antenna achieves a large front-to-back ratio and a high gain within the targeted operational frequency band.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium(APSURSI)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages543-544
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781479935406
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 18 2014
Event2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2014 - Memphis, United States
Duration: Jul 6 2014Jul 11 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
ISSN (Print)1522-3965

Other

Other2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMemphis
Period7/6/147/11/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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