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Metamaterial-Based Planar Antennas

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Frontiers in Electronic Technologies

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Microstrip patch antenna is used extensively in wireless and mobile applications due to its low profile and lightweight. However, this antenna is prone to low gain, limited bandwidth and increased cross polarization levels. Metamaterial can be integrated onto an antenna to improve its performance. A possible approach to enhance the performance is by suppressing surface waves. This can be achieved by using Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) structures. In addition, plane waves that come in contact with EBG structures can be reflected in phase thereby enhancing the radiation properties of the microstrip antenna. Therefore, the main motivation underlying this work is to provide an overview on the evolution, characterization and performance enhancement of microstrip antennas with EBG structures.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

    Gnanam Gnanagurunathan

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai, 603110, India

    Krishnasamy T. Selvan

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Gnanagurunathan, G., Selvan, K.T. (2017). Metamaterial-Based Planar Antennas. In: Prabaharan, S., Thalmann, N., Kanchana Bhaaskaran, V. (eds) Frontiers in Electronic Technologies. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 433. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4235-5_7

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