Applied Physics A

, Volume 117, Issue 2, pp 635–639 | Cite as

Complementary electric-LC resonator antenna for WLAN applications

  • Bashir D. Bala
  • Mohamad Kamal A. Rahim
  • Noor Asniza Murad
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Abstract

In this paper, a metamaterial antenna based on complementary electric-LC (CELC) resonator is proposed. The antenna consists of slot-loaded ELC on the ground plane as the main antennas radiating element and excited by a microstrip line. The CELC resonator is characterized by single-negative magnetic moment excited by coupling between the microstrip transmission line and slot-loaded CELC. The peak realized gain and efficiency of 2.63 dB and 86 % are obtained, respectively, at resonance frequency. Simulation and measurement results are presented to validate the design. The antenna is suitable for WLAN applications (2.39–2.48 GHz).

Keywords

Ground Plane Effective Permeability Equivalent Circuit Model Constitutive Parameter Microstrip Line 
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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Ministry of Higher education (MOHE), Research Management Centre (RMC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTMJB) Johor Bahru, under research Grant No. R.J130000.7923.04H38/4L008 and 4L811.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Bashir D. Bala
    • 1
  • Mohamad Kamal A. Rahim
    • 1
  • Noor Asniza Murad
    • 1
  1. 1.Communication Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM-MIMOS Center of ExcellenceUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)Johor BahruMalaysia

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