Metamaterial for gain enhancement of printed antennas: Theory, measurements and optimization
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Abstract
Metamaterials have been shown to enhance specific performance parameters of low profile and high-profile antennas. Our focus in this paper on specifically increasing the gain of low-profile antennas and in particular the microstrip patch antenna. By placing a metamaterial slab above a microstrip patch antenna (as a superstrate), we show that the gain of the antenna can be enhanced appreciably. The key advantage of using the superstrate is to maintain the low-profile advantage of microstrip patch antennas. In previous works, different types of superstrates were proposed to enhance the gain of microstrip antennas, however, to the best of our knowledge, no theory was developed to understand the mechanism behind the enhancement in the gain. In this paper, we present a simple analytical formulation that provides a very accurate prediction of the gain when a superstrate is used. In fact, our analytical technique is capable of predicting the gain when a multilayer superstrate structures is used. To validate the theory of gain enhancement, antennas and superstrates using metamaterials were fabricated and tested in an echoic chamber. The metamaterials developed were based on split-ring resonators. Strong agreement was found between the measurements and full-wave simulation using commercial tools. Finally, we present optimization results to demonstrate the maximum gain enhancement potential that can be achieved when superstrates are used.
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