Improvements of trapezoid antenna gain using artificial magnetic conductor and frequency selective surface

Siti Adlina Md Ali, Maisarah Abu, Siti Normi Zabri

Abstract


This paper presents the performance enhancement of the trapezoid antenna with artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) and frequency selective surface (FSS). The antenna, AMC and FSS structures are printed on 0.254 mm of RT/Duroid 5880 high frequency laminate. The performances of the antenna with and without AMC and FSS were evaluated. Three cases are analyzed; antenna alone, antenna with AMC and antenna with AMC-FSS. The 2x3 arrays of AMC and AMC-FSS were positioned at the back of the antenna with 6 mm air gap. The antenna alone works at 12 GHz, and shifted to 12.35 GHz and 12.33 GHz for case 2 and case 3, respectively. Despite the shift in the resonance, the antenna is still operating well at 12 GHz with a return loss –16.70 dB for case 2 and–16.84 dB for case 3. Case 3 effectively enhanced the antenna gain from 4.43 dB to 6.74 dB and contributed to a directive antenna. Moreover, case 3 also successfully reduced the radiation of the antenna that penetrates into human body as the antenna is applied for on-body applications. 

Keywords


Antenna; Artificial magnetic conductor frequency selective surface; Gain; Radiation pattern

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DOI: http://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v20.i1.pp281-286

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Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS)
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