3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP 2009, Berlin (Germany). 23-27 March 2009
Summary:
Arrays of printed dipoles loaded with metamaterial particles are presented in this paper. The use of these loaded dipoles can improve the features of the arrays. Two applications are proposed: the miniaturization of the array and the bandwidth broadening. Moreover, a novel implementation of the dipoles loaded with metamaterial particles is proposed. In this case, the dipoles are loaded with a modified version of the Omega particles. An example of a dual-band miniaturized dipole is shown. Finally, a log-periodic array of two Omega-loaded dipoles is designed, simulated, manufactured and measured. Experimental results show that the bandwidth is increased from 52.4%, which is obtained with the conventional array, to 62.8%.
Keywords: Dual band, Metamaterials, Dipole antennas, Bandwidth, Loaded antennas, Log periodic antennas, Antenna arrays, Radio frequency, Virtual manufacturin, Antenna radiation patterns
Published in EuCAP 2009, pp: 3693-3697, ISBN: 978-1-4244-4753-4
Publication date: 2009-06-05.
Citation:
F.J. Herraiz-Martínez, L.E. García-Muñoz, D. Segovia-Vargas, D. González-Ovejero, C. Craeye, Arrays of dual-band printed dipoles loaded with metamaterial particles, 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP 2009, Berlin (Germany). 23-27 March 2009. In: EuCAP 2009: Conference proceedings, ISBN: 978-1-4244-4753-4
