An Ultra Wideband (UWB) microstrip diamond slotted patch antenna with enhanced bandwidth is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna is simulated in CST Microwave Studio and fabricated for measurements. Its simulated result displays impedance bandwidth from 3.28 GHz to 19.64 GHz, whereas the measured result displays the frequency region from 2.01 GHz to 18.67 GHz. The antenna complies with the return loss of S11 < –10 dB and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) < 2 throughout the impedance bandwidth. Details of the antenna design and related results such as phase angle, input impedance and radiation patterns are discussed in this paper. This antenna has surpassed the bandwidth of UWB requirement, which is from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz, and exhibits good UWB characteristics
Abstract. This paper studies the effect of curved antenna performance on Ultra Wideband (UWB) characteristics, particularly on impedance bandwidth. A UWB antenna is designed, after which is curved and conformed onto cylindrical radius of 150 mm, 120 mm, 90 mm and 60 mm. The motivation of the study is to study the effectiveness of the antenna to be conformed onto non-planar structure applications, particularly on cylindrical body of air or land vehicles. It is observed that the degradation which occurs when the antenna is curved still adheres to the UWB characteristic of more than 500 MHz bandwidth. A circuit model is developed to understand the physics behind the antenna structure when it is curved or bent. The discontinuity of the antenna structure during the curving effect could be explained with the alteration of capacitive loading of the antenna, which is related to the electrical field of the antenna. The curved antenna proves to be suitable for UWB application and the results of its performance according to the UWB characteristics are discussed in detail.
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