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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2010.21.8.886

Broadband Hybrid Antenna with Directional Radiation Pattern Utilizing Epsilon Negative Zeroth-Order Resonance  

Kim, In-Ho (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)
Lee, Jeong-Hae (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)
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Abstract
In this paper, the hybrid antenna utilizing epsilon negative zeroth-order resonance(ENG ZOR) and $TM_{010}$-mode is presented. The antenna has a directional radiation pattern and improved bandwidth. To obtain a ENG ZOR and $TM_{010}$-mode, the hybrid antenna employs the mushroom structure and the microstrip patch, respectively. Two antennas of the mushroom and the patch are coupled by gap and fed by one coaxial feed. The frequencies of ENG ZOR and of $TM_{010}$ resonance are designed to be 4 GHz and 3.9 GHz, respectively. Because two resonant frequencies are set to be close, the dual-resonance can be formed, resulting in the broader bandwidth. Even though the radiation pattern of an ENG ZOR antenna is omnidirectional, the directional radiation of a microstrip patch antenna compensates the null of omnidirectional pattern of an ENG ZOR antenna. Thus, the hybrid antenna has a directional radiation pattern. The antennas having 4, 3, and 2 unit cells of mushroom structure are designed and analyzed. The antennas have fractional bandwidths of 4.29~4.95 %, gains of 3.16~5.57 dBi, and radiation efficiencies of 62.4~94.2 %.
Keywords
Hybrid Antenna; Epsilon Negative Zeroth-Order Resonance(ENG ZOR); $TM_{010}$-Mode; Directional Radiation Pattern;
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