Ceramic-polytetrafluoroethylene composite material-based miniaturized split-ring patch antenna

Abstract

AbstractA ceramic-polytetrafluoroethylene high-permittivity dielectric material-based split-ring patch antenna of dimensions 12 mm×16 mm is presented in this paper. The measured operating bandwidths (reflection coefficient <-10 dB) range from 5.0 to 6.5 GHz (1.5 GHz), 9.1 to 9.6 GHz (500 MHz), and 10.7 to 11 GHz (300 MHz) as observed from the proposed antennas. Average gains of 0.69, 3.52, and 3.48 dBi were measured at the first, second, and third band, respectively. Radiation efficiencies of 87.3%, 88.5%, and 93.1% were achieved at three resonant frequencies 5.6, 9.5, and 10.9 GHz, respectively. The measured symmetric and nearly consistent radiation pattern makes the proposed antenna suitable for C band and X band applications. In this paper, the effects of the dielectric properties of substrate material and design parameters have been studied.