Abstract
This article presents an inexpensive, efficient, and electrically-small antenna design that in based on a metamaterial-inspired structure driven by an electrically-small semi-circular loop antenna, which is coaxially-fed through a finite ground plane. The proposed antenna system is linearly scalable over a wide frequency spectrum. The design details and radiation characteristics of the antenna system at 300, 1580, and 6000 MHz are reported.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1287-1290 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Antenna theory
- Electrically small antennas
- Loop antennas
- Metamaterials
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering