Wideband circular patch antenna with Ishaped structure for horizontal omnidirectional gain enhancement

• Main Authors: Liu, Ankang, Huang, Ling, Lu, Yilong
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering; Refractive Index; Broadband Antennas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151946
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A wideband circular patch antenna with enhanced omnidirectional gains in the horizontal plane is presented. The gain enhancement over 1 GHz bandwidth is achieved by loading a low-profile 'I-shaped' structure (ISS) without increasing antenna's thickness. The effective refractive index...