Stacked Metamaterial Patch Antenna Made of Low Permittivity Dielectrics

Authors

  • Bei Zhang School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Xiaofei Xu 1) School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China 2)Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-7756
  • Xiao Deng School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Yefang Wang School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Juzheng Wei School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370610

Keywords:

Broadband, Compact, Metamaterials, Stacked patch antenna

Abstract

A new concept of “meta-lo” architecture is contributed to build compact and broadband stacked metamaterial patch antennas (SMPAs). The new antennas are featured with planar mushroom metamaterials that are all made of low permittivity dielectrics. These metamaterials work as good alternatives to conventional high permittivity dielectrics, enabling the new antenna to resonate at a much lower frequency. To examine the antenna performances, one SMPA is experimentally demonstrated. The new antenna is observed to have a broad bandwidth of 27% in a volume of 0.26λ×0.26λ×0.107λ. The average antenna gain is 7.1 dBi in the operating bandwidth. The compact and broadband SMPA inspired by the meta-lo architecture is promising to be used in the high-speed mobile communications.

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Author Biographies

Bei Zhang, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Bei Zhang was born in Henan, China, in 1997. She received the M. S. degree from Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, in 2022. Her research interest includes antenna miniaturization technology.

Xiaofei Xu, 1) School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China 2)Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Xiaofei Xu received the B. S. degree in 2007 and the Ph. D degree in 2011, both from Nanjing University, Nanjing China. He is currently with the School of Communication and Information Engineering in Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

Dr. Xu’s research areas include electromagnetics, antennas and microwave technology. He has authored over 50 papers published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He also serves a number of journals and society workshops as the reviewer or organizer.

Xiao Deng, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Xiao Deng was born in Jiangxi, China, in 1995. He received the M. S. degree from Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, in 2020. His research interest includes antenna miniaturization technology.

Yefang Wang, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Yefang Wang was born in Yangzhou, China, in 1994. She received the M. S. degree from Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, in 2019. Her research interest includes electromagnetic metamaterials and antenna miniaturization technology.

Juzheng Wei, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Juzheng Wei was born in Gansu, China, in 1993. He received the M. S. degree from Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, in 2018. His research interest includes antenna miniaturization technology and electromagnetic metamaterials.

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2022-12-14

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B. . Zhang, X. . Xu, X. . Deng, Y. . Wang, and J. . Wei, “Stacked Metamaterial Patch Antenna Made of Low Permittivity Dielectrics”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 06, pp. 743–749, Dec. 2022.

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