Compact Tri-Band Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Complementary Split Ring Resonator Structure

Authors

  • N. Rajesh Kumar Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamalai University, India
  • P. D. Sathya Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamalai University, India
  • S. K. A. Rahim Wireless Communication Center (WCC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
  • M. Z. M. Nor Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Johor, Kampus Pasir Gudang Masai, Johor Malaysia
  • Akram Alomainy School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
  • Akaa Agbaeze Eteng Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Keywords:

CSRR, patch antenna, radiation pattern, tri-band

Abstract

In this letter, a compact complementary split ring based tri-band antenna is proposed. The proposed antenna resonates at 1.9 GHz (1.70-1.91 GHz), 2.45 GHz (2.23-2.52 GHz) and 3.2 GHz (2.9-3.25 GHz); the input match values are 24.56 dB, 27.21 dB and 22.46 dB, respectively. The antenna’s realised peak gain is 4.15 dBm at 1.9 GHz, 4.25 dBm at 2.4 GHz and 4.74 dBm at 3.2 GHz, with approximately 42% of reduction in antenna size. The results demonstrate that the proposed metamaterial antenna is tunable, electrically small and highly efficient, which makes it a suitable candidate for RF energy harvesting. The antenna is numerically and experimentally analysed and validated with very good comparison between the simulated and measured results.

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Author Biographies

N. Rajesh Kumar, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamalai University, India

N. RajeshKumar is a Research Scholar pursuing his Ph.D. degree at Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, India. His current research interest includes antenna design and RF circuits.

P. D. Sathya, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Annamalai University, India

P.D. Sathya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Annamalai University, India. She obtained B.E. (Electronics and Communication), M.E. (Applied Electronics) and Ph.D. degrees from Periyar University, Anna University and Annamalai University in the years 2003, 2005 and 2012, respectively. She has 15 years of experience in teaching and research & development with specialization in Signal Processing, Image and Video Processing and Communication fields. She has published more than 40 research papers in reputed International Journals including Elsevier and Inderscience, has presented 30 and above papers in various International Conferences. She has guided one Ph.D. scholar and 06 research scholars are doing research under her guidance. She has been a part of various seminars, paper presentations, research paper reviews, and conferences as a convener and a session chair, a guest editor in journals. Her Research interests include Signal Processing, Image and video processing and Optimization Techniques Applied to various Image Processing Applications.

S. K. A. Rahim, Wireless Communication Center (WCC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia

Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim received the degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Tennessee, USA, the M.Sc. degree in Engineering (Communication Engineering) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and the Ph.D. degree in Wireless Communication System from the University of Birmingham, U.K., in 2007. After his graduation from The University of Tennessee, he spent three years in industry. After graduating the M.Sc. degree, he joined UTM in 2001, where he is currently a Professor with the Wireless Communication Centre. He has published over 352 ACES JOURNAL, Vol. 36, No. 3, March 2021 200 learned papers, including the IEEE Antenna and Propagation Magazine, the IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation, IEEE Antenna and Propagation Letters, and taken various patents. His research interests include antenna design, smart antenna system, beamforming network, and microwave devices for fifth generation mobile communication. He is a Senior Member of IEEE Malaysia Section, a member of the Institute of Engineer Malaysia, a Professional Engineer with BEM, a member of the Eta Kappa Nu Chapter, University of Tennessee, and the International Electrical Engineering Honor Society. He is currently an Executive Committee of the IEM Southern Branch.

M. Z. M. Nor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Johor, Kampus Pasir Gudang Masai, Johor Malaysia

M.Zairil M. Nor received the bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, in 2009, and the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering also from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, in 2013. He is currently a Lecturer in Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UiTM Cawangan Johor, Kampus P. Gudang. He has published more than 15 journal papers and technical proceedings on smart antenna systems, microwave devices, and reconfigurable antenna in national and international journals and conferences. His research interest includes smart antenna on communication systems.

Akram Alomainy, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK

Akram Alomainy received the M.Eng. degree in Communication Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (specialized in Antennas and Radio Propagation) from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), U.K., in July 2003 and July 2007, respectively. He joined the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, QMUL, in 2007, where he is a Reader in Antennas & Applied EM. His current research interests include small and compact antennas for wireless body area networks, radio propagation characterisation and modelling, antenna interactions with human body, computational electromagnetic, advanced antenna enhancement techniques for mobile and personal wireless communications, nano-scale networks and communications, THz material characterisation and communication links and advanced algorithm for smart and intelligent antenna and cognitive radio system. He has authored and co-authored four books, 6 book chapters and more than 350 technical papers (7200+ citations and H-index 37) in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences. Alomainy won the Isambard Brunel Kingdom Award, in 2011, for being an outstanding young science and engineering communicator. He was selected to deliver a TEDx talk about the science of electromagnetic and also participated in many public engagement initiatives and festivals. He is an elected member of UK URSI (International Union of Radio Science) panel to represent the UK interests of URSI Commission B (1 Sept. 2014 until 31 Aug. 2020).

Akaa Agbaeze Eteng, Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Akaa Agbaeze Eteng obtained a B.Eng. degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria in 2002, and a M.Eng. degree in Telecommunications and Electronics from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2008. In 2016, he obtained a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Currently, he is a Lecturer at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. His research interests include wireless energy transfer, radio frequency energy harvesting, and wireless powered communications.

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2021-03-08

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N. Rajesh Kumar, P. D. Sathya, S. K. A. Rahim, M. Z. M. Nor, Akram Alomainy, and Akaa Agbaeze Eteng, “Compact Tri-Band Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Complementary Split Ring Resonator Structure”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 346–353, Mar. 2021.

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