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A novel metasurface superstrate structure (MSS) enhances a microstrip patch antenna, significantly boosting bandwidth and gain for dual-band RFID and WLAN applications.

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  • Electromagnetics and Antenna Engineering
  • Materials Science for RF Applications

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  • Microstrip patch antennas are widely used but often suffer from limited bandwidth and gain.
  • Metasurface superstrate structures offer a promising approach to enhance antenna performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and evaluate a metasurface superstrate structure (MSS)-loaded dual-band microstrip line-fed small patch antenna.
  • To investigate the impact of the MSS on antenna bandwidth, gain, and radiation characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • A novel 7x6 element, square-shaped, single-sided MSS was designed and integrated with a slotted patch antenna.
  • The antenna was fabricated on a ceramic-filled bioplastic sandwich substrate with a high dielectric constant.
  • Simulations and measurements were performed to analyze the reflection coefficient, bandwidth, and gain.

Main Results:

  • The MSS incorporation increased the operating bandwidth from 13.3% to 18.8% (lower band) and 14.8% to 23.2% (upper band).
  • Average gain improved from 2.12 dBi to 3.02 dBi (lower band) and 4.10 dBi to 5.28 dBi (upper band).
  • More directive radiation patterns were observed with the MSS compared to the patch antenna alone.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed MSS-loaded antenna demonstrates significant improvements in bandwidth and gain.
  • The antenna exhibits enhanced directive radiation characteristics.
  • The optimized antenna is suitable for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) applications.