Mutual Coupling Reduction of Aperture-Coupled Antenna Array Using UC-EBG Superstrate

Prasetiyono Hari Mukti, Hossein Sarbandifarahani, Helmut Paulitsch, Wolfgang Bosch

Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

Abstract

The main challenge in development of antenna array is a mutual coupling between two adjacent antenna elements. In this paper, a mutual coupling reduction of an antenna array structure using uniplanar compact electromagnetic bandgap (UC-EBG) superstrate is proposed. The antenna array structure is developed based on aperture coupled antenna due to its ability to optimize antenna and feeding line separately. UC-EBG superstrate structure consists of UC-EBG unit cells and superstrate layer, than the simple aperture coupled antenna array, superstrate-based antenna array and antenna array using UC-EBG superstrate are compared. The performance of these three antenna structures are numerically compared in terms of reflection coefficient, bandwidth, mutual coupling, gain and radiation pattern. By using UC-EBG superstrate, we are not only achieve mutual coupling reduction, but also bandwidth enhancement.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019
Event13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2019 - ICE Krakow Congress Centre, Krakow, Poland
Duration: 31 Mar 20195 Apr 2019
http://www.eucap2019.org/

Conference

Conference13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Abbreviated titleEuCAP 2019
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityKrakow
Period31/03/195/04/19
Internet address

Keywords

  • antenna array
  • bandwidth
  • mutual coupling
  • superstrate
  • UC-EBG

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Instrumentation

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Mutual Coupling Reduction of Aperture-Coupled Antenna Array Using UC-EBG Superstrate'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this