Printed Antennas

11 Advances in Patch Antenna Design Using EBG Structures

Ekta Thakur, Dr. Naveen Jaglan,Prof. Samir Dev Gupta

Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan

Prof. Binod Kumar Kanaujia

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Contents

11.1     Introduction

11.2     EBG Structures and Their Properties

11.3     EBG Structures in Patch Antenna Design

11.3.1     Bandwidth Improvement in Patch Antennas Using EBG Structures

11.3.2     Gain Improvement Using EBG Structures

11.3.3     Mutual Coupling Reduction Using EBG Structures

11.3.4     Band-Notch Operation in Patch Antennas Using EBG Structures

11.3.5     Dual-Band and Multi-Band Characteristics Using EBG Structures

11.3.6     A Low-Profile MPA Using EBG Structures

11.4     Real-Life Applications ...