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Coupling reduction between two elements of array antenna using U-shaped defected ground structure
Naibaho H.J.a, Yunus M.a, Edwar, Munir A.c
a Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pakuan, Bogor, Indonesia
b School of Electrical Engineering, Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
c Radio Telecommunication and Microwave Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Institut Teknologi, Bandung, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2017 IEEE.This paper presents the U-shaped defected ground structure (DGS) which is incorporated into the groundplane of array antenna to reduce the coupling between antenna elements. The array antenna is constructed of two layers of flame resistant (FR) 4 epoxy dielectric substrate with the thickness of each layer of 1.6mm. The U-shaped DGS is placed at the bottom side of second layer between two elements of array antenna located on the top side of first layer. A proximity feeding technique of microstrip line applied to feed each antenna element is positioned on the top side of second layer. By reducing the coupling which is generated due to the input power at both feeding ports, the radiation characteristics of array antenna can be improved. To demonstrate the feasibility of U-shaped DGS in coupling reduction, an array antenna without DGS is also investigated. The characterization results have verified that the U-shaped DGS is applicable to reduced the coupling at the resonant frequency of 2.38GHz up to 2dB and 0.88dB for simulation and measurement, respectively.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Antenna element,Array antennas,Dielectric substrates,Flame-resistant,Proximity feeding,Radiation characteristics,Simulations and measurements,U-shaped[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Array antenna,coupling,defected ground structure (DGS),U-shaped[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEREC.2017.8226699[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]