A dual-band high-gain microstrip antenna with a defective frequency selective surface for wireless applications

Abstract

A dual-band high-gain linearly polarized antenna for wideband operation using a defective frequency selective surface (DFSS) is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. The designed antenna consists of radiating patch, truncated ground with a half-inverted L-shaped rectangular ring and frequency selective surface (FSS) with a defective ground plane. The dimensions are optimized to achieve dual band with a 10-dB impedance bandwidth of 7.72% from 2.37 to 2.56 GHz and 46.75% from 4.60 to 7.41 GHz. The antenna gain is enhanced by 8.8 dBi at lower band and 4.5 dBi at upper wideband. The maximum gain achieved using this technique is 8.8 dBi at 2.4 GHz. The measured and simulated results of the proposed antenna are well-matched in terms of gain, reflection coefficient (S11) and radiation patterns. The Proposed antenna is easy to implement, low cost, low profile and can be used in wireless services like Wi-Fi, Wi-MAX and C band applications.