Ultra wideband coplanar waveguide antenna with an improved gain using a frequency selective surfaces (FSS)

Abstract

In this article, an ultra-wideband FSS reflector has been proposed to enhance the gain of a CPW antenna for UWB applications. A CPW fed antenna having dimensions of 38mm×38mm×1.605mm and FSS unit cell having dimensions 14mm × 14mm × 1.605 mm are presented in the paper. A rectangular slot and stubs are interleaved at the outer edges of the patch for achieving desired characteristics of an ultra-wideband for the frequency range of 3.39 GHz to 12.9 GHz. Simulation results carried out using the CST microwave 2016 version in the time domain are presented for the proposed antenna. An FSS unit cell designed and simulated using periodic boundary conditions and floquet ports is presented. The combined setup of an array of FSS reflector behind the antenna has been simulated in the time domain. This set up shows an improved performance in terms of antenna’s gain. A maximum and minimum gain of 8.14 dB and 4.98 dB has been observed with the presence of FSS reflector behind the coplanar waveguide antenna. A significant improvement of 2.9 dB has been observed over the entire band of antenna’s operation.