Near-zero-refractive-index metasurface antenna with bandwidth, directivity and front-to-back radiation ratio enhancement

Parul Dawar and Mahmoud A. Abdalla

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2021, vol. 35, issue 14, 1863-1881

Abstract: In this paper, a novel metasurface-based Fabry–Perot Cavity antenna is presented. The antenna is wideband, directive and has a high front-to-back ratio. The idea of the antenna is based on loading a microstrip narrow band patch antenna resonating at 4.6 GHz by a metasurface superstrate. The metasurface superstrate consists of an aperiodic array of holes in contrast to the periodic nature of unit cell previously explored in the literature. The metasurface is designed as a near-zero-refractive-index material (NZRIM). By controlling the phase reflection properties of the structure, improved radiation pattern, improved front-to-back lobe ratio (7–25 dB), improved directivity (by 3 dB) and antenna bandwidth (five times) are obtained compared to a conventional microstrip antenna. The enhancement in bandwidth and directivity simultaneously using just a single layer of metasurface superstrate demonstrated for the first time, to best to authors’ knowledge, are obtained.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2021.1923069

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