A New Small Dual-Band Elliptical Microstrip Antenna for Ku/K Band Satellite Applications

Authors

Mohamed Mahfoudh Harane
Smart Communications Research Team, Engineering 3S Research Center, EMI, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Hassan Ammor
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52549/ijeei.v7i3.1022
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Published: 25-09-2019 • Issue: Vol. 7 No. 3: September 2019 • Section: Telecommunication

Abstract

In this paper a new design of a dual small band small elliptical microstrip antenna is proposed for Ku and K band satellite applications. The basic antenna structure is an elliptical patch with inset-feed, which is modified by adding two rectangular slots in the radiation patch. The proposed antenna has been designed and fabricated on 1.58 mm thick FR4 substrate whose dielectric constant is 4.4, with dimensions of about 10×12×1.58 mm³. The antenna structure was validated using two different electromagnetic solvers and by measuring the results using a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). The measured and simulated results show two resonant frequencies that define two bandwidths. Moreover, the proposed antenna frequency bands and the consistent and symmetrical radiation patterns make it an appropriate candidate for many applications such as the Ku/K band satellite application and wireless communications.
Keywords: Patch antennas; Dual band; Ku/K band; Satellite antennas; Satellite applications

Author Biographies

Mohamed Mahfoudh Harane

was born on 22 June 1991 in Rosso (Mauritania). After a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2011, he gets a scholarship to complete his higher education in Algeria.

He received the B.S. degrees from the Faculty of Science and Technology at Ferhat Abbas University Setif-1, Algeria, in 2014 and  a Master's Degree in Science and Technology at Ferhat Abbas University Setif-1 (Algeria), Specialty: Network and telecommunication system, in July 2011. January 2017, PhD student in Smart Communications Research Team at Engineering 3S Research Center, Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University of  Rabat (Morocco).

How to Cite

[1]
M. Mahfoudh Harane and H. Ammor, “A New Small Dual-Band Elliptical Microstrip Antenna for Ku/K Band Satellite Applications”, IJEEI, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 519–526, Sep. 2019, doi: 10.52549/ijeei.v7i3.1022.