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Abstract
This work is proposed a single layer wideband conformal microstrip patch antenna with low profile suitable for airbone application. Semicircular shape slots located at the corners of the patch and center of the length of the patch along with a partially cut ground plane are utilized to improve the impedance bandwidth of the patch antenna over the standard rectangular patch. The antenna exhibits passband characteristics across multiple bands with fractional impedance bandwidth (VSWR < 2) of about more than 113% with an operating range 4.31–15.691 GHz for the proposed planar and 114% bandwidth with frequency range 4.37–16 GHz for the cylindrical antenna configuration (covering C, X, and Ku bands). Radiation characteristics of both planar and the cylindrical conformed versions of the antenna in both E and H planes are also presented for the corresponding resonant frequencies within the operating frequency range. The effect of the radius of curvature on the resonance curve is also analyzed for the cylindrical conformal patch antenna.
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Sandeep Kohar
Sandeep Kohar received the BE degree from the University of Mumbai and MTech from MITS, Gwalior under RGPV. He is presently working as sub divisional engineer in BSNL. He is pursuing his PhD in the Department of Electronics and Communication, SLIET, Longowal. His research interests include microwave, antennas, and propagation. Email: [email protected]
Surinder Singh
Surinder Singh (M’17) was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, in 1975. He received the BTech degree from Dr B R Ambedkar Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar, in 1997, the MTech degree from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, in 2003, and the PhD degree from Thapar University, Patiala, India in 2007. Currently, he is working as professor at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology since 2013. His field of interest is optical fiber communication & networks, antenna, and optical sensor design. He has around 145 research papers out of which 75 are in SCI international journals with Thomson Reuter impact factor and 77 are in the international and national conference. He is also handling various research projects and is a reviewer of many international journals and conferences.
Asok De
Asok De received his BE and MTech degrees from Jadavpur University and PhD from IIT, Kharagpur. He is serving as Professor at Delhi Technological University with 30 years of teaching experience. He has served as Director at NIT, Patna. He has more than 52 publications to his name in international journals of repute, 42 publications in international conferences, and has contributed chapters in 02 books. Email: [email protected]