A Split Square-shaped Metamaterial Loaded Microstrip Patch Antenna for 5G Communication

Namira  Chowdhury; Humaira Binte  Rahman; Sikder Sunbeam  Islam; Mohammad Shamimul Haque  Choudhury; Mandeep Jit  Singh; Norbahiah  Misran; Mohammad Jakir  Hossain; Mohammad Tariqul  Islam

doi:10.37934/armne.21.1.4153

Authors

Namira Chowdhury Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Faculty of Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Humaira Binte Rahman Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Faculty of Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Sikder Sunbeam Islam Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Faculty of Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mohammad Shamimul Haque Choudhury Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Faculty of Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mandeep Jit Singh Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM,43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Norbahiah Misran Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM,43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammad Jakir Hossain Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Mohammad Tariqul Islam Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM,43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/armne.21.1.4153

Keywords:

EMI pollution, carbon nanocomposites, fillers, reflection loss, 3D printing

Abstract

This paper describes a split square-shaped metamaterial (MTM) design which was applied for the performance enhancement of a rectangular-shaped microstrip patch antenna (MPA). A proposed split square-shaped MTM-based microstrip patch antenna resonates at two frequencies, 18.57 GHz and 25.24 GHz. In both cases, the bandwidths were obtained at 2 GHz and 6.72 GHz respectively. The proposed antenna was designed on FR-4 substrate material, with the dimensions of 20×20 mm². For the performance investigation, the MTM was placed first at the front side of the antenna and subsequently placed at the back side of the antenna. It was found that the antenna showed better performance when the MTM was placed at the back side of the antenna instead of the front side. The wide bandwidth, high directivity and enhanced gain have made the antenna a potential one for the 5G communication.