A novel ultra-wideband end-fire antenna based on spoof surface plasma polaritons

Bao Yan; Wang You-bao; Zhang Tian-hao; Zhao Liu-yisi

doi:10.1515/freq-2024-0120

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A novel ultra-wideband end-fire antenna based on spoof surface plasma polaritons

Bao Yan , Wang You-bao , Zhang Tian-hao and Zhao Liu-yisi

Published/Copyright: October 28, 2024

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From the journal Frequenz Volume 79 Issue 1-2

Abstract

A novel ultra-wideband end-shot antenna based on artificial surface-isolated excitations (SSPP) is designed. The antenna adopts a coplanar waveguide structure and introduces an SSPP transmission line consisting of a symmetric exponential Gaussian curve reference ground and an elliptical aperture-type cell, which effectively improves the bandwidth of the SSPP antenna and realizes the high-frequency operating characteristics of this antenna. In addition, the design combines the asymmetric structure of the SSPP transmission line and the guided branch structure to enhance the directivity of the antenna. The measured results of the antenna show that the antenna operates in the bandwidth range of 21.5–34.0 GHz, and the average gain of the antenna in the whole operating bandwidth range reaches 9.4 dBi, and the average radiation efficiency is 92.6 %, which can be better applied in the field of high-frequency communication.

Keywords: spoof surface plasma polaritons(SSPP); ultra-wideband; end-firing antenna

Corresponding author: Wang You-bao, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China, E-mail: 1291103349@qq.com

Research ethics: Not applicable.
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Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.
Research funding: None declared.
Data availability: Not applicable.

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Received: 2024-04-26

Accepted: 2024-09-16

Published Online: 2024-10-28

Published in Print: 2025-01-29

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spoof surface plasma polaritons(SSPP); ultra-wideband; end-firing antenna