A VHF Band Small CRLH Antenna Using Double-Sided Meander Lines
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Abstract
In this paper, a miniaturized very-high frequency (VHF) band antenna using both top and bottom meander lines is proposed. To design a compact size antenna in the VHF band, a Composite Right/Left-Handed (CRLH) transmission line is applied to antenna structure; additionally, both top and bottom meander lines were used to achieve a greater inductance. The CRLH transmission line unit cell operates at 88 MHz, and the fabricated antenna is designed by arranging 7-unit cells. The overall size of the proposed antenna is 0.087λ × 0.02λ × 0.0003λ at the lowest operating frequency, and the antenna operates at 84 MHz. The VSWR 3.5:1 reference operating bandwidth of the antenna is 2%. The received power of the proposed CRLH antenna was measured to verify the antenna performance.
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OpenAlex topics: Antenna Design and Analysis · Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies · Microwave Engineering and Waveguides
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Affiliations
Department of AI Convergence Network, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea
Funding
Future Combat System Network Technology Research Center program of Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Agency for Defense Development
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