Bandwidth enhancement of rectangular dielectric resonator antenna using circular slot coupled technique

• Main Authors: Sukur, M. I. A., Rahim, M. K. A., Murad, N. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73765/1/MIASukur2016_BandwithEnhancementofRectangularDieletricResonator.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73765/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84957078798&doi=10.1002%2fmop.29604&partnerID=40&md5=c54dafeeac409d92289203427854da7c

This article presents a technique to enhance the bandwidth of a rectangular dielectric resonator antenna using a circular slot. The structures are designed and simulated using CST Microwave Studio software, and it is found that the circular slot exhibits a bandwidth of 36.44% (0.92-1.33 GHz). The circular slot is compared with the rectangular slot. It is shown that the rectangular slot produces a bandwidth of 6.39% (1.06-1.13 GHz). Both structures exhibit similar radiation patterns with slightly different gains at 3.10 and 3.25 dBi. The bandwidth is enhanced more than five times using the circular slot, compared to the rectangular slot.