Seminar Title:
A Broadband Artificial Magnetic Conductor for S-band Applications .
Seminar Type:
Departmental Seminar
Department:
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Speaker Name:
Kamlesh Muchhawat.
Speaker Type:
Student
Venue:
Room No. EC-411 (Microwave and Antenna Design Laboratory), ECE Dept. (Electrical Science Building)
Date and Time:
04 Apr 2025 05.30PM
Contact:
Prof Siturani Patre.
Abstract:
The Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC)
concept presented in this study is intended to achieve in-phase
reflection over broad bandwidth. The AMC unit cell
incorporates a star-shaped patch with an octagonal slot on FR4 substrate and an air gap that separates the ground plane
from the substrate. The proposed AMC unit-cell is optimized
to achieve the in-phase reflection at frequency 2.4 GHz, with a
bandwidth of 51.5% ranging from 1.83 to 3.10 GHz. The
evolution steps and parameter variations in patch geometry
and air gap are explored. The parametric study demonstrates
that the changes in parameters influences the in-phase
reflection point and frequency tuning. Additionally, the AMC's
performance under oblique incidence angles from 0° to 45° is
examined, revealing a minor shift in resonant frequency and a
narrowing of bandwidth as the angle of incidence increased.
The reflecting screen designed using proposed AMC unit-cell
shows promising applications for gain and bandwidth
enhancement of low-profile antenna operating in S-band.