STACKED RECTANGULAR MICROSTRIP ANTENNA WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAP STRUCTURE

In this work the stacking technique is studied with the Electromagnetic band gap structure to enhance the performance of the conventional rectangular microstrip antenna (RMSA).The proposed antennas are experimentally studied and the results are compared with the RMSA. By stacking technique multi bands are obtained and overall bandwidth is 130.8% when compared to the conventional rectangular microstrip antenna. This antenna is small size, low cost, compact, easy to fabricate, and gives good radiation characteristics with a reduction in side lobes. These antennas can have wide application in wireless Communication and X-band applications.