Circular Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Superstrate for Deep Space Application

Abstract

In this modern era of communication, technological advancement is fast-paced. The development of numerous wireless communication applications has accelerated dramatically. Antenna design has become more efficient than ever before. This paper presents a design of a circularly polarized microstrip patch antenna with a resonating frequency of 2.29 GHz and a gain of 9.68 dB. The design is sleek and miniaturized making it viable to use even in the smallest of the spaces. Optimization is performed using various gain enhancement techniques like superstrate. Return loss, VSWR, radiation pattern, gain, and other antenna parameters were computed and analyzed using the 3D CAD software HFSS 13.0.