Trident Shaped Compact Planar Antenna for Microwave Applications

A compact planar antenna for X/Ku-band microwave communication is suggested in this paper. The presented geometry is capable of radiating the large frequency band from 6.8 to 20GHz, which covers the X-Band/Ku-Band Communication with high efficiency. The impedance bandwidth of the radiator is 98.5%, with an electrical size of .34 lambda x.34 lambda x0.034 lambda in lambda. The suggested design includes a modified patch in the trident shape fed by a microstrip line. Rectangular elements have been designed for better resonances at lower modes. The antenna is simulated with an FR4 substrate using CST Simulator. The exact dimensions of the antenna are 15x15x1.5 cubic millimeter. Five stages evolution process is also investigated by simulations, and corresponding S-parameter results are presented. The proposed structure also demonstrates stable radiation patterns across the operating bandwidth. The proposed radiator has a high gain of 3.1 dBi, and an efficiency of 87%. Therefore, it is useful for X-band, and Ku-band, including Radar, Space, Terrestrial, and Satellite microwave communication.