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Design, Fabrication and Performance Analysis of a Compact Unidirectional Quasi-Yagi Antenna for High Gain and High Directivity at 6.2 GHz

Author(s): Nahid A Jahan*, Ziaul Zafar and Md. Asif Hossain

Published In : International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research (IJEER)        Volume 12, Issue 2

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 20 June 2024

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 581-589

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37391/IJEER-120233

Abstract

Antenna gain, directivity, and radiation efficiency are being enhanced by researchers to satisfy the demands of emerging mobile communication systems. Primarily, the quasi-Yagi antenna satisfies the expanded criterion. This study presents a microstrip quasi-Yagi antenna operating at 6.2 GHz. Enhancements are made to the antenna's gain, directivity, and radiation efficacy. At 6.2 GHz, the antenna was engineered to have a return loss S11 of -36 dB. In addition, from 5.85 to 6.4 GHz, -10 dB return loss was incorporated into its design. The Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Studio Suite was used to create this design. On a Rogers 3003 substrate, the improved design was manufactured.

Keywords: Quasi-Yagi Antenna, Microstrip Antenna, Antenna Fabrication and Design, Vector Network Analyzer, Wireless Communication.




Nahid A Jahan*, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southeast University, Bangladesh; Email: nahid.jahan@seu.edu.bd

Ziaul Zafar, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Email: zafarziaul@gmail.com

Md. Asif Hossain, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southeast University, Bangladesh; Email: asif.hossain@seu.edu.bd

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Nahid A Jahan, Ziaul Zafar and Md. Asif Hossain (2024), Design, Fabrication and Performance Analysis of a Compact Unidirectional Quasi-Yagi Antenna for High Gain and High Directivity at 6.2 GHz. IJEER 12(2), 581-589. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER-120233.