PLANAR CRLH ANTENNA

• US 20110234465A1
• Filed: 12/01/2009
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Baek, Joon Hyun, Ko, Jae Woo, Woo, Dae Woong, Park, Wee Sang
• Granted Patent: US 8,773,320 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/767
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 13/28 comprising elements constituting electric discontinuities and spaced in direction of wave propagation, e.g. dielectric elements or conductive elements forming artificial dielectric

Abstract

The present invention relates to a planar composite right/left handed (CRLH) antenna, comprising: a substrate body which is made of dielectric materials, and which has a planer structure; a radiation line which is disposed on one side of the substrate body, and which is bent to form a slot for exposing a predetermined width of the substrate body through both ends thereof, and which resonates at a predetermined frequency band when fed; and a feeder line which is disposed on the outer side of the substrate body, which extends across the slot, and which feeds electric power to the radiation line. The planar CRLH antenna of the present invention is small in size, and expands a radiation area, thereby expanding an available frequency band, or using a dual frequency band.

Claims

1. A planar composite right/left handed (CRLH) antenna, comprising:

a substrate body which is made of dielectric materials, and which has a planer structure;

a radiation line which is disposed on one side of the substrate body, and which is bent to form a slot for exposing a predetermined width of the substrate body through both ends thereof, and which resonates at a predetermined frequency band when fed; and

a feeder line which is disposed on the other side of the substrate body, which extends across the slot, and which feeds electric power to the radiation line.

2. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 1, further comprising a ground unit disposed at one side of the substrate body, contacting one end of the radiation line to ground the radiation line, and spaced apart from the other end of the radiation line,

wherein the feeder line extends from the ground unit to the other end of the radiation line on the other side of the substrate body to overlap with the other end of the radiation line.

3. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 1, wherein the feeder line comprises:

a resonation line extending across the slot, overlapping with the radiation line at both ends thereof, and resonating at a frequency band different from the frequency band when electric power is fed; and

a matching line formed in the substrate body as the radiation being bent, being disposed from the radiation line to extend to a device open region connecting with the slot, providing electric power to the radiation line and the resonation line, and matching impedance of the radiation line with a preset value.

4. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 3, wherein the matching line overlaps with the radiation line.

5. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 3, wherein the feeder line comprises an inductor connecting the matching line to the resonation line.

6. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 3, further comprising a connection line connecting the matching line to the resonation line.

7. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 4, further comprising a ground unit disposed at one side of the substrate body, contacting the radiation line to ground the radiation line,

wherein the matching line extending from the ground unit to the device open region through the radiation line on the other side of the substrate body.

8. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 2, wherein an air gap from which the dielectric materials are removed is formed between the radiation line and the ground unit in the substrate body.

9. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 2, further comprising a branch line protruding and extending from the radiation line.

10. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 7, wherein a branch division groove is formed at one end of the resonation line, and the resonation line is divided into two branches based on the branch division groove.

11. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 2, wherein the radiation line has a ‘

’

shape.

12. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 11, wherein the feeder line has a ‘

’

shape, a ‘

C’

shape, or a ‘

’

shape.

13. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 7, wherein an air gap from which the dielectric materials are removed is formed between the radiation line and the ground unit in the substrate body.

14. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 4, further comprising a branch line protruding and extending from the radiation line.

15. The planar CRLH antenna of claim 7, wherein the radiation line has a ‘

’

shape.