High Gain Miniature Antenna Arrays for 2.4 GHz Applications

In this paper, miniature corporate feed Four Element Array (FEA), Eight Element Array (EEA) and Sixteen Element Array (SEA) are presented. The proposed antenna arrays are created on Rogers Duroid 5880 substrate with permittivity 2.2 and thickness of 0.782 mm. Initially, a single element antenna was created, then it was used in a corporate feed network designed for the 4-element array. As an extension, the 4-element array was used as a template and created an 8-element array and 16-element array to achieve high gain and directivity at 2.4 GHz. The proposed FEA, EEA, and SEA exhibit reflection coefficients of −25.55 dB, −37.14 dB, and −30.61 dB respectively. The peak gains obtained are 11.5 dB, 13.67 dB, and 16.76 dB respectively for FEA, EEA, and SEA. Also, the directivity has improved corresponding to the increase in the number of elements. Therefore, it can be a suitable candidate for applicationswhere extended range and coverage with better signal quality and higher data transfer rates is a priority.