Chinese Temple shaped slotted monopole UWB patch antenna for Microwave Imaging Applications

A new Chinese Temple shaped (CTS) slotted monopole UWB patch antenna is introduced in this research for the purposes of microwave imaging applications such as breast imaging. Geometrically the antenna was being comprised of a slotted pentagonal radiator with a diminished slotted ground-plane carved rectangularly. On the patch and ground plane, numerous types of slots were explored. Slotted pentagonal-shape patch and slotted rectangular ground offer significant Gain over 2.4 to 7.8GHz frequency ranges, wide bandwidth, along with comparatively balanced radiation properties. Whole dimension of the prototype is 40×40×1.6mm
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with 0.320λ×0.320λ×0.0128λ electrical dimension at starting frequency 2.4GHz. The antenna has a fractional bandwidth of 105.88% and an operating bandwidth of 5.4 GHz (2.4-7.8GHz). Several parameters are taken into account and optimized to maximize Gain, and the maximum gain value is 6 dBi. Efficiency reaches a maximum of 96.23% with an average of 94.32% within 2.4-7.8 GHz frequency ranges. Being obtainable and affordable, the prototype mounted on 1.6 mm thick FR-4 substrate with such a 4.6 and 0.002 Permeability and loss tangent respectively. Simulation performed through 3D simulator software CST Microwave Studio 2019 and HFSS. May the antenna really be a respectable contender to use in MI applications for its lightweight structure and high Gain.