Two laptop antennas are presented using two different designs based on metamaterials. The first design consists of planar monopole loaded with an electric-LC resonator (ELC). This novel topology allows for the realization of a multi-band antenna by using the ELC to add multiple resonances. This structure is analyzed using full-wave simulations. A circuit model is also developed to gain further understanding. This technique is then used to design a Wi-Fi antenna. The second design uses a modified double-tuned matching network to create a single-band match for a planar monopole antenna. The matching network is implemented using a complementary-split-ring-resonator (CSRR). The design is once again analyzed using full-wave simulations and a circuit model is also developed. This technique is then applied to design a WiMax antenna. Both the Wi-Fi and WiMax antennas are fabricated and show good agreement between the simulated and measured results.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/24639 |
| Date | 28 July 2010 |
| Creators | Selvanayagam, Michael |
| Contributors | Eleftheriades, George V. |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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