Bandwidth Enhancement Technique for Microstrip Antenna for Higher X-Band and Ku-Band for Next Generation Wi-Fi and Wi-max Applications

This paper presents the novel design and fabrication of a square shaped array antenna for transmission in the higher X band and Ku-band. The influence of the constituent square’s size factor over the signal quality with the squares positioned in various array configurations is recorded and reported using a discretized design approach. The design was fabricated and tested to meet the needed standards after being optimized using the antenna simulator software. A novel DC shorting approach has been devised and reported to improve antenna performance. Major antenna performance parameters are being observed and found in accord with the literature.