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Abstract

The bandwidth of artificial magnetic conductor structures based on the square patch geometry has been significantly increased by using composite ferrite particles. These magnetic composites are non-conducting materials which achieve extraordinarily high values of magnetic permeability in the VHF and UHF range. Two AMC designs are presented for two different bands: the lower VHF and the VHF/UHF bands. To realize the ultra-high bandwidth for those ranges two particular materials were considered; nickel zinc and bismuth strontium titanate based ferrites. The AMCs were designed and modeled via numerical simulations using real material parameters as reported in literature. A cross-dipole radiator was integrated with the AMC to create a wideband directive antenna for SATCOM applications.

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Dr. Taulant Rexhepi

Dr. David Crouse