Abstract—Two novel configurations for increasing the
impedance bandwidth of the microstrip patch antennas have
been proposed for operating in the 3G mobile communication
range. In these configurations, additional resonators of semicircular
shape rather than conventional rectangle are gap
coupled to the non-radiating edges of the fed rectangular patch.
A comparative study is done between the antennas of the same
size with two semicircular parasitic patches and an antenna
having a combination of semi-circular and rectangular
parasitic patches. Compared to the available broadband
antennas, the proposed antenna structure gives a better
bandwidth.
Index Terms—Gap coupling, microstrip antennas, 3G,
VSWR.
F. P. Mathur is with Ph.D research scholar at Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India (e-mail: pratigya.mathur@
gmail.com).
S. M. Chattopadhyay is with Vivekanand Education Society's Institute
of Technology, University of Mumbai, India (e-mail:
m.chatterjee@rediffmail.com).
T. G. Kumar is with Department of Electrical Engineering Indian
Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India (e-mail: gkumar@
ee.iitb.ac.in).
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Cite:Pratigya Mathur, Manisha Chattopadhyay, and Girish Kumar, "Non-Radiating Edge Gap Coupled Capsule-Shaped and
Nose-Shaped Microstrip Antennas for 3G Applications," International Journal of Future Computer and Communication vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 80-83, 2014.