Microwave Communications Laboratory
Department of Electrical Engineering
Military College of Signals
WAVE PROPAGATION AND ANTENNAS
OPEN ENDED LAB
Instr.: Lab Engr Amara Umar Submission date: May 11, 2023
Note: Assignment date: April 27, 2023
Discuss all the antenna parameters and results in the lab report.
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Problem Statement
A slot antenna is a dual geometry of a dipole antenna. The design of a slot antenna consists of a
rectangular slot etched in a rectangular (conducting) ground plane. The size of the ground plane
is 3λ/2 × λ placed on FR4 substrate as shown in figures below. The length of the slot is a bit less
than λ/2, whereas the width of the slot is a few milli-meters. The port is inserted in the slot, away
from the mid-point for impedance matching. Design and simulate the slot antenna in HFSS at the
frequency assigned to your group and try to achieve the design objectives (see next page).
Port ≈ λ/2
(Top view)
Conductor
λo
Port
1.6 mm
3λo/2 (3D view)
FR4
The design objectives are as follows,
1. Design and simulate the slot antenna geometry in HFSS.
2. The return loss must be less than -15 dB at the operating frequency.
3. The peak gain must be higher than 4 dB.
4. The matching bandwidth (-10 dB) must be higher than 100 MHz.
RUBRICS FOR OEL
Sr Criteria 3 2 1 0
1 Able to understand Able to completely Able to identify the Partially identified Unable to identify
the OEL task (P2) identify the structure structure but the structure with the structure and
and implement all implemented some partial unable to
the design steps. of the design steps. implementation. implement the
design.
2 Able to design the Able to successfully Able to Able to Not able to design
assigned geometry design and simulate successfully design successfully at all.
successfully the assigned the assigned design the
without geometry without geometry with a geometry with
supervision (P3) any assistance and little assistance. detailed guidance/
supervision. assistance.
3 Able to attain the Able to attain all the Able to attain 3 Able to attain 2 Unable to attain
desired objectives design objectives. design objectives. design objectives. any of the
specified in OEL task specified design
(P4) objectives.
4 Accuracy of the The design was The design was The design was The design was
simulation results. accurately tuned at tuned within 5 tuned within 10 not tuned.
(A3) the design MHz from the MHz from the
frequency. operating operating
frequency. frequency.
5 Report Submission Able to effectively Able to effectively Able to effectively Unable to
(A3) communicate all the communicate 60% communicate 30% effectively
design results via design results via design results via communicate the
appropriate appropriate in-appropriate results.
referencing to referencing to referencing to
theoretical concepts. theoretical theoretical
concepts. concepts.