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A 41% bandwidth microstrip patch antenna 
 
Mehmet Yusuf Imeci1, S. Taha Imeci2, Ramazan Daşbaşı3 
1 International University of Sarajevo, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
2 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Fatih-İstanbul, Türkiye 
3 Yildiz Technical University, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Türkiye 
 
 

*Corresponding author E-mail:  mehmedyusufimeci@gmail.com

Received Jul. 14, 2022 
Revised Feb. 20, 2023 
Accepted Feb. 27, 2023 

Abstract 
This work contains a wideband DS (defected-ground-structure) microstrip patch 
antenna. Initially, the intention of this work was based on realizing a sub- 6 GHz 
5G microstrip patch antenna, but through many experimentations, we 
inadvertently stumbled upon a different kind of microstrip patch antenna, namely, 
an antenna with a substantially wide band. The numeric values of the 
variables/parameters of this compact, wide-band, microstrip patch antenna, that 
has a proudly high fabrication tolerance, are as follows:  𝑆 = −10.09 𝑑𝐵, 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = 8.7 𝐺𝐻𝑧,  𝜀 = 2.67 𝑑𝐵, 𝜀 = −2.3 𝑑𝐵. The 
bandwidth reaches approximately from 6.6 GHz to 10.2 GHz, hence giving this 
particular design’s bandwidth a proud 41% value. 

The inspiration for this work came from [11], which posed two symmetrical 
antennas opposite from one another, whereas this work has produced a singular 
antenna, with a more circular center, and with other many modified traits. 

© The Author 2023. 
Published by ARDA. Keywords: DGS, microstrip, Patch, Antenna, Wideband, Sub-6 GHz, 5G 

1. Introduction  
Printed patch radiators didn’t really shine in the world of technology until the 1970's, when the wireless data 
transfer methods in communication systems practically skyrocketed. Even though these types of antennas are 
small and fairly cheaply produced, they still hold the capability of being integratable with RF circuits [1]. For 
the past about 10 years or so, the dielectric resonators (DR) have quite increasing popularity owing to their 
practicality [2]. As you, the typical reader of this type of work would probably know, 5G stands for fifth 
generation mobile network. In a broad sense, explaining it could simply boil down to how its main purpose, is 
to connect everything together, as far as in the realm of communication systems. [3]. Millimeter-wave (mm-
Wave) bands coupled with 5G technology, allows data to be transferred in substantially greater amounts [4]. 
Technologies such as say, today’s cell phones, especially ones which operate below 3 GHz, are used quite a 
lot in the sub-6 GHz range [5]. Dual-band antennas are a lot of times constructed by choosing diferent parts in 
different band values, and adding them to construct a new part [6]. Sub-6 GHz technology with respect to 
mm-waves not only surpasses physical range, thus covering greater distances, it also poses as a cheaper 
alternative with the wider bandwidth, which brings a high amount of data transferring capability [7]. High 
speed and low latency data transfer has become increasingly important as wireless systems got increasingly 
sophisticated in a relatively short span of time [8]. Studies indicate the details on how the antenna’s properties 
conform to various stub parameters [9]. All in all, microstrip patch antennas are a great companion to be 
coupled with 5G applications [10]. Lots of smartphones in these past years that are to be integrated with 5G, 
have been posed with wideband antennas that are not only as high as 6 GHz, but they are also as less efficient 
as 50% [11]. The absolute explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT) and various other wireless technologies in 
our current era of technological developments, has made it somewhat crucial for newer and better 



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breakthroughs and technologies to emerge for better inner-adaptability, and 5G is one such example. [12]. 
There isn’t even a need to state the obvious of the absolutely crucial role of the internet in data transmission in 
high quantities [13]. Sub-6 GHz technology surely helps in this high quantity and high-speed data transfer 
[14]. Omni-directional antennas aren’t particularly the highest range antennas [15]. While a patch antenna is 
basically a radio antenna which you can easily just mount to a surface. [16]. The microstrip patch antenna 
finds itself a role in all ranges of mobile communication systems [17]. (5G) technology is definitely on the rise 
where communication systems are concerned, and this explosive widening of its use happens to be occuring in 
many nations worldwide. [18]. To fully realize and reap the benefits of 5G technology, small and highly 
efficient antennas are a must [19]. 5G has substantially reduced latency and many many other benefits with 
respect to 4G. Therefore, 5G is expected to rule the domain it’s present in, for the foreseeable future in our 
current era where technological developments are at an all-time rise [20]. 

2. Research method 
All research for this publication has been made possible with use of Sonnet Software, which is a simulation 
tool that is widely popular in microwave circuit analyses. 

As you can see from the following three figures, (figures 1-3), our microstrip patch antenna design consists 
mainly of rectangular shapes, with the only exception of the center, which is basically a circle. The metal parts 
of the design are obviously much smaller than the whole design, as the dimensions are about 1.5 to 4.5 
centimeters, while the whole box size is about 24 to 8.5 centimeters. The thickness of the whole design, as it 
may appear from the 3D view below, looks quite massive, but we remind you that that’s just a close-up 
zoomed in view of the design, and in reality, with all the layers combined, the whole design is only as thick as 
about 3 centimeters. As it appears from the simulation results from Sonnet Software regarding our design 
(figure 4), our band range starts from about 6.5 GHz, and goes all the way up to a little over 10.2 GHz, and 
thus, corresponds to a bandwidth value of 41%. It may also be apparent that the lowest point of 𝑆  appears to 
be just a little below -25 dB. 

3. Results and discussion 
The dimensions and shape of this antenna design is shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3. 

 
Figure 1. The top view with dimensions 

in mm (box not included) 

 
Figure 2. The 3D view (main 

part) 

 
Figure 3. 3D view 

(complete) 



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Patch antenna main design results of the S-parameters are shown graphically in Figure 4. 

 
Figure 4. The S-parameters graph for the main design 

One can observe below in (table 1) that when we changed the dielectric constant values starting from 4.3, and 
going all the way up to 4.5, our frequency and gain results practically didn’t change. The closest result to the 
original design came when the dielectric constant value was 4.5 (4.4 was the original value). 

Table 1. Changing the dielectric constants (main design values in bold) 

Dielectric constant 
(εr) Magnitude (dB) Frequency (GHz) S11 εθ εΦ 
4.3 -13.01 2.38 -2.55 8.62 

4.35 -13.45 2.35 -2.52 8.58 
4.4 -9.79 2.67 -2.3 8.7 

4.45 -13.59 2.38 -2.51 8.54 
4.5 -12.06 2.51 -2.52 8.64 

As it can be seen in the following (table 2) that when we changed the dielectric thicknesses starting from 1.5 
mm, and going all the way up to 1.6mm, our frequency and gain results practically didn’t change. The closest 
result to the original design came when the dielectric thickness value was 1.57 mm (1.55 mm was the original 
value). 

Table 2. Changing the dielectric thicknesses (main design values in bold) 

Dielectric thickness 
 

Magnitude 
(dB) Frequency 

(GHz) S11 εθ εΦ 
1.5 -13.56 2.45 -2.41 8.62 

1.53 -12.96 2.47 -2.5 8.62 
1.55 -9.79 2.67 -2.3 8.7 
1.57 -11.64 2.47 -2.56 8.68 
1.6 -11.37 2.44 -2.63 8.66 

BW = 41%

DB[S11] Patch Antenna Main Design 



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When we consider the following results (table 3), when we changed the length of the center in the y-axis 
starting from 14.5 mm, and going all the way up to 15.5 mm, our frequency and gain results again practically 
didn’t change. The closest result to the original design came when the length of the center in the y-axis was 
14.75 mm (15.07 mm was the original value). 

Table 3. Changing the length of the center in the y-axis (main design values in bold) 

The length of the 
center in the y-axis 

Magnitude 
(dB) Frequency 

(GHz) S11 εθ εΦ 
14.5 -11.57 2.66 -2.3 8.54 

14.75 -10.38 2.72 -2.34 8.64 
15.07 -9.79 2.67 -2.3 8.7 
15.25 -11.43 2.63 -2.19 8.54 
15.5 -11.9 2.57 -2.04 8.5 

As it’s apparent from the table below (table 4), when we changed the length of the center in the x-axis starting 
from 15 mm, and going all the way up to 17 mm, our frequency and gain results once again practically didn’t 
change. The closest result to the original design came when the length of the center in the x-axis was 15 mm 
(16 mm was the original value). 

Table 4. Changing the length of the center in the x-axis (main design values in bold) 

The length of the 
center in the x-axis 

Magnitude 
(dB) Frequency 

(GHz) S11 εθ εΦ 
15 -12.1 2.5 -2.53 8.66 

15.5 -12.11 2.57 -2.42 8.58 
16 -9.79 2.67 -2.3 8.7 

16.5 -10.91 2.65 -1.9 8.48 
17 -10.29 2.58 -1.4 8.38 

Please refer to the below results (table 5), to see that when we changed the length of the ground in the x-axis 
starting from 29 mm, and going all the way up to 31 mm, our frequency and gain results once again 
practically didn’t change, but at 29.5 mm, we had a weird spike in frequency (from 8.68 to 8.74), but the 
closest result to the original design came when the length of the ground in the x-axis was 30.5 mm and at 31 
mm.  

At 30.5 and 31 mm, the frequencies were the same and 8.68 GHz, which is the same exact frequency with the 
original design (30 mm was the original value). 

Table 5. Changing the length of the ground in the x-axis (main design values in bold) 

The length of the 
ground in the x-axis 

Magnitude 
(dB) Frequency 

(GHz) S11 εθ εΦ 
29 -11.63 2.47 -2.4 8.62 

29.5 -11.22 2.45 -2.41 8.74 
30 -10.09 2.67 -2.28 8.68 

30.5 -12.41 2.48 -2.61 8.68 
31 -14.89 2.45 -2.7 8.68 

We can refer to the below figure (figure 5) to view the current distribution. The darkest blue, illustrating zero 
current being distributed, while the darkest red oppositely illustrating the highest amount of current being 
distributed, note that the colors cause the current distribution to be clearly and vividly represented.  

This current distribution is specifically illustrating the distribution at 8.7 GHz, which is the original frequency 
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Figure 5. The current distribution 

Note that in the following two figures (figures 6-7), the gain results of the 8.7 GHz main design are presented. 
And the main results are 𝜀 = 2.67 𝑑𝐵 (figure 6), and 𝜀 = −2.3 𝑑𝐵 (figure 7). 
 

 
Figure 6. The phase angles graph (E-Theta) 

 
Figure 7. The phase angles graph (E-Phi) 



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4. Conclusions 
As it may be obvious from previous reading of this current work, our antenna design with the given 
characteristics (𝑆 = −10.09 𝑑𝐵, 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = 8.7 𝐺𝐻𝑧,  𝜀 = 2.67 𝑑𝐵, 𝜀 = −2.3 𝑑𝐵), poses a unique 
and valuable presence in communication systems, at the current era the world resides in. Even though the 
initial intentions of this work were to realize a completely different type of antenna with a fairly dissimilar 
category (a sub-6 GHz 5G microstrip patch antenna), the beauty of experimentation and the surprises it may 
offer (like in this case), sometimes delivers a completely different but no less important type of separate 
technology. Parametric studies, where the fabrication tolerances are obviously present, also supports the 
tangible value and practicality of this 41% bandwidth design of a miniature beast, that despite its puny size, 
has a pretty far reach (high frequency range). 

Declaration of competing interest 
The authors declare that they haven’t any known financial or non-financial competing interests in any material 
discussed in this paper. 

Funding information 
No funding was received from any financial organization to conduct this research. 

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