Investigation of a patch antenna based on I-shaped left-handed material

The paper investigated a patch antenna based on I-shaped left-handed materials by using the method of finite difference time domain (FDTD). The results show that there exists a wave resonance state at 6.7 GHz, where the real part of the permittivity and permeability are all negative; the effect has largely enhanced the electromagnetic wave's resonance intensity, and has improved the localized extent of electromagnetic energy obviously in such medium, resulting in a higher antenna gain, a lower return loss, and a better improvement of the antenna's characteristics. Due to such advantages, the applications of patch antennas can be extended to such fields as mobile communication, satellite communication, aviation, etc.