Research Article

Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement

Volume: 42 Number: 2 July 21, 2026
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Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement

Abstract

In this study, a novel microstrip antenna with elevated radiating edges is proposed to enhance impedance bandwidth. The radiating edges of the patch are elevated using right-angled triangular prisms. A parametric study is conducted by varying the prism height up to 10 mm. The resonance frequency is maintained at the 2.4 GHz ISM band during the simulations. The simulation results demonstrate that increasing the prism height significantly broadens the bandwidth. To validate the concept, a physical prototype with a 10 mm prism height is fabricated using 3D printing and PCB milling techniques. The measured results show that the proposed antenna achieves a bandwidth of 135 MHz. This is a significant improvement compared to the 50 MHz bandwidth of a conventional patch antenna. Furthermore, the proposed antenna achieves a gain of 6 dBi, offering an improvement over the conventional baseline. Additionally, the electric field distribution is presented and analyzed, and the proposed design is compared with relevant studies in literature. The measured and simulated reflection coefficients are in good agreement. The proposed antenna design offers an effective and practical solution for bandwidth enhancement.

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Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Project Number

None

Ethical Statement

This study does not involve human participants or animals. Therefore, ethical approval was not required.

Thanks

The authors declare that all design, simulation, fabrication, and measurements were carried out by the authors without external technical support.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering Electromagnetics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 21, 2026

Submission Date

April 23, 2026

Acceptance Date

July 14, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 42 Number: 2

APA
Kurt, E., Bulut Öner, G. G., & Başbuğ, S. (2026). Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 42(2). https://doi.org/10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346
AMA
1.Kurt E, Bulut Öner GG, Başbuğ S. Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;42(2). doi:10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346
Chicago
Kurt, Erhan, Gülden Günay Bulut Öner, and Suad Başbuğ. 2026. “Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna With Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement”. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 42 (2). https://doi.org/10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346.
EndNote
Kurt E, Bulut Öner GG, Başbuğ S (July 1, 2026) Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 42 2
IEEE
[1]E. Kurt, G. G. Bulut Öner, and S. Başbuğ, “Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement”, Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 42, no. 2, July 2026, doi: 10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346.
ISNAD
Kurt, Erhan - Bulut Öner, Gülden Günay - Başbuğ, Suad. “Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna With Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement”. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 42/2 (July 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346.
JAMA
1.Kurt E, Bulut Öner GG, Başbuğ S. Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;42. doi:10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346.
MLA
Kurt, Erhan, et al. “Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna With Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement”. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 42, no. 2, July 2026, doi:10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346.
Vancouver
1.Erhan Kurt, Gülden Günay Bulut Öner, Suad Başbuğ. Design and Implementation of a Microstrip Antenna with Elevated Radiating Edges for Bandwidth Enhancement. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Jul. 1;42(2). doi:10.65520/erciyesfen.1936346

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