A Novel Wide-Band High-Gain Microstrip Quasi-Yagi Antenna Design for X-Band Applications

A new broadband high-gain microstrip quasi-yagi antenna is proposed. With the aim of designing an end-firing antenna for X-band by utilizing the good directivity of yagi antennas. The main radiating dipole patches of this antenna adopts an additional tapered trapezoidal-like structure to optimize its radiation characteristics. In addition, the operating bandwidth and main beam gain of the antenna are effectively adjusted by placing four identical microstrip metal strip patches on the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate to act as the reflector and the guide, respectively. Simulation results show that the designed antenna operates in the frequency bands of 8.33-13.07 GHz and 13.57-13.95 GHz with relative bandwidths of 44.3% and 2.76%, respectively, and achieves a peak gain of 8.9 dBi. The antenna has a simple structural design and is suitable for X-band wireless communication systems with a wide range of applications.