Q‐factor investigation of antennas over metamaterials substrates

In this article, antennas over metamaterials substrates are investigated with the radiating Q factor determined by using a time-domain method.The main objective is to illustrate the electromagnetic behavior of this kind of complex structure by calculating its energy budget (stored and radiated energies). An example of a patch antenna using such materials is analyzed and experimental results are presented. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 1321–1325, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25213