Abstract: A rectangular shape microstrip patch antenna with different layers of substrate are proposed in this paper to show how the performances are changed for Terahertz (THz) applications by using different layers. The silicon dioxide as single layer, roger RT/duroid 5880(tm) and silicon dioxide as double layers, roger RT/duroid 5880(tm), silicon dioxide and FR4_epoxy as triple layers are used whose dielectric constant are 2.2, 4.0 and 4.4 respectively. But all times the height is same. A comparative report is created among the layers. Among them, triple layer gets the better performances. The return loss, bandwidth, gain, directivity and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) of the triple layers are -24.34 dB, 1.82 THz, 5.88 dB, 6.309 dB and 1.05 dB respectively. This triple layer antenna is resonated at 12.98 THz which can be used for biomedical applications.
Keywords: Single, double, triple layer substrate, return loss, bandwidth, gain, directivity, efficiency, ansoft HFSS.
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