In this work, tri resonance multi slot microstrip patch antenna which operates at three center frequencies of 11 GHz, 11.9 GHz, 15.7 GHz is designed and simulated. As a commercial simulation tool, Sonnet Suites, a planar 3D electromagnetic simulator was used. Details of the simulation results are presented and discussed. As a result, an input match of -6.88 dB at the resonance frequency of 11 GHz, an input match of -37.12 dB at the resonance frequency of 11.9 GHz, an input match of -29.49 dB at the resonance frequency of 15.7 GHz were observed. The gain was observed as 8.25 dB at 11 GHz and 4.82 dB at 11.9 GHz. Also, the gain was observed as 7.07 dB at 15.7 GHz. The patch has several symmetric slots and it’s well known that slots change the current distribution of the patch antenna.

In this paper, a wideband microstrip hybrid coupler designed, simulated, built and tested. These couplers have advantage of easy fabrication, lightweight and incorporation with other microwave devices and validated using 3D planar electromagnetic softwares like Sonnet Suites. The final design is composition of two parallel lines with symmetric slits and a center slot. Directional coupler is designed and simulated to operate in the frequency range from 1 GHz to 5 GHz with 2.4 Ghz coupling -10 dB return loss bandwidth between 1.6 - 4 GHz. The fabricated coupler shows good agreement between measured and simulated results with very low isolation characteristics. Four symmetric orthogonal U-Shaped structures at the center of the coupling region distinguishes the proposed design with other works. It makes significant improvement in calculation duration thereby achieving lower response latency and lowers the possible manufacturing errors compared with previously published similar works.