Title :
A Compact Quadband CPW-Fed Slot Antenna for M-WiMAX/WLAN Applications
Author :
Sun, Xin ; Zeng, Gang ; Yang, Hong-chun ; Li, Yang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
fDate :
7/4/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel compact CPW-fed slot antenna for quadband operation is proposed. The antenna is printed on a 25 × 20 mm2 FR4 substrate with thickness of 1.6 mm and relative permittivity of 4.6. Three L-shaped slots and a rectangular slot are fabricated on the substrate to achieve quadband operation of 2.07-2.77, 3.3-3.8, 5.15-5.35, and 5.7-5.89 GHz. As the four resonant frequencies of antenna are excited by certain parts of the patch respectively, one resonant frequency can be flexibly tuned with little effect on the other. Experimental results demonstrate the good broadside radiation patterns for the four bands and suggest that the proposed antenna is suitable for the M-WiMAX and WLAN applications.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; WiMax; antenna feeds; coplanar waveguides; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; slot antennas; wireless LAN; FR4 substrate; L-shaped slots; M-WiMAX application; WLAN application; compact quadband CPW-fed slot antenna; frequency 2.07 GHz to 2.77 GHz; frequency 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz; frequency 5.15 GHz to 5.35 GHz; frequency 5.7 GHz to 5.89 GHz; printed antenna; size 1.6 mm; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Resonant frequency; Slot antennas; Wireless LAN; Coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed slot antenna; M-WiMAX; quadband antenna; wireless local area network (WLAN);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2012.2192901
