Title :
Wideband patch antenna for 5-6 GHz WLAN applications
Author :
Ali, M. ; Sittironnarit, T. ; Kunda, V.K. ; Hwang, H.S. ; Sadler, R.A. ; Hayes, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC, USA
Abstract :
A wideband microstrip patch antenna has been analyzed, designed, fabricated, and measured for wireless local area network (LAN) applications in the 5-6 GHz frequency range. The antenna is internal to the housing of a personal digital assistant (PDA), such as a PALM organizer and has the dimensions of 28 mm by 9 mm by 3 mm on an FR4 substrate. The antenna meets or exceeds the bandwidth requirements for the dual-band IEEE 802.11a wireless local area network (WLAN) applications (5.15-5.35 GHz and 5.725-5.825 GHz) within a 2:1 VSWR.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; notebook computers; wireless LAN; 28 mm; 3 mm; 5 to 6 GHz; 5.15 to 5.35 GHz; 5.725 to 5.825 GHz; 9 mm; FR4 substrate antenna; IEEE 802.11a; PALM organizer; PDA; WLAN microstrip antenna; personal digital assistant; wideband patch antenna; wireless local area network; Antenna measurements; Area measurement; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Frequency measurement; Local area networks; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Personal digital assistants; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219387
