Title :
Compact rectangular U-shaped slot microstrip patch antenna for UWB applications
Author :
Hassanien, Mohamed A. ; Hamad, Ehab K I
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., South Valley Univ., Aswan, Egypt
Abstract :
In this paper, the performance of a rectangular microstrip patch antenna fed by microstrip line is designed to operate for ultra-wide band applications. It consists of a rectangular patch with U-shaped slot on one side of the substrate and a finite ground plane on the other side. The U-shaped slot and the finite ground plane are used to achieve an excellent impedance matching to increase the bandwidth. The proposed antenna is designed and optimized based on extensive 3D EM simulation studies. The proposed antenna is designed to operate over a frequency range from 3.6 to 15 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; impedance matching; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; microwave antennas; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; U-shaped slot antenna; UWB applications; compact antenna; frequency 3.6 GHz to 15 GHz; impedance matching; microstrip line; rectangular microstrip patch antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Microstrip antennas; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Finite Ground Plane; Microstrip Antenna; UWB;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (MECAP), 2010 IEEE Middle East Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-903-4
DOI :
10.1109/MECAP.2010.5724187
