Title :
A compact triple-band left-handed antenna for GSM/WiMAX applications
Author :
M. A. Abdalla;F. H. Sadek
Author_Institution :
MTC College, Electronic Engineering Department, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
This paper introduces a new compact triple band left handed antenna. Applying a composite right left handed transmission line, and open circuit termination load, the antenna operates at triple band frequencies, 1.8 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 5.8 GHz with total size 21×25 mm2 (only 27% compared to conventional microstrip antenna). A compromise between the proposed antenna´s compact size and efficiency is made, as a result the antenna provides a maximum directive gain equals 1.37 dB, 2.76 dB and 3.61 dB, respectively. The proposed antenna can serve WiMAX and GSM applications efficiently. The antenna performance is validated by full wave simulation and experimental measurements.
Keywords :
"Metamaterials","Antenna measurements","Microwave antennas","Directive antennas","Antenna radiation patterns","Transmission line antennas"
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (METAMATERIALS), 2015 9th International Congress on
DOI :
10.1109/MetaMaterials.2015.7342446
