Title :
A compact multi-band slot-ring microstrip patch antenna for wireless applications
Author :
Ur-Rehman, Masood ; Allen, Ben
Author_Institution :
Centre for Wireless Res., Univ. of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK
Abstract :
Design of a printed microstrip patch antenna operating at multiple frequency bands is presented in this paper. The antenna has a very simple structure combining a microstrip patch, two rings and a slot. The antenna covers GPS (1.575 GHz), 4G/LTE/CDMA (2.1 GHz), and Wi-Fi (3.6/5.3 GHz) frequency bands with good impedance matching (2:1 VSWR) and radiation pattern performance. It has an omni-directional radiation pattern at most of the desired frequencies of operation. The antenna has good efficiency ranging from 60% to 98% and exhibits high peak gain values of 4.1 dBi, 5.7 dBi, 5.1 dBi and 7.9 dBi at 1.575 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.68 GHz and 5.37 GHz, respectively.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; Long Term Evolution; antenna radiation patterns; code division multiple access; impedance matching; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; omnidirectional antennas; slot antennas; wireless LAN; GPS; LTE-CDMA; Wi-Fi frequency bands; compact multiband slot-ring microstrip patch antenna; efficiency 60 percent to 98 percent; frequency 1.575 GHz; frequency 2.1 GHz; frequency 3.6 GHz; frequency 5.3 GHz; impedance matching; multiple-frequency bands; omnidirectional radiation pattern; printed microstrip patch antenna design; wireless application; Antennas; Global Positioning System; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Multiaccess communication; 4G; GPS; Microstrip patch; Multi-band antennas; Wi-Fi; Wireless Personal Area Networks;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711970
