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Multiband meander antenna with a backed microstrip line
Author(s) -
Kim Jae H.,
Lee Jung N.,
Kim Hyun H.,
Lee Jae C.,
Park Jong K.,
Kim Hak S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.22582
Subject(s) - wimax , microstrip , microstrip antenna , gsm , return loss , microwave , patch antenna , electrical engineering , engineering , antenna (radio) , meander (mathematics) , electronic engineering , telecommunications , wireless , geometry , mathematics
A novel multiband meander antenna with a backed microstrip line is proposed for GSM/DCS/ISM and WiMAX triple‐band operations. We have used meandering technique and U‐shaped line to produce the GSM and DCS bands, respectively, and a backed microstrip line technique to produce the ISM and WiMAX band. Prototypes of the multiband antennas have been successfully implemented and good radiation characteristics in the operating frequency bands have been achieved. The effect of the backed microstrip line geometry on the return loss was also studied. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 1942–1946, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22582