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CPW‐FED compact bent monopole antenna for UWB applications
Author(s) -
Sreenath S.,
Ashkarali P.,
Thomas Paulbert,
Dinesh R.,
Anandan C. K
Publication year - 2013
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.27252
Subject(s) - monopole antenna , antenna (radio) , ground plane , planar , radiation pattern , microwave , antenna efficiency , bent molecular geometry , electrical engineering , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , electronic engineering , computer science , telecommunications , computer graphics (images) , structural engineering
A compact CPW‐fed planar antenna suitable for ultra‐wideband (UWB) applications is presented.The proposed design is a modification of the simple monopole antenna where the monopole is folded and the asymmetric ground plane dimensions are optimized for UWB performance. The simple geometry and its compactness make the antenna good candidate for portable applications involving integration with microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) devices. The antenna fabricated on FR4 substrate shows almost identical radiation characteristics in the entire band with an average gain of 2.5 dBi. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 55:56–58, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27252