Open AccessTri‐band microstrip‐fed monopole antenna with dual‐polarisation characteristics for WLAN and WiMAX applications
Author(s) -
Wu Ting,
Shi XiaoWei,
Li Ping,
Bai Hao
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2013.3230
Subject(s) - wimax , monopole antenna , microstrip antenna , multi band device , microstrip , antenna (radio) , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , computer science , physics , telecommunications , optoelectronics , engineering , wireless
A novel and compact tri‐band microstrip‐fed monopole antenna with dual‐polarisation characteristics for wireless local area network (WLAN) and worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) applications is proposed. The antenna is composed of a partial ground and a Y‐shaped radiating patch that consists of two unequal monopole arms and a modified circle monopole. The antenna is able to generate three separate impedance bandwidths to cover the frequency bands of the WLAN (2.4–2.484 and 5.8 GHz) and the WiMAX (3.4–3.7 GHz). In addition, the antenna is circularly polarised in both the WLAN bands. Furthermore, the antenna structure is extremely simple, durable and occupies small space, making it suitable for practical applications.