Title :
Compact Asymmetric Coplanar Strip Fed Monopole Antenna for Multiband Applications
Author :
Deepu, V. ; Raj, Rohith K. ; Joseph, Manoj ; Suma M.N ; Mohanan, P.
Author_Institution :
Cochin Univ. of Sci. Technol., Kerala
Abstract :
A compact asymmetric coplanar strip fed monopole antenna for multiband applications is presented. The antenna exhibits three resonances around 1.8, 2.4, and 5.6 GHz covering the DCS/PCS/UMTS/IEEE 802.11b/g/IEEE802.11a/HIPERLAN2 bands. The multiband characteristic of the antenna is due to the various meandered current paths excited in the radiating structure. The antenna has an overall dimension of only 2830 when printed on a substrate of dielectric constant 4.4. The uniplanar design, simple feeding technique and compactness make it easy for the integration of the antenna into circuit boards. Details of the antenna design, experimental and simulated results are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; UHF antennas; antenna feeds; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; permittivity; strip lines; wireless LAN; DCS; HIPERLAN2; PCS; UHF antennas; UMTS; asymmetric coplanar strip fed monopole antenna; dielectric constant; frequency 1.8 GHz; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 5.6 GHz; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; multiband antennas; wireless LAN; Antenna feeds; Coplanar waveguides; Dipole antennas; Distributed control; Dual band; Frequency; Mobile antennas; Personal communication networks; Resonance; Wireless LAN; Asymmetric coplanar strip (ACS); mobile antennas; monopole antennas; multiband antennas; printed antennas; uniplanar;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2007.901847
