• DocumentCode
    1350363
  • Title

    Miniature broadband antenna for WLAN/WiMAX and lower-band UWB applications

  • Author

    Liu, Han-Wen ; Yang, Chang-Fa

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1201
  • Lastpage
    1203
  • Abstract
    A miniature broadband antenna is presented for applications in WLAN, WiMAX and lower-band UWB. This triple-mode antenna consists of a multi-branch radiator with overall dimensions of only 10(L)times10(W)times0.8(H)mm3 to be embedded in a portable device and with a wide operating band covering 2.4 to 6.8 GHz. Simulated and measured results are compared, which show good agreement. Also, suitable group delay and transmission characteristics can be achieved in the UWB lower band.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; WiMax; antenna radiation patterns; microwave antennas; ultra wideband antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN/WiMAX application; frequency 2.4 GHz to 6.8 GHz; group delay; lower-band UWB application; miniature broadband antenna; multi-branch radiator; portable device; transmission characteristics; triple-mode antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2009.2491
  • Filename
    5349268