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
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