Compact CPW-fed dual-band antenna

Author

Thomas, K.G. ; Sreenivasan, Mattunga

Author_Institution

SAMEER-Centre for Electromagn., Chennai, India

Volume

46

Issue

1

fYear

2010

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

14

Abstract

A novel coplanar waveguide (CPW) antenna is proposed for dual-band WLAN applications. It comprises a rectangular patch, a rectangular notch cut at the lower edge of the patch and a CPW transmission line. The rectangular patch together with the ground plane of the coplanar waveguide radiates at the lower frequency band, 2.4 GHz for IEEE 802.11b/g, while the rectangular notch resonates in the upper band, 5.2/5.8 GHz for IEEE 802.11a. The designed antenna is only 32 ?? 5 mm, which can provide stable omnidirectional radiation patterns with an average gain of 2 dBi in both the bands. The antenna is very compact and suitable for 2.4 and 5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN operations.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguides; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; telecommunication standards; transmission lines; wireless LAN; CPW transmission line; IEEE 802.11a; IEEE 802.11b/g; compact CPW-fed antenna; coplanar waveguide antenna; dual-band WLAN; dual-band antenna; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 5.2 GHz; frequency 5.8 GHz; microwave antenna; omnidirectional radiation patterns; rectangular notch; rectangular patch;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el.2010.1729

Filename

5395540