Title :
A circular slot antenna with a pair of embedded L-strips for WLAN applications
Author :
Li, Hui ; Yin, Ying-Zeng ; Fan, Shou-tao ; Yang, Yi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Sci. & Technol. on Antennas & Microwave, Xidian Univ., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
A novel circular slot antenna is proposed for wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. By applying a monopole on the opposite side of the circular slot etched on the ground plane, a resonant frequency band is excited at about 2.4 GHz, with impedance bandwidth (return loss >; 10 dB) from about 2.3 to 2.8 GHz, which covers WLAN 2.4 GHz and worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) 2.5 GHz operating bands well. Then a pair of symmetrical L-strips are embedded into the slot to generate another resonant band from about 4.9 to 6.0 GHz, achieving a coverage of WLAN 5.2/5.8 GHz and 5.5 GHz WiMAX bands. The prototype of the proposed antenna has been successfully constructed and tested. Good characteristics of radiation have been also obtained.
Keywords :
WiMax; monopole antennas; slot antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN application; WiMAX bands; circular slot antenna; embedded L-strips; ground plane; impedance bandwidth; microwave access; monopole; resonant band; resonant frequency band; symmetrical L-strips; wireless local area network application; worldwide interoperability; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Microwave antennas; Slot antennas; Wireless LAN; L-shaped strips; WLAN; dual-band; slot antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave, Antenna, Propagation, and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications (MAPE), 2011 IEEE 4th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8265-8
DOI :
10.1109/MAPE.2011.6156227
