Fast design optimization of UWB antenna with WLAN band-notch

In this paper, a methodology for rapid design optimization of an ultra-wideband (UWB) monopole antenna with a lower WLAN band-notch is presented. The band-notch is realized using an open loop resonator implemented in the radiation patch of the antenna. Design optimization is a two stage process, with the first stage focused on the design of the antenna itself, and the second stage aiming at identification of the appropriate dimensions of the resonator with the purpose of allocating the band-notch in the desired frequency range. Both optimization stages are realized using surrogate-based optimization involving variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) simulation models as well as an additive response correction (first stage), and sequential approximate optimization (second stage). The final antenna design is obtained at the CPU cost corresponding to only 23 high-fidelity EM antenna simulations.