Title :
Proximity-Coupled Microstrip Antenna for Bluetooth, WiMAX, and WLAN Applications
Author :
Bakariya, Pritam Singh ; Dwari, Santanu ; Sarkar, Manas ; Mandal, Mrinal Kanti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Indian Sch. of Mines, Dhanbad, India
Abstract :
This letter presents a novel proximity-coupled multiband microstrip patch antenna. The proposed antenna simultaneously operates at Bluetooth (2.4-2.485 GHz), WiMAX (3.3-3.7 GHz), and WLAN (5.15-5.35 and 5.725-5.85 GHz) bands with consistent radiation pattern and uniform gain. The antenna is a two-layer design. A V-shaped patch with a rectangular strip on the top layer is fed by a buried rectangular strip in the middle layer by proximity coupling. Furthermore, resonating parasitic structures in the bottom plane are used to improve the antenna characteristics. The fabricated antenna has a small size of 24 ×27 ×1.6 mm3 on an FR4 substrate.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; UHF antennas; WiMax; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; rectangular waveguides; wireless LAN; Bluetooth application; FR4 substrate; V-shaped patch antenna two-layer design fabrication; WLAN application; WiMAX application; bottom plane; buried rectangular strip; consistent radiation pattern characteristics; frequency 2.4 GHz to 2.485 GHz; frequency 3.3 GHz to 3.7 GHz; frequency 5.15 GHz to 5.35 GHz; frequency 5.725 GHz to 5.85 GHz; parasitic structures; proximity-coupled multiband microstrip patch antenna feed; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Microstrip; WiMAX; Wireless LAN; Microstrip antenna; multiband; proximity- coupled;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2014.2379611
