Title :
Dual-band printed dipole antenna with parasitic element for WiMAX applications
Author :
Chen, W.-S. ; Yu, Y.-H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Southern Taiwan Univ., Tainan
Abstract :
A proposal and a study of a planar dipole antenna with a multi-arm parasitic element for WiMAX applications are presented. The design of an antenna with rectangular dipole arms, which enable the reception of a single-band frequency, is presented. Furthermore, a multi-arm parasitic element is embedded to enable the operation of dual bands with a 10 dB return loss. The antenna is calibrated for WiMAX applications, which cover the 2.5-2.7, 3.3-3.8 and 5.15-5.85 GHz frequency bands. Details of the proposed antenna configuration and experimental results are discussed.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; WiMax; dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; planar antennas; WiMAX applications; dual-band printed planar dipole antenna; frequency 2.5 GHz to 2.7 GHz; frequency 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz; frequency 5.15 GHz to 5.85 GHz; loss 10 dB; multiarm parasitic element; single-band frequency reception;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20081602