Title :
Compact UWB antenna for wireless personal area networks
Author :
Hamad, Ehab K. I. ; Radwan, Abdelrahman H.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Aswan Univ., Aswan, Egypt
Abstract :
This paper presents a small size ultra wideband (UWB) antenna for wireless personal area network applications. The proposed antenna covers the impedance bandwidth of 3.1 to 10.6 GHz frequency range in free space. The design parameters for achieving optimal performance are investigated. A tapered microstrip feeding is employed to enhance the antenna matching. The operation and the characteristics of the proposed antenna are also analyzed. Good agreement has been obtained between the simulation and experimental results. The simulated and measured radiation patterns have demonstrated that the antenna is nearly omni-directional over the entire band.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; personal area networks; ultra wideband antennas; antenna matching; bandwidth 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; compact UWB antenna; design parameters; free space; impedance bandwidth; radiation patterns; tapered microstrip feeding; ultra wideband antenna; wireless personal area networks; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Microstrip antennas; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Antennas; Ultrawideband (UWB) antenna; Wireless personal area networks (WPAN);
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference (SIECPC), 2013 Saudi International
Conference_Location :
Fira
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6196-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6194-1
DOI :
10.1109/SIECPC.2013.6551021
