Compact Wideband Meandered Slotted Multi Frequency Microstrip Antenna

A compact wideband multi frequency microstrip antenna for wireless communication is proposed in this paper. The antenna is designed by introducing meandered slot on the patch and a pair of spur lines along the triangular notch on the finite ground plane. The overall size of the fabricated antenna is very small and low profile as the total dimension is 20?×?16 mm². The proposed antenna operates at 3.7 GHz, 4.27 GHz and 5.1 GHz which may be suitable for WiMAX and WLAN applications. In addition with multi frequency operation a wide bandwidth (VSWR?≤?2) has been achieved from 6 to 13.7 GHz i.e. 78.2% bandwidth of center frequency, which is suitable for X-band communication and ITU band applications. The meandered slot on the patch causes multi frequency operation of the antenna with 60% compactness and the spur line along with triangular notch on finite ground plane cause bandwidth enhancement.

     

一种新型具有陷波特性的宽带单极子天线

设计了一款新型的具有陷波特性的超宽带单极子天线。该天线的带宽为3. 1 ~ 12. 0 GHz,通过在矩 形辐射贴片上制作出对称的梯形结构、中心加载倒C 形缝隙、矩形开槽,并将窄矩形接地板切除两个边角,制作矩形 开槽结构,使得天线在3. 3 ~5. 35 GHz 频段产生陷波特性。该天线结构紧凑,尺寸仅为20 mm×25 mm×1. 0 mm。建 立天线模型,并对其进行仿真和优化。研究表明,天线在WiMAX 频段、C 波段、数字微波通信、大容量微波通信和部 分WLAN 等多个频段产生良好的陷波特性,且在工作频段内有良好的性能和辐射方向特性。     

一种新型超宽带双陷波平面单极子贴片天线设计

设计一种新型双陷波超宽带单极子贴片天线,辐射贴片为酒杯型天线结构,采用对底部边缘开槽曲流的办法,实现了良好超宽带天线性能。同时对辐射贴片加载了U形和C形缝隙,分别在3.5 GHz和5.5 GHz处产生陷波。利用HFSS软件对所设计天线进行仿真验证,仿真结果与实测结果表明,该天线在超宽带范围内能有效抑制双陷波能力,并且在通带范围有良好辐射和稳定增益特性。其天线尺寸为33 mmX26 mmX0.74 mm,便于集成在电路系统中。     

一种新型超宽带双陷波平面单极子贴片天线设计

设计一种新型双陷波超宽带单极子贴片天线,辐射贴片为酒杯型天线结构,采用对底部边缘开槽曲流的办法,实现了良好超宽带天线性能。同时对辐射贴片加载了U形和C形缝隙,分别在3.5 GHz和5.5 GHz处产生陷波。利用HFSS软件对所设计天线进行仿真验证,仿真结果与实测结果表明,该天线在超宽带范围内能有效抑制双陷波能力,并且在通带范围有良好辐射和稳定增益特性。其天线尺寸为33 mm×26 mm×0.74 mm,便于集成在电路系统中。     

一种共面波导馈电的双陷波渐变槽天线

为了滤除WIMAX(3.3～3.8 GHz)和WLAN(5.125～5.825 GHz)窄带信号对超宽带系统的干扰,该文提出一款共面波导馈电的小型化双陷波渐变槽天线。共面波导结构可以有效地扩展天线的带宽,实现对整个UWB(3.1～10.6 GHz)频段的全覆盖。通过在天线的馈线上开L型缝隙和在辐射贴片上开一对E字型缝隙的方法,有效实现了在3.15～3.97 GHz和4.94～6.05 GHz频段的双陷波特性,能够抑制WIMAX和WLAN对超宽带系统的干扰。该天线结构简单紧凑,尺寸非常小,仅为40 mm×18 mm×0.813 mm。仿真和实测结果表明该天线在超宽带波段内具有良好的陷波特性、增益特性,可以应用于小型化超宽带系统中。文中方法对于陷波渐变槽天线的研究具有一定的借鉴意义。     

新型小尺寸三陷波超宽带天线的设计

设计了一种紧凑的具有三陷波特性的超宽带天线。天线采用渐变微带线馈电,并通过矩形加半圆的辐射单元和半圆形地板来实现超宽带。通过在辐射单元上刻蚀对称的L形槽和圆环形槽,来实现在WLAN/WiMAX的陷波特性;在渐变微带馈线两侧增加对称的C形谐振器来达到在X频段的陷波特性。实验结果表明,天线在2.68~13GHz频段内电压驻波比小于2,同时在3.1~3.8GHz,5~5.9GHz,7.25~7.85GHz频段内有陷波抑制作用,且具有良好的辐射特性。天线具有较小的几何尺寸,仅为20mm×30mm。     

Isolation enhancement for dual‐band MIMO antenna system using multiple slots loading technique

In this paper, a novel multiple slot loading technique is studied in detail for the isolation enhancement of the dual‐band MIMO antenna system. The proposed MIMO antenna design consists of the microstrip patch loaded with T‐shaped slots parallel to the non‐radiating edge of the patch. The frequency tuning could be achieved by varying the length of the T‐shape slot arm. The proposed MIMO antenna system is optimised for operation in WLAN and WiMAX applications. The isolation enhancement is achieved by providing simple multiple slots loaded in the ground plane between radiating elements. The length of the slots is λ/4 . The system is fabricated and tested using a vector network analyser and anechoic chamber. The reduction in mutual coupling up to ?29.16 dB and ?24.09 dB for the 2.4 GHz and 3.4 GHz, respectively, is achieved. The bandwidths are 62.3 MHz (3.33–3.39 GHz) and 55.5 MHz (2.37–2.42 GHz), respectively. The total gain obtained in this case is 1.8 dBi at 2.4 GHz and 1.2 dBi at 3.4 GHz, respectively. The dimensions of the proposed designed antenna are 70 mm × 60 mm × 1.6 mm. The results were also verified through mutual coupling parameters like envelope correlation coefficient (ECC) and channel capacity loss (CCL) at the desired frequencies.     

A compact wide slot antenna with dual band-notch characteristic for ultra-wideband applications

A new type of ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with a dual-notched frequency band, compact size of 21?×?28?mm² and a coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed is proposed in this article. Two notched frequency bands are obtained by embedding two U-shaped slots in the radiation patch and a rectangle slot in the ground plane, which can be controlled by adjusting the length of the responding slots. The frequency domain characteristics are investigated and measured. Both the experimental and numerical results show that the proposed antenna has an impedance bandwidth ranging from 3.1?GHz to more than 11.0?GHz in which voltage standing wave ratio is less than 2, expect two notch frequency band, 5–6?GHz (WLAN) and 7.7–8.5?GHz (X-band for satellite communications in China).     

Controllable Band‐Notched Slot Antenna for UWB Communication Systems

We propose a slot antenna consisting of a rectangular slot on the ground plane, fed by a microstrip line with a rectangular‐ring‐shaped tuning stub that can be deployed in ultra‐wideband (UWB) communication systems to avoid interference with wireless local area network (WLAN) communication. Our antenna can achieve a single band‐notched property from the 5 GHz frequency to the 6 GHz frequency owing to a controllable band notch that uses L‐ and J‐shaped parasitic elements. The antenna characteristics can be modified to tune the band‐notched property (4 GHz to 5 GHz or 6 GHz to 7 GHz) and the bandwidth of the band notch (1 GHz to 2 GHz). Furthermore, the shifted notch with enhanced width of the band notch from 1 GHz to 1.5 GHz is described in this paper. The UWB slot antenna and L‐ and J‐shaped parasitic elements also provide the band‐rejection function for reference in the WiMAX (3.5 GHz) and WLAN (5 GHz to 6 GHz) regions of the spectrum. Experiment results evidence the return loss performance, radiation patterns, and antenna gains at different operational frequencies.     

A reconfigurable wideband MIMO antenna combines RF energy harvesting

This article introduces a novel and groundbreaking approach combining multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) technology with radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting. The proposed antenna consists of two semi-circular monopole antenna components, optimized with dimensions of 89 × 51.02 × 1.6 mm³, that share a common ground plane to achieve MIMO characteristics. A series of split-ring resonators on the ground plane significantly enhances the isolation between the two radiating components. Band-notched features are performed in the 3.5 GHz WiMAX and 5.5 GHz WLAN bands through modified C-shaped slots in the radiating patch and two rectangular split-ring resonators serving as parasitic devices near the feed line. The reconfiguration of band-notching is made possible by controlling the modes of the embedded PIN diodes. The two antenna elements maintain mutual coupling below −18 dB from 1.5–13 GHz, achieving an impressive 158.62% impedance bandwidth. The antenna's efficiency and gain experience significant drop, indicating effective interference suppression at the center frequencies of the notch bands, and its performance in MIMO systems is assessed through parameters including envelope correlation coefficient, port isolation, radiation patterns, efficiency, gain, and diversity gain. The simulated properties of the designed antenna closely align with the measured outcomes, demonstrating its reliability and consistency. Moreover, the article evaluates the antenna's potential for RF energy harvesting, achieving a maximum harvested energy of 4.88 V. This proposed antenna can be used in multiple applications, like wideband, band-notching MIMO, and RF energy harvesting. This proposed antenna is an efficient, reconfigurable wideband MIMO antenna with novel RF energy harvesting capability.     

一种新型的具有带阻特性的超宽带微带天线

设计制作了一种新型的具有带阻特性的超宽带微带天线。天线采用50Ω共面波导馈电结构,辐射单元采用圆形金属贴片,在圆形贴片上开一个倒U形槽,实现了天线的带阻特性。测试结果表明:在频率段2.8-12.0 GHz内(除5.00-5.95 GHz外)天线驻波比小于2,且天线具有近似全向辐射的特性;而天线在频率段5.00-5.95 GHz内形成了阻带,从而有效阻隔了WLAN(5.150-5.825 GHz)频率段。该天线具有尺寸小,易于与微波电路集成等优点,可以用于超宽带系统。     

CPW fed slot antenna with reconfigurable rejection bands for UWB application

A coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed ultra wideband slot antenna with reconfigurable band rejection characteristics is presented. Ultra wide bandwidth of 3.01–10.6 GHz is achieved by exciting the rectangular slot antenna with C-shaped stub. Band notch characteristic is changed between WLAN and WiMAX band by the integrated switches placed across the half wavelength slot. The performance of the proposed antenna is investigated numerically and experimentally. Experimental results demonstrate that the antenna exhibits omni directional characteristics with the peak gain of 4.9 dB and a gain variation of less than 2 dB across the operating band.     

Design of band-notched antenna with DG-CEBG

Ultra-wideband (UWB) disc monopole antenna with crescent shaped slot for double band-notched features is presented. Planned antenna discards worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) band (3.3–3.6 GHz) and wireless local area network (WLAN) band (5–6 GHz). Defected ground compact electromagnetic band gap (DG-CEBG) designs are used to accomplish band notches in WiMAX and WLAN bands. Defected ground planes are utilised to achieve compactness in electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures. The proposed WiMAX and WLAN DG-CEBG designs show a compactness of around 46% and 50%, respectively, over mushroom EBG structures. Parametric analyses of DG-CEBG design factors are carried out to control the notched frequencies. Stepwise notch transition from upper to lower frequencies is presented with incremental inductance augmentation. The proposed antenna is made-up on low-cost FR-4 substrate of complete extents as (42 × 50 × 1.6) mm³.Fabricated sample antenna shows excellent consistency in simulated and measured outcomes.     

Printed Planar Antenna for Wideband Applications

A compact planar antenna operating at a frequency range of 3–16 GHz is presented for wideband applications. The antenna is composed of a square patch fed by a microstrip line and a partial ground plane with a rectangular slot. The proposed antenna is very easy to be integrated with microwave circuitry for low manufacturing cost. The flat antenna has a compact structure and the total size is 29 mm × 22 mm. The result shows that the measured impedance bandwidth (VSWR≤ 2) of the proposed antenna is 3.2–15.44 GHz, with a notch from 4.7 to 5.8 GHz. The effects of the structure parameters on impedance bandwidth are also investigated. Details of the proposed compact planar antenna design are presented and discussed.     

A Compact Plus Shaped Carpet Fractal Antenna with an I-Shaped DGS for C-band/X-band/UWB/WIBAN applications

This article presents the design and development of a compact broadband “+” shaped aperture coupled carpet fractal antenna with a defected ground structure (I shaped slot in the ground) for broadband/ultra wideband (UWB) and a multiband characteristics. The antenna has overall dimensions of 8.4 cm?×?5.5 cm?×?3.2 mm and is fed using aperture coupled feeding mechanism. It shows an impedance bandwidth (<?10 dB) of 4460 MHz from 6.93 to 11.39 GHz with fractional bandwidth of 0.48 at the center resonant frequency of 9.16 GHz. A multiband behavior is also exhibited by this antenna from 3.9–4.08 GHz, 4.8–5.06 GHz and 6.1–6.4 GHz with impedance bandwidths of 180 MHz, 260 MHz and 300 MHz respectively. It therefore supports the wireless applications of Wi-MAX (3.8–4.1 GHz), Wi-BAN/long distance radio telecommunication (4.8–5.06 GHz), wireless sensor networks (6.1–6.4 GHz), satellite (7.4–7.8 GHz) and UWB (6.9–11.03 GHz). The antenna is designed as a ‘+’ shaped patch with fractal rectangular slots cut out from it up to iterations of second order that allow the antenna to support multiband characteristics. The bandwidth at these bands is improved by using I shaped defected ground structure (DGS) and a parasitic feeding method i.e. aperture coupled feeding (Karur et al., in: ICMARS (IEEE), Jodhpur, India, pp. 266–270, 2014).The antenna has a compact structure with two layers of FR4 substrate, the ‘+’ shaped carpet fractal printed on the upper substrate layer and the lower substrate has a ground layer printed on its top and feed line on its bottom layer respectively. It shows a simulated peak gain of 4 dB at an operation frequency of 7.95 GHz. The antenna design and simulations are done using CST MWS V14. The Simulation results in terms of impedance bandwidth, smith chart, gain are presented in this article. To validate the impedance bandwidth results, the proposed carpet fractal antenna is experimentally tested using a vector network analyzer and the measured results are found to be closely matching with the simulated ones, allowing the antenna to be practically suitable for the afore mentioned wireless applications.

     

Compact CPW-fed dual-band antenna

A novel coplanar waveguide (CPW) antenna is proposed for dual-band WLAN applications. It comprises a rectangular patch, a rectangular notch cut at the lower edge of the patch and a CPW transmission line. The rectangular patch together with the ground plane of the coplanar waveguide radiates at the lower frequency band, 2.4 GHz for IEEE 802.11b/g, while the rectangular notch resonates in the upper band, 5.2/5.8 GHz for IEEE 802.11a. The designed antenna is only 32 × 5 mm, which can provide stable omnidirectional radiation patterns with an average gain of 2 dBi in both the bands. The antenna is very compact and suitable for 2.4 and 5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN operations.     

一种小型化双陷波可重构UWB天线设计

提出了一种小型化的双陷波可重构超宽带(ultra wide band,UWB)天线,通过在辐射贴片上刻蚀大、小两个C形槽,实现5G (3.3～4.4 GHz)/WiMAX (3.3～3.6 GHz)和WLAN (5.150～5.825 GHz)两个频段的陷波.采用两个PIN二极管跨接在C形槽上,通过控制PIN二极管的通...     

具有双陷波特性的六边形分形超宽带缝隙天线

提出一款具有双陷波特性的六边形分形超宽带缝隙天线,天线总尺寸为32 mmx16 mmx1.6 mm,采用六边形和三角形迭代嵌套的3阶分形结构作为辐射贴片,并采用缺陷地结构作为接地板,实现了3.0～ 15.26 GHz的超宽带带宽.在馈线两侧引入对称L形开路枝节,并在接地板上刻蚀U形窄缝隙产生了4.71～5.87 GHz...     

Compact UWB monopole antenna with quadruple band notched characteristics

ABSTRACT

A compact planar Ultrawideband (UWB) monopole antenna with quadruple band notch characteristics is proposed. The proposed antenna consists of a notched rectangular radiating patch with a 50 Ω microstrip feed line, and a defected ground plane. The quadruple band notched functions are achieved by utilising two inverted U-shaped slots, a symmetrical split ring resonator pair (SSRRP) and a via hole. The fabricated antenna has a compact size of 24 mm × 30 mm × 1.6 mm with an impedance bandwidth ranging from 2.86 to 12.2 GHz for magnitude of S₁₁ < ?10 dB. The four band notched characteristics of proposed antenna are in the WiMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) band (3.25–3.55 GHz), C band (3.7–4.2 GHz), WLAN (wireless local area network) band (5.2–5.9 GHz) and the downlink frequency band of X band (7–7.8 GHz) for satellite communication are obtained. The measured and simulation results of proposed antenna are in good agreement to achieve impedance matching, stable radiation patterns, constant gain and group delay over the operating bandwidth.     

A slot resonators based quintuple band-notched Y-shaped planar monopole ultra-wideband antenna

A Y-shaped ultra-wideband (UWB) monopole antenna containing modified ground plane with five stop bands is presented. An inverted U-shaped slot and a C-shaped slot are placed on Y-shaped radiating patch to achieve two notched bands while three pairs of C-shaped slots are placed at different positions on modified ground plane to achieve three more notched bands. The proposed antenna is designed, fabricated and experimentally tested. The designed Y-shaped antenna has overall dimensions of 36 × 38 × 1.6 mm³ (0.34λ_l × 0.36 λ_l × 0.016 λ_l) and has impedance bandwidth 2.86–13.3 GHz at |S₁₁| < −10 dB level. Measured band notches are achieved at 3.75/5.43/7.87/8.62/9.87 GHz centre notched frequencies to eliminate worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) band (3.45–4.0 GHz), wireless local area network (WLAN) band (5.15–5.90 GHz), X-band for satellite communication (6.77–8.00 GHz), ITU-8 band (8.3–9.1 GHz), and radio navigation (RN) band (9.3–10.6 GHz), respectively. Variation of slot parameter on individual band notch is also investigated. Omnidirectional radiation pattern for XZ-plane and dipole-like radiation pattern for YZ-plane are observed. Stable gain, variation of phase response in linear fashion and group delay <1.3 ns for whole ultra-wideband except at band notches is achieved.