Compact multiband slotted antenna for wireless communication applications

Abstract

Abstract New design of a compact antenna with slotted structure for multioperating bands of wireless communication systems is presented. By using compact configuration and slot designs on printed circuit board, the proposed antenna has the multiband measured operations for covering the 2.4‐GHz WLAN (2.4–2.484 GHz), the WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e in the Taiwan: 2.5–2.69/3.5–3.65 GHz), and the 5‐GHz WLAN (5.15–5.35/5.725–5.825 GHz) bands. Several properties of the proposed compact antenna for multiband operation such as impedance bandwidth, radiation pattern, and measured gain have been numerically and experimentally investigated. © 2008 Wiley Periodcals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 502–503, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24094