Compact printed monopole antenna for multiband WLAN applications

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, a novel compact printed monopole antenna with multiband operation for wireless local area networks (WLAN) is presented. A simple C‐shaped strip and a straight strip of this antenna provide two resonant paths to achieve 2.4‐, 5.2‐, and 5.8‐GHz multiband operation. Good similar omnidirectional radiation patterns in the azimuth plane of the proposed antenna with compact radiator size of 11.5 × 8.5 mm 2 in the desired frequency bands have been achieved. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 365–367, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23078