A Compact Dual-Band MIMO Slot Antenna for WLAN Applications

Abstract

A compact dual-band dual-element multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna for wireless local area network (WLAN) and Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications is presented in this report. The proposed antenna has a simple planar structure and occupies a small area of 13.5×32mm ² . An L-shaped open-ended slot and an L-shaped micros trip line are used as quarter-wavelength and half wavelength radiators, respectively. The operating band of the proposed antenna are from 2.3-2.49 GHz and 5.1-5.56GHz. The wide slot in the middle of the ground is used to achieve good isolation at both bands.