Title: Inset-fed microstrip patch antenna for ubiquitous wireless communication applications

Authors: Rezaul Azim; Koli Dhar; Md. Sharif Mia; Mohammad Tariqul Islam

Addresses: Department of Physics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh ' Department of Physics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh ' Department of Physics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh ' Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia

Abstract: This paper presents an inset-fed microstrip patch antenna for ubiquitous wireless communication applications. The studied design is comprised of an inset-fed rectangular radiator and a partial ground plane and is printed on an FR4 microwave substrate. The measured results reveal that the fabricated prototype achieved a good impedance bandwidth of 1.78 GHz (2.02 GHz-3.8 GHz) and is able to cover well-established narrow-bands including ISM, IMT, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMAX, WLAN and 3.5 GHz for sub-6 GHz 5G communication system. Moreover, it achieved a maximum gain of 5.14 dBi, a maximum efficiency of 94.16% and exhibits stable radiation patterns which make it a suitable candidate to be used in narrow-band wireless communication services.

Keywords: microstrip patch antenna; inset-fed; ISM band; Wi-Fi; WiMAX; WLAN.

DOI: 10.1504/IJUWBCS.2022.123416

International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems, 2022 Vol.5 No.2, pp.57 - 64

Received: 10 Nov 2020
Accepted: 07 Dec 2020
Published online: 20 Jun 2022 *

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