Title: Planar ultrawideband fractal antenna with 3.4/5.5 GHz dual band-notched characteristics

Authors: S. Natarajamani; Santanu Kumar Behera; Sarat Kumar Patra

Addresses: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela 769008, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela 769008, India ' Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Rourkela 769008, India

Abstract: A simple and compact coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed ultra wideband (UWB) antenna is presented. The proposed antenna consists of a circular patch with triangular slot, which is etched onto FR4 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) with overall size of 39.2 × 43.5 × 1.6 mm³. The simulated and measurement results shown that the antenna achieves good impedance matching, consistent gain and stable radiation patterns. Extended UWB antenna with notch band (3.3-3.6 GHz & 5-6 GHz) design are also presented as a desirable feature for UWB application.

Keywords: CPW-fed UWB antennas; coplanar waveguide; dual band-notched characteristics; planar antennas; ultra wideband antennas; fractal antennas; simulation; impedance matching; consistent gain; radiation patterns.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSISE.2013.051507

International Journal of Signal and Imaging Systems Engineering, 2013 Vol.6 No.1, pp.46 - 51

Received: 05 Feb 2011
Accepted: 28 Mar 2011
Published online: 20 Jan 2013 *

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