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Bandwidth enhancement using modified L-probe fed slotted patch antenna for WLAN and UMTS applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2018

Rakesh N. Tiwari*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
Prabhakar Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India Department of Applied Sciences, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, India
Binod Kumar Kanaujia
Affiliation:
School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
*
Author for correspondence: Rakesh N. Tiwari, E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

In this paper, two different radiating structures fed with modified L-probe, are reported using a circuit theory concept. The proposed antennas are operating in wireless local area network (WLAN) and universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) frequency bands. In the first design, an E-shaped patch is studied to increase the bandwidth. It is observed that the bandwidth is directly proportional to notch dimensions. In the second design, E-shaped patch is modified to reduce the antenna size up to 30% with high bandwidth. In the first design, measured bandwidth and gain achieved are 32.68% (1.92–2.67 GHz) and 8.43 dBi while in second design it is 34.19% (1.94–2.74 GHz) and 8.39 dBi, respectively. Radiation patterns for both the antennas are symmetrical and broadside in nature. The proposed antennas are fabricated and measured results compare well with the theoretical and simulated results.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2018 

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