Modal Analysis and Design a planar Elliptical Shaped

UWB antenna with Triple Band Notch Characteristics

Abstract A Planer CPW fed UWB monopole antenna with
triple band notch characteristics is presented in this paper.
Modal analysis of band-notched UWB antennas illustrates the
existence of resonant modes linked to the embedded narrowband
slot structure (slot modes), whose location within the planar
geometry of the monopole determines the effect over the rest of
the radiating modes of the wideband structure, and consequently,
over the behavior of the antenna. The proposed antenna could
potentially minimize frequency interference from many
underlying technologies i.e. WLAN, WiMAX and Aeronautical
mobile bands. The U slot that is etched out from the radiator
results in creating band notch centered at 3.5GHz and 10.5 GHz.
The band notch centered at 5.5GHz is obtained by L shape slots
etched from the ground plane. The dimensions of proposed
antenna are 45 mm x 41 mm x 0.762 mm and the proposed
antenna is realized on Taconic substrate with
r
H = 2.2. The
impedance bandwidth of the proposed antenna covers the
frequency range from 2.8 GHz to 12 GHz. The simulated gain is
4.93dBi.

Keywords Band-notched, UWB Antenna, characteristic
modes, planar monopole.
I. INTRODUCTION
Recently wireless communication system research and
development in UWB has increased. To efficiently use scare
frequency spectra, an FCC allocation of 3.1 to 10.6GHz [1] for
UWB has created interest in antennas with extremely wide
bandwidths. For UWB systems, printed monopole antenna with
various designs have been studied which meet the frequency
range specified for UWB communication [2-7]. Printed
monopole antenna designs with enhanced bandwidths for
multiple wireless systems have been proposed recently.
However, it is also necessary to avoid potential interference
with various narrow band communication systems which are
within UWB frequency range. In this paper an elliptical shaped
printed monopole antenna with triple band notch characteristics
is proposed. A micro strip fed antenna with an L shaped
ramification on the ground plane has been presented in [8] for
WLan and UWB system and U shape slot ramification on the
feed line has been presented in [9-10] for Wimax and
aeronautical. A printed elliptical antenna with a tapered and
modified feed was designed to support a number of wireless
communication frequency bands [11]. On the other side, the
FCC designed notch band for ultra wide band system, there
exits various narrow frequency bands used by other wireless
systems such as Wimax (3.3GHz-3.7GHz), WLan (5.15GHz-
5.825 GHz), satellite communication (7.25 GHz-
7.75GHz). For example, slots of various shapes made in a
patch can supply only one notch bands, and their practical
applications are limited. There are some designs with the
characteristics of a triple notch band [14] are presented [15].
The proposed paper illustrates a band notch antenna with
various slots. The notch band at 3.5GHz and 10.5GHz is
achieved by using U slot on the feed line, the notch band at
5.5GHz is achieved by using L shape slot on the ground plane.
The design antenna produces a bandwidth 9.4 GHz with three
different notch bands at 3.5GHz, 5.5GHz and 10.3GHz
respectively.
The paper is arranged such that section 2 describes the details
of the design and parametric study, which is followed by result
and discussion and conclusion in section 3 and section 4
respectively
II. ANTENNA DESIGN
The geometry of the proposed antenna is shown in fig. 1. The
proposed antenna is perceived on Taconic substrate =2.2,
thickness 0.762mm. The radiator patch consists of an elliptical
feed by a 50 ohm coplanar waveguide line.













The antenna is simulated using time domain solver of CST
Microwave studio [12]. Two symmetrical L-shape slots in the
ground planes results in notch band at 5.5GHz. The U shape
slot is cutting the feed line to create a Wimax and aeronautical



Fig.1. Geometry of the antenna (units in mm) (a) top view
Satyabrata Maiti
1
, Naikatmana Pani
2
, Amrit Mukherjee
3

M Tech
1, 2
, School of Electronics Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, INDIA
satyabratamaiti12@gmail.com, naikatman@gmail.com, amrit1460@gmail.com
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rejection band centered at 3.5GHz and 10.3 GHz. The total
length of the U slot is deducted from (1) and (2).
L_U=2 S2+2 S1 (1)

Where f
1
in (1) and (2) are frequencies 3.5GHz and 10.3GHz
respectively. Another notch band at 5.5GHz is created using
two symmetrical L shape slots in the ground planes as shown
in fig. The total length of the L slot is derived from (3) and (4).
L_S=L1+L2+Ts2 (3)

Where in f
2
stands for 5.5GHz.
The Optimized antenna parameters are listed in table 1
Antenna
Parameter
Lsub Wsub Lg wp LP W0 Wg
Value
(mm)
41 45 20.75 0.43 0.75 1.53 21.3
Slot
parameters
RX RY L1 L2 Ts2 S1 S2
Value
(mm)
13.5 9 13.5 8.2 0.45 0.7 20










III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS











One of these technologies recently proposed is a band-notched
technique. In this paper, we propose a compact ultra-wideband
micro strip antenna with triple band notched 3.35 GHz, 5.5
GHz and 10.5 GHz. The proposed antenna consists of a
rectangular patch with a partial ground plane that is fed by 50
micro strip lines. The proposed antenna is simulated using
commercial software CST microwave studio [13]. The
dimension of the antenna is 45mm x 41mm.The VSWR of the
antenna is plotted in fig. 3. which shows a wide impedance
bandwidth from 2.8GHz to 12GHz with three band notches
3.5GHz, 5.5GHz and 10.3GHz. The U shape slot resonates at
frequencies 3.5GHz and 10.3GHz, which is clear from the
current distribution depicted in fig (4. (a)) And fig. (4.(c))
respectively . Fig.4. (b) Which showing standing wave pattern
due to high current density in the L shape slot.

























The antenna gain is shown in fig. 5. It shows that the gain is
almost flat except at rejection frequencies where gain
decreases abruptly. The peak gain is 4.93dBi.














eff
f
c
L L
H u u
|
2 2
_
eff
f
c
U L
H u u
|
1 2
_


Fig.3 Simulated VSWR of the antenna with three notch band


(a) (b)


(c)
Fig.4. Surface current distribution (a) the first notched band, 3.5 GHz, (b)
the second notched band, 5.5 GHz, (c) the third notch band 10.3GHz.


Fig.5. Maximum gain of the antenna

(a) (b)
Fig.2. Geometry U shaped Slot. (c) Geometry of L shaped slot
(2)
(4)
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Moreover the distortion less nature of the antenna is confirmed
by studying the group delay as shown in fig. 6. It observed
that group delay excursion is within 1ns except notch
frequencies. The radiation patterns at frequencies 3.5GHz,
5.5GHz, 7.5GHz, and 10 GHz of H- (x-z) and E- (y-z) planes
are shown in Fig. 7. The antenna displays a good
omnidirectional radiation pattern in the H-plane, even at high
frequencies.

















































IV. CONCLUSION
An elliptical shaped UWB antenna with triple band notch
antenna using fractal slots is designed in this paper. The
impedance bandwidth ranges from 2.8GHz to 12GHz. The U
shaped slot which is responsible for band rejection at 3.5GHz
and 10.3GHz. The band notch at 5.5GHz is achieved due to L-
shaped slots in the ground planes. The radiation patterns are
observed to be omnidirectional. The gain of the antenna shows
satisfactorily 3.0dBi to 4.93dBi throughout with triple
rejection bands. Moreover the antenna group delay profile
remains within 1ns in the UWB system. The proposed Micro
strip antenna is easily integrated with RF/microwave circuits
for low cost manufacturing and suitable for various UWB
applications.

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Fig.6. Group Delay

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Fig.7. Simulated radiation pattern in E-planes & H-planes at (a) 3.5GHz
(b) 5.5GHz(c) 7.5GHz (d) 10 GHz
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