A Compact Dualband Planar Antenna for

IMT-2000 and WLAN Applications

Gijo Augustin, SarinV.P., Nishamol MS., P. Mohanan, C.K. Aanandan and K. ~asudevan
Centre for Research in Electromagnetics and Antenas(CREMA), Department ofElectronics,
Cochin University ofScience and Technology, Cochin - 682 022, India.
Ph: +91 484 2576418, Fax: +91 484 2575800, email- gijoaugustin@cusat.ac.in

Abstract-A compact dualband planar antenna developed

for IMT-2000 and WLAN applications is presented. The

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compact planar antenna consists of a flared monopole with an
additional sleeve for dual band applications. The overall size of
the antenna is 40mm x 25mm x 1.6mm including the Finite
Ground CPW feeding mechanism. The measured -10dD band
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width for returnloss is from 1.91 - 2.34 GHz and 3.21 - 5.58
GHz covering IMT-2000 and WLAN bands. Simulation results
along with measurements from the prototyped antenna are
presented.

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I. INTRODUCTION (FCKJ'"N)

M Ultiband monopole antennas have aroused widespread

applications, especially in wireless communications.
In the era of modern wireless communication systems
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multiband antennas with omnidirectional radiation

characteristics playa vital role. Currently various designs are
reported which find applications in WLAN, WiMAX, DCS-
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1800, IMT-2000 and GPS applications [1-4]. However most « •• x

of these antennas are multilayer designs which requires a
considerable antenna thickness and thus not suitable for
compact multiband applications. As a consequence,
miniaturization of the mobile antenna is highly demanded Fig. 1. Geometry of the proposed Dual Band monopole
and advantageous to the manufacturer of communication antenna .a) Top view b) Side view.
devices. In this paper, a new compact, single layer, Wg = 10, Lg = 15, Wm = 3, h = 1.6L m = 25, Wf = 23,
multiband antenna is proposed for the purpose of IMT-2000 Lf = 10, L1 = 2.5, L 2 = 15, t] = g] = 1./ Units mm J
and WLAN dual-mode operation. The parameters affecting Gr =4.4
the antenna wideband characteristic are discussed. Measured
return loss, antenna gain, and radiation patterns are
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
presented.

II. GEOMETRY OF THE ANTENNA
Fig.1 shows the proposed Finite Ground Coplanar
Waveguide (FGCPW) fed dual band monopole antenna
fabricated on a substrate with a dielectric constant 4.4 and
thickness 1.6mm. The £layered strip monopole with
dimensions Lm = 15 mm (-0.2Agd, and L r = 10 mm ("'O.lAgl
) is employed to produce the first resonant frequency while
the 'V'-shaped sleeves with dimensions L2 = 15mm ("'0.3Ag2)
results second resonance where Agl and Ag2 corresponds to the
effective wavelengths for the first and second resonant
frequencies respectively . The feed line is realized by Finite
Ground Coplanar Waveguide with ground dimensions Lg =
15mm and Wg = 10mm that couples the energy to the
antenna through 50n SMA connector.
The physical parameters of the proposed dual-band
antenna are optimized using Ansoft HFSS for dualband
operation. The parameters L}, gl and t 1 are optimized
using Ansoft HFSS for wideband performance in both
the resonant bands.
Agilent E8362B PNA and a measurement range with
HP8510c antenna measurement system is used to
measure the S 11 and radiation patterns of the antenna.
Fig 2. Shows the simulated and measured SII of the
proposed antenna. The experimental -10dB impedance
bandwidths are from 1.91 - 2.34 GHz (20%) in the first
band and 3.21 - 5.58 GHz (54%) in the second band.

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Fig.3 Surface currents at 2.12 and 3.4 GHz.

Current density plots of the proposed antenna at both the

frequency bands of operation is illustrated in fig. 3. It is clear
from the simulated results that the flared strip monopole
contributes for the radiation at the lower resonant band while 270

the' V' - shaped sleeve attached to the antenna corresponds to

b) 5.2 GHz
the second resonance.
Radiation patterns of the antenna at 2.0 GHz and 5.2 GHz
are depicted in fig.3. Almost Omni-directional radiation Fig.4 Measured Radiation patterns of the proposed
patterns along with good cross-polarization levels at both the antenna at 2.12 GHz and 5.8 GHz.
resonant bands are observed. Measured peak gains of the
University Grants Commission ( UGC ), Government of
antenna in first and second resonance frequencies are 4.2 and
3.6 dBi respectively. India for financial assistance.

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