A novel compact wideband antenna with T-shaped strips inside square ring is proposed. By stacking a pair of T-shaped strip one above another, the antenna covers the WIMAX (3.3-3.8 and 5.25-5.85 GHz), WLAN (2.41-2.54, 5.15-5.35, and 5.72-5.85 GHz), and lower band of future 5G communications (3.6-6 GHz). The antenna is fabricated on 17 × 33 × 1.6 mm3 FR-4 substrate. UWB operation is achieved using a rectangular shaped slot in the ground plane. The designed antenna has been fabricated and measured. Simulation results and measured results are in good agreement. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Karthikeyan M

Department of Communication Engineering

School of Electronics Engineering

Vellore Campus

Sitharthan R

Department of Electrical Engineering

School of Electrical Engineering

T. Ali

B. Roy

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Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Compact multiband CPW fed monopole antenna with square ring and T-shaped strips

Journal	Data powered by TypesetMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Publisher	Data powered by TypesetJohn Wiley and Sons Inc.
ISSN	08952477