Ultra-wide band microstrip antenna for 4G applications

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Arab Academy For science and Technology Maritime Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication, Cairo Branch AASTMT, Egypt.+

2 Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo, Egypt.

3 Egyptian Armed Forces.

4 Arab Academy For science and Technology Maritime Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication, Cairo Branch AASTMT, Egypt.

10.1088/1757-899X/610/1/012025

Abstract

Presently, there is an expanded activity for ultra-wideband (UWB) technology for use in a few present and future applications. UWB got an exceptional attention, particularl  after the approval of utilizing the unlicensed band beginning from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz for commercial use. A compact ultra-wide band microstrip antenna is introduced in this paper. The
antenna consists of dual elements each having a size of 24X24 mm^2, while the total size is 58X24 mm2. A decoupling circuit is added to the design; afterwards the spacing between the elements is adjusted. The first element covers the range between 3.29 and 6.9 GHZ using the digital ground and the second antenna covers the frequency range from 8.76 GHz to 13.27 GHz using defective ground..This type of antenna is designed to be used for 4G applications. The antenna’s structure and the parametric study, including the reflection coefficients, gain, coupling and decoupling, will be discussed further in this work. In addition to that comparison of similar UWB antennas is done.