<article_id>JCS_V5_N2_RP3</article_id>
<title>A Modified Rectangular Ring Wideband Monopole Antenna for WLAN / WiMAX Applications</title>
<author>Km. Poonam Chaurasiya</author>
<author>R.K. Chauhan</author>
<journal>Journal on Communication Engineering and Systems</journal>
<issn>2277-5242</issn>
<volume>5</volume>
<issue>2</issue>
<first_page>20</first_page>
<last_page>24</last_page>
<keywords>Rectangular Ring Monopole Antenna, Impedance Bandwidth, WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WiMax
(Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)</keywords>
<abstract>In this paper, a novel rectangular ring monopole antenna for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is demonstrated. The antenna is designed with a rectangle shaped ring having four different strips. The four strips along with the rectangular ring are used to create a wide impedance bandwidth (2.3-7 GHz) for VSWR ≤ 2, which covers the WLAN frequency ranges (2.4 - 2.483 GHz, 5.15 - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 - 5.825 GHz) and WiMAX band (2.5 - 2.69 GHz, 3.30 - 3.80 GHz and 5.25 - 5.85 GHz) applications. The antenna shows a sufficient wide bandwidth (4700 MHz) with good radiation patterns. The proposed antenna is suitable for WLAN/WiMax standards.</abstract>
<date>February - April 2016</date>
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<publisher>i-manager Publications</publisher>
<article_url>http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=5962</article_url>