<article_id>JCS_V5_N3_RP3</article_id>
<title>A Compact UWB Microstrip Antenna for WiMAX, WLAN and Amateur Radio</title>
<author>Shashi Mohan Kumar</author>
<author>Rajan Mishra</author>
<journal>Journal on Communication Engineering and Systems</journal>
<issn>2277-5242</issn>
<volume>5</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<first_page>15</first_page>
<last_page>20</last_page>
<keywords>Monopole Antenna, Defected Ground, Ultra-WideBand (UWB) Microstrip Antenna, VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio)</keywords>
<abstract>A compact Ultra-WideBand (UWB) microstrip antenna is proposed for wireless application in the Ultra-WideBand (UWB) frequency. This paper proposed a low-profile antenna which consists of a patch, a combination of two inverted C-shape structures. This consists of a rectangular ground with one rectangular and one trapezoidal slot cut. Defected ground technique in this antenna provides a good impedance matching. The bandwidth of this antenna is broad which includes an entire UWB frequency range from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz. This antenna has three resonant bands 3.37 GHz, which is applicable for WiMAX (3.3 – 3.7 GHz), 5.3 GHz which is applicable for WLAN (5.15 – 5.825 GHz) and 10.06 GHz which is 2 applicable for Amateur Radio (10 - 10.5 GHz). The surface size of antenna is 25 x 25 mm with 1.6 mm height of substrate which provides broad bandwidth, constant group delay, good impedance matching and constant gain.</abstract>
<date>May - July 2016</date>
<copyright>Copyright &copy; 2016 i-manager publications. All rights reserved.</copyright>
<publisher>i-manager Publications</publisher>
<article_url>http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=8063</article_url>