A Single-Fed Multiband Antenna for WLAN and 5G Applications

In this paper, a slotted conical patch connected to a small triangular patch multiband antenna for both microwave and millimeter-wave applications is presented. The designed antenna has three characteristics. The proposed antenna is a multiband, having a compact size of 0.35<i>λ</i><s...

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Main Authors: Zakir Khan, Muhammad Hunain Memon, Saeed Ur Rahman, Muhammad Sajjad, Fujiang Lin, Liguo Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/21/6332
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Summary:In this paper, a slotted conical patch connected to a small triangular patch multiband antenna for both microwave and millimeter-wave applications is presented. The designed antenna has three characteristics. The proposed antenna is a multiband, having a compact size of 0.35<i>λ</i><sub>0</sub> × 0.35<i>λ</i><sub>0</sub> × 0.004<i>λ</i><sub>0</sub> at its lowest operational frequency, i.e., 2.4 GHz, and more importantly, it can cover both the microwave and millimeter-wave bands with a single feeding. According to the −10 dB matching bandwidth, experimental results show that the antenna operates at (2.450–2.495) GHz, (5.0–6.3) GHz, and (23–28) GHz. The reduced size, simple design, and multiband large bandwidth are some of the advantages over the reported designs in the latest literature. Both simulated and experimental results show a good agreement, and the proposed antenna can be used for wireless local area network (WLAN) applications and fifth-generation (5G) wireless communication devices.
ISSN:1424-8220