A slot-loaded reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna for UWB applications

Zolfaghari, Mahsa; Riley, Nicholas G.; Mahdawi, Meftah; Shen, Jie

Abstract

The paper presents a co-planar wave guide (CPW)-fed slot loaded low return loss planar printed antenna with a small size designed for wireless communication and UWB applications. First, a conventional UWB antenna is modeled to provide a reference point for the modeling and then the shape is modified by a self inverted configuration to achieve higher bandwidth and size reduction. To improve the gain and efficiency, a combination of corner features and loading slots are introduced. The primary aim throughout the modeling was to achieve the minimum possible value of return loss (S11) below -10 dB over the FCC-defined UWB frequency range. The antenna was designed, simulated and modified using Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS). It was fabricated on FR4 substrate and measured return loss results are presented.

Citation

Zolfaghari, M., Riley, N. G., Mahdawi, M., & Shen, J. (2013, November). A slot-loaded reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna for UWB applications. Presented at 2013 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2013

• Conference Name: 2013 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2013
• Start Date: Nov 11, 2013
• End Date: Nov 12, 2013
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: May 27, 2016
• Journal: Antennas and propagation conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 611-614
• ISBN: 9781479900916
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/lapc.2013.6711973
• Keywords: Ultrawide band; Microstrip antenna; Size-reduction; CPW-fed aperture antenna
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/438839
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6711973/
• Contract Date: May 27, 2016