High-gain directional antenna for WLAN and WiMAX applications
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Van Rooyen, Marno
Odendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm)
Joubert, Johan
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Abstract
This letter presents a dual band slot antenna with high gain for WLAN and WiMAX communication covering the IEEE802.11a/b and IEEE802.16d/e standards. The antenna consists of a microstrip fed slot with a complimentary stub on a single dielectric medium. A reflecting ground plane is employed to achieve a unidirectional radiation pattern with an average gain of 9.1 dBi. The feed of the antenna is optimized to achieve radiation efficiency above 95% in the WLAN and WiMAX frequency bands. The radiation properties of a prototype antenna were measured in a compact antenna range. Simulated and measured results (impedance bandwidth, gain and radiation patterns) are presented for the proposed antenna.
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Multiband antenna, Wireless local area network (WLAN), Directive antenna, Slot antenna, Worldwide Interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX)
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Van Rooyen, M, Odendaal JW & Joubert, J 2017, 'High-gain directional antenna for WLAN and WiMAX applications', IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, no. 7479524, pp. 286-289.