A novel compact low-profile printed antenna is designed and analyzed for wireless communication applications. The proposed antenna is composed of a four-steps patch and a three-steps segmental ground plane with… Click to show full abstract
A novel compact low-profile printed antenna is designed and analyzed for wireless communication applications. The proposed antenna is composed of a four-steps patch and a three-steps segmental ground plane with two small rectangular slits. To enhance the antenna bandwidth and generate multiple notches, a circular split-ring slot integrated with double strip slots is introduced in the multistep radiating patch, and a inverted-L shaped slot is embedded onto the defected ground plane. The simulated and measured results show that the antenna achieves a wider bandwidth ranging from 3.0 to 16.5 GHz (the return loss 4.0 dBi), lower group delay (<2.5 ns) and stable radiation patterns. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 59:270–275, 2017
               
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