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A multi-band switchable antenna for Wi-Fi, 3G Advanced, WiMAX, and WLAN wireless applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2018

Sadiq Ullah Open the ORCID record for Sadiq Ullah [Opens in a new window] ,
Shaheen Ahmad ,
Burhan A. Khan  and
James A. Flint
Sadiq Ullah*
Affiliation:
Department of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, 23200, Pakistan
Shaheen Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, 23200, Pakistan
Burhan A. Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Telecommunication Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, 23200, Pakistan
James A. Flint
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK
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Author for correspondence: Sadiq Ullah, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper presents a hexa-band frequency reconfigurable planar antenna, printed on a 1.6 mm thicker FR 4 substrate and backed by a truncated ground plane. The given antenna operates in four different frequency modes, depending on the state of the two lumped element switches. The proposed antenna works at six frequencies, 2.10, 2.40, 3.35, 3.50, 5.28, and 5.97 GHz. These frequency bands are dedicated to useful wireless applications, including 3G Advanced (2.10 GHz), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (2.40 GHz), WiMAX (3.35 GHz), WiMAX (3.5 GHz), WLAN (5.28 GHz) and fixed-satellite and mobile satellite services (5.97 GHz). Satisfactory gain of 1.96, 2.20, 2.671, 2.81, 3.80, and 3.88 dBi, efficiency of 92.5, 94.5, 94.56, 95.0, 93.8, and 97.0% and bandwidth of 332, 485, 1020, 1080, 512, and 465 MHz has been obtained at 2.10, 2.40, 3.35, 3.50, 5.28, and 5.97 GHz, respectively. The modeling and simulations are conducted in CST MWS (2014). The simulated reflection coefficient and radiation pattern are validated in antenna measurement facility. In addition, the specific absorption rate of the antenna on a flat section of human body is also studied. The antenna is compact, low profile, and vastly suitable for multi-band wireless devices.

Keywords

3G Advancedhexa bandSARWi-FiWiMAXWLAN
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 10 , Issue 8 , October 2018 , pp. 991 - 997
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2018 

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