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A new double L-shaped multiband patch antenna on a polymer resin material substrate

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The design and prototyping of a new double L-shaped patch antenna on substrate of available low cost polymer resin composite material is presented. The designed microstrip line fed compact antenna consists of a planar double L-shaped slotted radiating patch, 1.6 mm thick substrate and ground plane. The proposed small antenna was designed and analyzed using a finite-element method-based, commercially available, high frequency structure simulator, and fabricated on a printed circuit board. The measured −10 dB return loss bandwidths were 220 MHz and 650 MHz at 4.85 GHz and 8.10 GHz center frequencies. The corresponding symmetric and almost steady radiation patterns have peak gains of 7.6 dBi and 4.1 dBi, making the proposed antenna suitable for C and × band wireless applications, especially for WLANs, mobiles and satellites. The radiation efficiency, input impedance and current distribution of the proposed antenna were also analyzed.

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  1. Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    M. Habib Ullah, J. S. Mandeep & N. Misran

  2. Institute of Space Science (ANGKASA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Level 2, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Building, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    M. Habib Ullah, M. T. Islam, J. S. Mandeep & N. Misran

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Ullah, M.H., Islam, M.T., Mandeep, J.S. et al. A new double L-shaped multiband patch antenna on a polymer resin material substrate. Appl. Phys. A 110, 199–205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7114-0

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