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Planar Multi-broadband Antenna for LTE/5G/GPS/GSM/UMTS and WLAN/WiMAX Wireless Applications

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In this paper, a simple planar multiband antenna design for wireless handsets is introduced. The proposed antenna can support four broad frequency bands, covering LTE/WWAN/GNSS/WiMAX/WLAN and several bands that are suggested for 5G systems. The proposed antenna design consists of a folded driven monopole strip, and a parasitic ground connected to the main ground with several etched slots on the ground plane. The parasitic ground in conjunction with the driven monopole slot helps to cover the lower band, including LTE700 and GSM bands, while the slots at the parasitic ground help to fully cover and tune other desired bands. The antenna is printed on a low-cost ultra-thin FR-4 substrate with a compact size of 135 mm \(\times\) 60 mm \(\times\) 0.5 mm, suitable for the state-of-the-art wireless handsets, such as smart-phones. The design procedure and measurement results of the antenna have been presented and discussed.

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Jalali Khalilabadi, A. Planar Multi-broadband Antenna for LTE/5G/GPS/GSM/UMTS and WLAN/WiMAX Wireless Applications. Wireless Pers Commun 118, 2611–2620 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-021-08145-4

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