A Triple-Band Microstrip Antenna for WLAN Applications

Abstract

A novel compact triple-band monopole microstrip antenna for WLAN applications is proposed. The proposed antenna is made up of two one-quarter wavelength resonating components, fed by a 50ohmic microstrip line. The configuration is simple. The resonating frequencies of the proposed antenna are 2.5GHz and 4.8GHz, respectively, the bandwidth is about 500MHz (2.25~2.75GHz) and 2.63GHz (3.82~6.45GHz) (return loss less than -10dB), covering the triple bands of WLAN system. The lower and higher resonant frequencies can be easily tuned by adjusting a few parameters of the presented antenna. This antenna satisfies the requirements of wireless local area network(WLAN) 802.11(2.4~2.484GHz, 5.15~5.35GHz, 5.725~5.825GHz) applications. The softwares of Ansoft HFSS11 and CST Microwave Studio are used to simulate and optimize the antenna.