A novel dual notched UWB antenna for wireless body area network

Abstract

A novel CPW-fed dual notched circular monopole UWB antenna for wireless body area network is presented in this paper. An advanced U shaped slot and an I shaped slot are loaded on the circular patch to filter C band, WiMax and WLAN. The simulated results indicate that the designed antenna has a good performance at filtering those unwanted frequencies. To test if it is still functioning well on wireless body area network applications, we build a 3 layers human body model located under the UWB antenna. The simulated results identify that this antenna can be used for wireless body area network applications.