Diversity Planar Monopole Antenna for WLAN Application with Enhanced isolation characteristics

Abstract

A printed diversity monopole antenna for WLAN operation at the 5 GHz band, such as the 5.2GHz (5150-5350 MHz) and 5.8GHz (5725-5875 MHz) bands is presented. The proposed diversity antenna fed by a coaxial connector consists of two planar monopole antennas which are symmetrical and a ground which has two slots for enhanced isolation characteristic between two antennas. The bandwidth of the diversity antenna (S1K-10 dB) has achieved about 2360 MHz starting from 4520 MHz to 6880 MHz. Details of the antenna design and experimental results are demonstrated.