Dual and triple-band PIFA design for WLAN applications.

Authors :: Sim, Chow-Yen-Desmond
Source :: Microwave & Optical Technology Letters. Sep2007, Vol. 49 Issue 9, p2159-2162. 4p. 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The design of a dual and triple-band planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is proposed for WLAN 802.11 a/b/g applications. Dual-band operation is achieved by simply truncating one of the top rectangular radiating plate's corners, and wide bandwidth for the upper-band is obtained by applying an additional small rectangular slit. By further extending the slit length, a triple-band operation can also be achieved with a maximum gain of around 5 dBi. Simulated results are provided to validate the measured results. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 2159–2162, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22682 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]