Microstrip-fed polygon slot antenna design for WLAN applications.

A novel microstrip-fed polygon slot antenna with dual-band operation for WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) applications in the 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz bands is proposed. The polygon slot is formed by embedding two right-angle triangular ground patches into both upper-corners of the rectangular slot. To allow the excitation of three resonant modes located exactly around 2.4, 5.2, and 5.8 GHz bands, besides tuning the length of the hypotenuse of the triangular ground patches, an L-shaped slit is also loaded into the rectangular radiating element. The design of this proposed antenna via simulation is illustrated in detail, and typical experiments were performed on the fabricated prototype. From the experimental results, the lower band measured along VSWR 2:1 operates from 2.36 to 2.63 GHz, while a broad upper band from 4.98 to 6.8 GHz is also observed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:1394-1398, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26018 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]