@Article{cmc.2020.012800,
AUTHOR = {Naeem Ahmad Jan, Saad Hassan Kiani, Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Muhammad Rizwan Anjum, Amjad Iqbal, Mujeeb Abdullah, Sunghwan Kim},
TITLE = {Design of a Compact Monopole Antenna for UWB Applications},
JOURNAL = {Computers, Materials \& Continua},
VOLUME = {66},
YEAR = {2021},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {35--44},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/cmc/v66n1/40430},
ISSN = {1546-2226},
ABSTRACT = {In this paper, a low cost, highly efficient and low profile monopole
antenna for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications is presented. A new inverted triangular-shape structure possessing meander lines is designed to achieve a wideband response and high efficiency. To design the proposed structure, three steps
are utilized to achieve an UWB response. The bandwidth of the proposed antenna
is improved with changing meander lines parameters, miniaturization of the
ground width and optimization of the feeding line. The measured and simulated
frequency band ranges from 3.2 to 12 GHz, while the radiation patterns are measured at 4, 5.3, 6 and 8 GHz frequency bands. The overall volume of the proposed
antenna is 26 × 25 × 1.6 mm3
; whereas the FR4 material is used as a substrate
with a relative permittivity and loss tangent of 4.3 and 0.025, correspondingly.
The peak gain of 4 dB is achieved with a radiation efficiency of 80 to 98% for
the entire wideband. Design modelling of proposed antenna is performed in
ANSYS HFSS 13 software. A decent consistency between the simulated and
measured results is accomplished which shows that the proposed antenna is a
potential candidate for the UWB applications.},
DOI = {10.32604/cmc.2020.012800}
}