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Abstract

A compact coplanar waveguide-fed tri-band monopole antenna for WLAN/WiMAX applications is proposed. By employing a pair of inverted-L slots etched on the ground plane and a split-ring resonator (SRR) and further carefully adjusting the lengths and positions of these structures, two notched bands can be obtained. Measured results show that a tri-band of 280 MHz (2.28-2.56 GHz), 920 MHz (3.29-4.21 GHz), and 860 MHz (5.05-5.91 GHz) with reflection coefficient less than -10 dB is obtained covering all the 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN bands and 3.5/5.5 GHz WiMAX bands. In addition, good dipole-like radiation characteristics over the required bands is achieved in both E- and H-planes.

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Dr. Yuan Xu

Dr. Cilei Zhang

Professor Ying-Zeng Yin

Dr. Zhao Yang