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Abstract

A very-low-profile, decoupled, hybrid two-antenna system top-loaded with a coupled strip resonator for isolation enhancement is demonstrated. Each hybrid antenna consists of one 2.4 GHz open slot and one 5 GHz monopole, formed on the two sides of the substrate. The two-antenna design is able to operate in the 2.4 GHz (2400-2484 MHz) and 5 GHz (5150-5825 MHz) wireless local area network (WLAN) bands and yet merely occupies a size of 5 mm × 40 mm (about 0.04λ × 0.32λ at 2.4 GHz). The loaded strip resonator is employed to reduce the mutual coupling in the 2.4 GHz band. With further capacitively grounding the decoupling strip using a grounded T strip, good isolation > 18 dB over the 5 GHz bands can also be achieved. Owing to its low profile of 5 mm, the proposed design can find some practical applications in the narrow-bezel notebook computers and is of the smallest footprint among those two 2.4/5 GHz antennas for notebook applications.

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Dr. Wei-Hsuan Chang

Dr. Saou-Wen Su