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Abstract

This work provides the design, analysis, and performance optimization of an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC)-based wideband printed monopole antenna. The proposed antenna structure is constituted with CPW feeding, and an AMC layer has been added beneath the proposed antenna configuration to decrease back lobe radiation. By employing an AMC reflector, composed of periodic copper metallic Minkovski square fractal patches on a circular serrated antenna with an air gap separation of 8\,mm, the proposed antenna has obtained a peak gain of 12.9 dBi, and wideband is also achieved by the antenna for wearable applications. The prototyped model of cotton fabric substrate material based measurement results with antenna measurement setup match the CST-tool simulation results, enabling the applicability in real time communication systems.

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doi:10.32604/cmc.2021.018855

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Dr. Rajesh Katragadda

Dr. Palasetti Appala Nageswara Rao