A Metamaterial Inspired Compact Miniaturized Triple-band Near Field Resonant Parasitic Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX Applications

Authors

  • Si Li School of Electronics and Information Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China
  • Atef Z. Elsherbeni Electrical Engineering Department Colorado School of Mines, CO 80401 USA
  • Zhenfeng Ding Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development PetroChina Company Limited, Beijing 100083, China
  • Yunlong Mao School of Electronics and Information Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212003, China

Keywords:

Left-handed metamaterial, miniaturized antenna, WLAN/WiMAX

Abstract

This paper presents a metamaterial-inspired triple-band antenna specified for WLAN and WiMAX applications with a compact size of 24mm × 18mm × 1mm (at 2.4 GHz). It consists of a dual-band left-handed metamaterial (LHM) unit surrounded by a G-style monopole antenna. The LHM is first designed and analyzed with equivalent circuits and simulations. A loop antenna based on the LHM unit is designed and simulated to investigate the radiating performance of the LHM unit structure. We also ran simulations for the G-style monopole. Later, the LHM unit is employed as a near-field resonant parasitic (NFRP) element that surrounded by the G-style monopole. A prototype of this antenna is fabricated. Simulations and measurements were carried out and the results match well, identifying good omni-directional radiating performance. Radiation comparisons with the loop antenna and the G-style monopole indicate that due to NFRP, the G-style monopole’s pass bands are shifted to lower frequencies to satisfy 2.45 GHz and 5.5 GHz bands requirements, meanwhile the LHM unit structure operates a third pass band of 3.5 GHz. The compact size and good radiation properties of the antenna render it suitable for WLAN/ WiMAX applications.

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2020-12-05

How to Cite

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Si Li, Atef Z. Elsherbeni, Zhenfeng Ding, and Yunlong Mao, “A Metamaterial Inspired Compact Miniaturized Triple-band Near Field Resonant Parasitic Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX Applications”, ACES Journal, vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 1539–1547, Dec. 2020.

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2020: Vol 35 Iss 12

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