Electronics Letters · 2008 · 31 citations · 4 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAntennasMicrowave EngineeringWireless CommunicationsAntenna BandwidthAntenna DesignAntenna RadiationMicrowave AntennasPlanar AntennasSlot AntennasBandwidthCoplanar WaveguidesPhase ResponsePrinted AntennasRadiation PatternsUltra-wideband AntennasUniversal Serial BusWideband Antennas
An ultra-wideband (UWB) printed slot antenna, suitable for integration with the printed circuit board (PCB) of a wireless universal serial-bus (WUSB) dongle is presented. The design comprises a near-rectangular slot fed by a coplanar waveguide printed on a PCB of width 20 mm. The proposed design has a large bandwidth covering the 3.1–10.6 GHz UWB band, unaffected by the ground length, and omnidirectional radiation patterns. A linear phase response throughout the band further confirms its suitability for high-speed wireless connectivity.
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