A novel printed monopole antenna fed by a coplanar waveguide (CPW) is proposed in view of ultra-wideband applications. Its impedance bandwidth defined by a voltage standing-wave ratio (VSWR < 2) is from 3 to 11.3 GHz with a fractional bandwidth of 116%. A parametric study of the proposed antenna was carried out in order to optimise the main parameters. Details of the proposed antenna design and measured results are presented and discussed.
Published in:
Electronics Letters
(Volume:44
,
Issue:
17
)
Date of Publication: Aug. 14 2008