Characterization of CP Radiations in a Planar Monopole Antenna Using Tuning Fork Fractal Slot for LTE Band13/Wi-Max and Wi-Fi Applications

In this paper, a novel antenna design comprising planar monopole with fractal slot defected ground structure for circularly polarized radiation is proposed. In the proposed antenna geometry, circular polarization radiation characteristics are obtained by defecting the ground structure with fractal slot. In this approach, CP characteristics are achieved by intensifying the level of cross polar component of the linearly polarized antenna upto a certain level by means of fractal slot inserted in ground structure. Antenna prototype with third order iterative tuning fork shaped fractal slot is fabricated and tested for the validation of simulated results. Parametric studies are also performed to exemplify the process of CP radiations. From the simulated and measured results, it is confirmed that the proposed antenna can be proficiently produced 10 dB return loss bandwidth (BW) nearly ≈37.4%, while 3-dB AR bandwidth (ARBW) is 15.5%, respectively. The proposed antenna can be a credible applicant for LTE Band 13/cellular/PCS /ASW/WiMAX and Wi-Fi applications.