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Compact Triple/Quadruple-Band Reconfigurable Monopole Antenna for Wireless Applications

Information and Telecommunication System Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tétouan, Morocco

E-mail Address: asmaa.zugari@gmail.com

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Wael Abd Ellatif Ali

Electronics and Communications Engineering Department, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Alexandria, Egypt

E-mail Address: wael.ali@aast.edu

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Mohammad Ahmad Salamin

Electrical, Communication and Electronics Engineering, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine

E-mail Address: mohammad.salamin94@gmail.com

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El Mokhtar Hamham

Calle Gomez Arias, 26, Salamanca 37006, Spain

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218126621502777Cited by:3 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

In this paper, a compact reconfigurable tri-band/quad-band monopole antenna is presented. To achieve the multi-band behavior, two right-angled triangles were etched in a conventional rectangular patch, and a partial ground plane is used. Moreover, the proposed multi-band antenna is printed on a low cost FR4 epoxy with compact dimensions of 0.23 $λ_{0} \times 0.23 λ_{0} \times 0.012 λ_{0}$ , where $λ_{0}$ is calculated at the lowest resonance frequency. To provide frequency agility, a metal strip which acts as PIN diode was embedded in the frame of the modified patch. The tri-band/quad-band antenna performance in terms of reflection coefficient, radiation patterns, peak gain and efficiency was studied. The measured results are consistent with the simulated results for both cases. The simple structure and the compact size of the proposed antenna could make it a good candidate for multi-band wireless applications.

This paper was recommended by Regional Editor Piero Malcovati.

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